Hokitika

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 Town EASY – Buggies/Strollers okTime: 1-2 hoursAccess: From i-Site or any point along the walk. Features: A great way to see the town centre and learn about Hokitika’s history and culture. This self-guided walk features Take-a-Seat artseats,

LOCATION : Hokitika Beach EASY Time: Take as long as you like.Access: Readily accessible from Beach St, via Weld Lane, Sunset Point Rd and several other access roads (see map).Features: Wonderful wild beach, black sand and pebbles (including

LOCATION : Kumara EASY Time: 10 min one wayAccess: Turn off SH73, 1 km east of Kumara onto a metalled road running alongside a water raceFeatures: Walk passes through stone-fields of old goldmining tailings & manuka forest to huge

Hokitika History Walk with Ann. Join me in a 1.5 hour guided walk of Hokitika Town. Here we’ll view the buildings the goldrush created. You’ll hear how Hokitika’s port was a main entry point into New

LOCATION: Lake Kaniere EASY/MODERATETime: (Walk) 3-4 hours return or 1 hour return (option)Access: Carpark at the landing at the Northern end of Lake Kaniere. Ends at Kennedy Creek near the Kaniere Forks Power Station. A

LOCATION : Lake Kaniere HARD DAY HIKE OR MULTI-DAYTime: 1-2 daysAccess: Access to Mount Brown is off the eastern Lake Kaniere gravel road near Slip Bay.Features: Steep climb up to amazing views of the Alps, Lake Kaniere and

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 Time: 10 minutes returnAccess: Carpark on Town Belt East.Features: Best example of the kahikatea forest that once covered most of Hokitika township area. Regrowth forest but already 20+ metres high. Also delightful native ferns

LOCATION: Mahinapua EASY – Buggies/Strollers okTime: 2 hours (walk) one way. 6 kmAccess: 8km south of Hokitika on SH6, or start 3km from Rimu on Rimu-Ross RdFeatures: Follows old logging tramway route through a cross section of West

LOCATION : Hokitika Beach EASY Time: 5 minutes walk from town centre.Access: By foot, along beach, beach track, or Quayside section of Heritage Walk. By road via Sunset Point Rd.Features: Sunsets, sunrises & starry nights. Hokitika rivermouth & beach.

Located on the State Highway 6 roadside at the northern town entrance. Parking available but can be walked to from town. A 50 meter track leads to Glow-worm Dell – 5 minutes return. Buggies/Strollers ok. Free