Crystal Battery Track

TrackOtagoDOC data as at 20 September 2026

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About this place

Retrace the miners’ daily walk from their homes in Skippers to the Crystal Mine, their workplace in the 1930s and 40s.

Nearby stops

Skippers Campsite

Standard • Otago • 0.9 km

Non-powered/tent sites • Toilets - flush • Water from tap - not treated

Unnamed hut

Otago • 0.9 km

Crystal Hut

Basic/bivvies • 4 bunks • Otago • 1 km

Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush

Skippers Freedom Campground

Otago • 1 km

Sainsburys Huts

Otago • 1.7 km

All details

Dogs: Dogs on a leash only. Other pets on conservation land rules.
Track type: Intermediate
Walking time: 2 hr
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Sources

DOC Tracks (API) · CC BY 4.0Crown Copyright: Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai. Data sourced from the DOC Developer Portal (api.doc.govt.nz).

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