There are a number of options on this track from 45 minutes to 4-hour walks.

Dogs on a lead are allowed on the Freehold Creek Track.

Parsons Creek to viewpoint

Time : 10 min

Distance : 300 m

Look for the DOC sign just before Parsons Creek one-lane bridge on Lake Ohau Rd, then take a short steep walk to a vantage point in the beech forest.

Glen Mary Ski Club huts access to Freehold Creek bush-line

Track category: Tramping track

Time: 45 min

Distance: 2 km

Parsons Creek to Freehold Creek bush-line

Track category: Tramping track

Time: 2 -3 hr

Distance: 6 km

From Parsons Creek the track meanders along ancient glacial moraine terraces with a bridge crossing at Sawyers Creek. Once across the Freehold Creek bridge you are walking on an old beech logging trail.

Freehold Creek bush-line to Dumb-bell Lake

Track category: Route

Time: 4 hr

Distance: 4 km

Map: NZTopo50 BZ14, BZ15