Hokitika

LOCATION : Lake Kaniere HARD MULTI-DAY Time: 3-4days one way to Whitcombe PassAccess: Access from Hokitika is via the Kaniere/Kowhitirangi Road travelling toward the Hokitika Gorge some 30 km inland from Hokitika. After leaving the sealed road, cross two

LOCATION: Hokitika Town EASY  Buggies/Strollers ok Time: 30 min for quayside and central town features, longer if you want to see the whole thing.Access: From i-Site and Museum, or any point along the walk. Features: Goldrush and river-port town

LOCATION : Ross EASY Time: 10 min one wayAccess: Walk starts from the top of St James Street near Visitor Centre.Features: Part of the Ross Water Race Walkway. Short zig zags uphill before entering the Cemetery. Interesting headstones and

LOCATION : Lake Kaniere HARDTime: 7 hours return. 7.6 kmAccess: Signposted on Dorothy Falls Rd just south of Hans Bay.Features: Best local access to open mountain tops. Panoramic views of Southern Alps, Lake Kaniere, coastal plains and Hokitika.

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LOCATION: Hokitika MODERATE / HARDTime: Make a day of it! A network of excellent tracks maintained by the West Coast Mountain Bike Club. All are within easy biking distance of Hokitika township. Information on these

LOCATION: Awatuna / Golsborough EASY Time: 20 minute loopAccess: Signposted on Stafford-Goldsborough roadside with carpark.Features: Track enters and exits through old goldmining tailrace tunnels and meanders through old gold workings. Passes through regenerating rimu, kamahi and tree fern forest.

LOCATION: Hokitika GRADE 2 HALF DAY RIDES  FOUR DAY ADVENTURE Half Day Rides Kawhaka Creek to Milltown: part of the more challenging section but well worth it. Great views of the Arahura Valley.  Sunny Bight

LOCATION : Lake Kaniere EASY  Buggies/Strollers okTime: 10 minutes return- 600 mAccess: Sunny Bight picnic area.Features: Best short loop walk through fine virgin Kahikatea forest. Along the way you will notice small panels that identify tree and

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LOCATION : Awatuna/Goldsborough MODERATE Time: 1.5 hour loopAccess: Starts at Goldsborough camping area, crosses creek and climbs via German Gully Track to Scandinavian Hill Road. Turn north here and return by Goffs Track and part of the Goldsborough