Rees and Dart Tracks

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Rees and Dart Tracks
Rees Track
Length	63 km (39 mi)^[1]
Location	Mount Aspiring National Park, New Zealand
Trailheads	Chinamans Bluff, Muddy Creek carpark
Use	Tramping, trail running
Highest point	1,471 m (4,826 ft), Rees Saddle
Lowest point	Chinamans Bluff carpark, 400^[2] m (1,300 ft)
Difficulty	medium
Season	Spring to Autumn (open all year)
Months	late October to mid April
Sights	Alpine views, lakes, forests, tussocklands, rivers
Hazards	Hypothermia, high winds, rocks, roots, snow, rain, avalanche
Surface	dirt, rock, roots
Website	www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/otago/places/mount-aspiring-national-park/things-to-do/tracks/rees-dart-track

The Rees and Dart Tracks form a tramping (hiking) 63 kilometres (39 mi) circuit which is located in the South Island of New Zealand. The trailheads are far apart requiring transport planning in order to tramp or run the track. The track allows access to the Cascade Saddle Track^[3]^[4] in which one can see the Dart Glacier and allows access to the Matukituki Valley.

Access to the Dart Track is via the Chinamans Bluff carpark and which is near the Dart River while access to the Rees Track is via the Muddy Creek carpark near the Rees River.

History

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In 2014 a large slip blocked the Dart River and caused a large lake to form. Many sections of the track were destroyed or underwater.^[5] In 2017 after three years a new section of the Dart Track was opened that was higher up than the original.^[6]

References

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^ "Rees-Dart Track". DOC. Archived from the original on 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
^ "Chinamans carpark shelter". tramping.net.nz/. Archived from the original on 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
^ "Rees Dart Track, Mt Aspiring National Park". tramping.net.nz. Archived from the original on 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
^ Fuchs, Don (4 July 2016). "Rees-Dart Track, NZ". Australian Geographic. Archived from the original on 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
^ Baker, Che. "New lake blocks Dart River track". Stuff. Archived from the original on 6 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
^ Walker, Meghan (March 2017). "Dart Track reopens after three-year closure". Wilderness Magazine. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2024.

External links

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v t e Mount Aspiring National Park, New Zealand
Mountains	Mount Aspiring / Tititea Mount Brewster Mount Earnslaw Mount Franklin
Mountain ranges	Humboldt Mountains
Glaciers	Dart Glacier Olivine Ice Plateau Rob Roy Glacier Volta Glacier
Gorges and mountain passes	Gates of Haast Haast Pass
Rivers	Arawhata River Barrier River Bettne River Blue River Blue Duck River Bonar River Burke River Cascade River Dart River / Te Awa Whakatipu Donald River Drake River Fish River Forgotten River Haast River Joe River Kitchener River Makarora River Matukituki River Mueller River Ngatau River Okuru River Olivine River Pearson River Pyke River Red Pyke River Routeburn River Te Naihi River Turnbull River Waiatoto River Waipara River Whitbourn River Wilkin River Williamson River Wills River Young River
Waterfalls	Bridal Veil Falls Fantail Falls Roaring Billy Falls Thunder Creek Falls
Walking tracks	Cascade Saddle Track Rees and Dart Tracks Routeburn Track Routeburn Classic
Other	Haast-Hollyford road Lake Sylvan Pleasant Flat

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