The Old Ghost Road: 85 km in West Coast
The The Old Ghost Road is a named Ngā Haerenga Great Ride in West Coast. The governing figure used here is 85 km (nzcycletrail.com · The Old Ghost Road), not a straight line between towns.
Typical time on the route is 2 to 4 days. Grade: Grade 4 · advanced. Season window: November to April.
Grade 4. Four huts on the trail (Lyell Saddle, Ghost Lake, Stern Valley, Goat Creek). Book them. Lyell to Ghost Lake is the big climb. E-bikes are used but range and weather are real constraints. Seddonville has the pub at the finish.
The itinerary on this page is the published stop sequence: Lyell, Ghost Lake Hut, Stern Valley, Seddonville. Cabins and holiday homes load live around each stop; hut and trailhead pins without a town page still search by radius.
Book DOC huts and Great Walks on the DOC system where that applies. Town beds are what this site lists. Carry the day’s food on remote legs — several of these routes have no shop between ends.
Stop by stop
Lyell — southern trailhead, old gold town site. Ghost Lake Hut — the exposed high camp. Stern Valley — mid-trail hut. Seddonville — northern finish, the pub.
Distances, grades and seasons above follow nzcycletrail.com · The Old Ghost Road. Confirm opening dates, slips and hut bookings on the operator or DOC page before you travel; alpine and West Coast tracks close or reroute after weather.
