The track meanders in and out of mountain beech forest beside South Temple Stream. It is necessary to cross South Temple Stream to reach South Temple Hut.

A short road leads into the Temple valley amenity area which contains a shelter, toilets and camping area. Temple valley is signposted off Lake Ohau Road.

Getting there

The Mackenzie Basin is situated in the centre of New Zealand's South Island. It features mountains, lakes, rivers, beech forest remnants and rolling tussock country.

All of the tramping tracks described here involve travel through mountain or silver beech forest.