West Coast Wilderness Trail
The West Coast Wilderness Trail has been funded as one of the projects of the New Zealand Cycle Trail. Once complete, the 139 kilometres (86 mi) track will connect Greymouth in the north with Ross in the south.
The West Coast Wilderness Trail shortly before Cowboy Paradise
Ross is a small town located in the Westland District on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island, 27 kilometres (17 mi) south-west of Hokitika and 46 kilometres (29 mi) north-east of Hari Hari by road.
An aerial photograph of Ross, with the Tasman Sea seen to the right
Aylmer Street, Ross, 1870; the Morning Star mine is visible in the background
The Empire Hotel
Chinese Miners' Memorial Garden