Off-lead OKEasy
Golden Progress Mine Track
Otematata · Otago · Point to point
↑ 1 m gain↓ 33 m descenthigh 566 msteepest 28 %
DISTANCE0.8 km
DURATION10m
STEEPEST28 %
ROUTEPoint to point
Nearest emergency vetRemarkable Vets (Queenstown) - 24hr emergency, Queenstown
03 442 1411
The route
Good to know
Dogs can run off-lead here, one of only 323 tracks in Aotearoa where that’s allowed.
Open track, carry water for the dogUsually a quiet track
About Golden Progress Mine Track
Golden Progress Mine Track is a track of 0.8 km, near Otematata in Otago.
A short walk to the historic Golden Progress gold mine near Oturehua in Central Otago, home to New Zealand's only surviving intact poppet head (mine winding gear) and other 1870s gold-mining relics. It is reached by a signposted spur off the Otago Central Rail Trail.
Expect easy, near-level going, and takes about 10m to walk.
Dogs are allowed off the lead on this one.