{"id":357,"date":"2014-06-09T16:31:27","date_gmt":"2014-06-09T04:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onnaturesedge.co.nz\/?page_id=357"},"modified":"2020-08-20T15:18:09","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T03:18:09","slug":"port-craig","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.onnaturesedge.co.nz\/tuatapere\/whats-here\/port-craig\/","title":{"rendered":"Port Craig"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Port Craig<\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_647\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/PortCraigJetty.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-647\" class=\"wp-image-647 size-medium\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/PortCraigJetty-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"Port Craig Wharf\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-647\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Port Craig Wharf<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The site of a 1920s timber mill and town.  The only remaining historic building is the school, which is now a converted Department of Conservation hut for trampers.  A self-guided heritage trail takes visitors around relics of the town and mill site.  The Percy Burn viaduct <em>(2 hours walk west from Port Craig)<\/em> is a spectacular site.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_648\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/PortCraigRelic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-648\" class=\"wp-image-648 size-medium\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/PortCraigRelic-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"Port Craig Relic\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-648\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Port Craig Relic<\/p><\/div>\n<h5>Access:<\/h5>\n<p>7 hour each way walk from the start of the <a title=\"Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track\" href=\"\/tuatapere\/whats-here\/hump-ridge-track\/\">Hump Ridge Track <\/a>&#8211; <a title=\"Bluecliffs Beach (Rarakau)\" href=\"\/tuatapere\/whats-here\/bluecliffs-beach-rarakau\/\">Bluecliffs Beach<\/a><\/p>\n<h5>More Information:<\/h5>\n<p>Additional details about Port Craig can be found on the Department of Conservation <a title=\"DOC Historic Port Craig page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.doc.govt.nz\/parks-and-recreation\/places-to-go\/fiordland\/places\/fiordland-national-park\/heritage-sites\/port-craig-sawmill-and-settlement-site\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Historic Port Craig<\/a> page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Port Craig The site of a 1920s timber mill and town. 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