Arthur’s Pass
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Arthur’s Pass wilderness lodge
The Arthur’s Pass Story
After the success of their first Wilderness Lodge, Anne, Gerry and their family established a second at Arthur’s Pass. This continued the Wilderness Lodge’s nature focus, while building on the family’s 150-year farming history by incorporation a high-country sheep farm.
In 1994, the family purchased the historic Cora Lynn Station beside Arthur’s Pass National Park. With local architect Gary Hopkinson, and using traditional materials they built a lodge based around the Frank Lloyd Wright philosophy that buildings should be ‘of the land, not on the land’.
Devil’s Punchbowl Waterfall (1 hr return)
The top of this spectacular fall (131 metres) can be seen from the main road, but a walk to the base of the waterfall is well worth doing in almost any weather, at any time of the year.
Go to the West Coast end of the Village (500m from the Visitor Centre) where a signpost points to the car-park where the walk starts. The track goes up the side of the Bealey River and over two footbridges before zig-zagging up steps through the mountain beech forest to the waterfall’s base. Return the same way. If there has been heavy rain, Wardens Creek, a small creek just 50 metres from the car-park, is unbridged. Only jump across this creek if it is not dangerous to do so. Also, the main Punchbowl Falls may be landing near the viewing platform, have very good rain gear and protect your cameras!
Bridal Veil Falls (40 min return) (a.k.a. Arthur’s Pass Walking track)
This easy valley walk starts from the same car-park as the Devils Punchbowl Waterfall walk. After the first footbridge over the Bealey River, the track goes left through old-growth mountain beech forest (the first part of the Arthur’s Pass Walking track). This walk takes you to a lookout with a view of the Bridal Veil Waterfall and back to the Village, 20 minutes from the track start. The track gradient is gentle to the lookout. Return the same way.