From Boyle Village to Magdalen Hut via St James Walkway / horse route
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Distance: 8.5 km (3.5 DOC hours) - Tramping track - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 585m to 728m. Gain: 232m. Loss: 89m . Gradient: 2 deg (Gentle)
Skills: - Streams (2/6)
GPX info source: Drawn on map

The St James Walkway is a well maintained, well marked tramping track. Starting from the rear end of the campground at Boyle Village the track follows terraces on the true left (south) of the Boyle, sidling in manuka bush below the 4WD track until it reaches a swingbridge after 2km. Once across the Boyle a further 3km of track sidles low above the river in mature beech forest until the 1st of the clearings of the Magdalen Valley are reached. From here you can either continue along the bush-track to the Boyle swingbridge 1km north of Magdalen Hut, or drop to the riverbed and follow the 'horse route' to the hut.

Magdalen Hut is tucked in beech forest on the east bank of the Boyle. The easiest way to find it from the riverbed is to watch for Maritana Stream entering from the east, and follow the south bank of that to the hut.

2-4 hrs

Last updated by: Madpom at 2019-08-17 23:04:28. Experienced: 2019-09-05
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