Construction of the 32km Kawarau Gorge Trail has officially passed the halfway mark, according to the Southern Lakes Trails Trust!

The Kawarau Gorge Trail links Bannockburn, near Cromwell, to the Gibbston Valley.

Over the past year contractors, including the terrestrial ecology team from e3s have been working in hard-to-access areas which, at times, have been very challenging.

According to Chairman of the Trails Trust, Aaron Halstead “This year two suspension bridges will be built over the Kawarau River at the Nevis Ferry and Citroen Rapids locations, which are either side of the Nevis River,”. Two bluff bridges will also be constructed to link the landlocked formed trail sections together.

Aaron has advised that there will be several areas of trail construction visible from SH 6, however the Trails Trust is urging drivers to keep their eyes on the road!