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Hope Saddle
View from Hope Saddle Lookout
Elevation	634 m (2,080 ft)
Traversed by	State Highway 6
Location	New Zealand
Range	Hope Range
Coordinates	41°37′44″S 172°43′11″E / 41.628756°S 172.719766°E / -41.628756; 172.719766

Hope Saddle (634 m or 2,080 ft above sea level) is a saddle located south of Richmond, in the Hope Range of the northern South Island. It lies above the Clark Valley.

In 1871 a track was cut over the Hope Saddle ensuring there was a route from Westport to Nelson. Horse-drawn vehicles began using the track in 1879. This track would become part of State Highway 6. The view from the Hope Saddle is regarded as being "magnificent".

References

1. ^ "Firefighters battle blaze at Hope Saddle, Tasman". Stuff. 28 December 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
2. Wilson, Mrs Robert (1894). In the land of the tui. My journal in New Zealand. London, United Kingdom: S. Low, Marston & Company Limited. p. 261.
3. "Waimea Basin walking tracks". www.doc.govt.nz. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
4. New Zealand as a tourist and health resort. A handbook to the Hot Lake District, the west coast road, the southern lakes, Mt. Cook, sounds, etc. Auckland, New Zealand: T. Cook & Son. 1902. pp. 65–66.

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