Out in the Styx
One of the most beautiful ghost towns I have ever seen, Styx was surrounded on 3 sides by rivers and the forth by a cliff face. It has a number of old buildings still standing, The Styx jail, one of the original two Styx hotels (They had one on each side of the river in case of flooding), and the Styx Stables. There is a cool old waterwheel they have outside one of the buildings. Now I'm not sure if any of this is private property or public land. It's very hard to tell on a map. If any body knows the answer to this, let me know.
Directions
From Ranfurly, Take the Ranfurly-Patearoa Rd till it ends in Patearoa. Then take the Patearoa-Paerau Rd keep going, it will change into the Styx-Patearoa Rd. When this gets to the bottom of the Dunstan Trail, park up some where. From here you can see the old buildings down in the valley on the Eastern side of the road. Good luck getting across the river without getting your feet wet.