The Department of Conservation says the slip is on the Dart Track, which is often done as a circuit with the Rees Track.
Doc said the slip in the Dart Valley, between Daleys Flat Hut and Chinamans Bluff, has made the Rees-Dart circuit "impassable" for trampers.
"Rangers have assessed the slip and the Dart Track is closed indefinitely."
Doc said alternative options for trampers were to walk from Muddy Creek to Dart Hut and back out the same way (just Rees Valley), or to walk over Cascade Saddle to Dart Hut and out along the Rees Valley.
The Dart Track is located in Mount Aspiring National Park. It starts near Glenorchy, about 68 km from Queenstown.
The closure is another blow for people looking to head into the back country in the south, coming after the closure owing to safety concerns of Skippers Bridge near Queenstown and the introduction of paid access into Macetown, near Arrowtown.
- Allied Media
