Eyre Creek is a one way in, same way out, track made up of challenging rutted dirt track and a lot of deep and rocky river crossings. On a wet day or after recent rain Eyres Creek track would be very muddy.
It’s estimated to take 2-3 hours each way but we didn’t make it to the end as we were running out of time. My friend dropped his DRZ400 in the water and I fell down once and bent my handlebar.
Access to Eyre Creek is off SH6 about 1km South of the tiny village of Athol, itself roughly halfway between the bottom of Lake Wakatipu and Lumsden.
If you ride Eyre Creek further than the current GPS track, send in your updated GPS Track so we can update the map below.
Contributed by: @lenek
Track type: Dirt Track
Track composition: Rough, Loose, Undulating
Slippery when wet? Yes
Suitable for bikes <650cc? Intermediate
Suitable for bikes >650cc? Experienced
River crossings? Yes
Marcin Slusarczyk from the Adventure Riding NZ Facebook group went through Eyre Creek recently and filmed his ride.
https://youtu.be/_MTGiWcX3us