Gillespie Pass Circuit
TrackOtagoDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
This excellent circuit for experienced parties provides spectacular mountain scenery, alpine vegetation and river valleys filled with silver beech/tawhai. You can also do a side trip to Crucible Lake.
Nearby stops
Kerin Forks Hut
Serviced • 10 bunks • Otago • 0.7 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Siberia Hut
Serviced • 20 bunks • Otago • 3.8 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Young Hut
Serviced • 20 bunks • Otago • 7.8 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Unnamed hut
Otago • 9.8 km
Young Fork
Backcountry • Otago • 10.7 km
['Non-powered/tent sites' • 'Shelter for cooking' • 'Water from stream'
All details
- Dogs
- No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.
- Track type
- Advanced
- Walking time
- 3 - 4 days
- Distance
- 56 km
- Source data
- View source data
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.44.23655° S, 169.04356° E
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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).