Heaphy Track All You Need to Know

The Heaphy Track - Not for the faint-hearted!
If you are courageous, healthy, have a lot of stamina, love nature, love adventure - this could be the best adventure you'll have in New Zealand!

"Many people consider the Heaphy Track to be the greatest of New Zealand's nine Great Walks, combining alpine environments and a primeval, palm-fringed coastline."
The 82 kilometre track through Kahurangi National Park, connecting the Aorere Valley in Golden Bay with Karamea on the West Coast of the South Island, is a fantastic adventure for moderately fit people of all ages. It is usually covered in around five to six days.

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Don't despair, there are ways to experience the track without spending days without a site of a cafe or gourmet restaurant.


Shorter Walks on the Track

Day walks are popular on the Heaphy Track from both ends of the track. Karamea is a great place to experience the final coastal section of the track, walking along a coastline of palm tree groves with deserted, sandy beaches and no evidence of man's presence on the coastline other than the track.The walk to Scotts Beach, at one hour each way, where there is a picnic table, barbecues and space for campers, is very popular.

Scotts Beach Track

This track takes you over a sheltered, stable bridge accross the Kohaihai river near to the beach and up a green, tunnel-like, well graded path through the nikau palms. After a moderate but gentle climb, there is a viewpoint northwards along the coast and then another gentle descent to Scotts Beach. From here, for the more enthusiastic, there are several points worth aiming for further up the track, such as Twin beach, Nettle Beach and Katipo Creek (where there is a suspension bridge).

"This enables a taste of the track for people who haven't the time or the stamina to do the whole thing."

This is a great video that shows off the HEAPHY Track adventure!




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