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dggxx ] For more information go to NO TOILET ON BOARD www.catlins.org.nz NO FREEDOM CAMPING TATUWaita- TEor visit WHENUA the Information – Centres please leave the land undisturbed at Waikawa & Owaka. 90 come to The Catlin Emergency: Call 111 Haere Mai94 ~ Welcomeai - Wel to The Catlins...s re M 8 Hae For more information go to EmergencyManuka - Call Gorge 111 “Tatu te Whenua” www.catlins.org.nz Please leave the land undisturbed To Te Anau & Gore 24 hour fuel pumps - no cash or visit Information Centres Queenstown p eft-pos/credit cards only at Owaka and Waikawa To Te Anau Gore To Dunedin u Milton & Queenstown 1 Clutha River For information on where to camp visit 1 To Dunedin www.camping.org.nz NB: Minimal cellphone Mataura Clinton 1 coverage in The Catlins Old Coach Route Clinton 93 1 Mataura Old Coach Route Clutha River Published by: Catlins Coast Incorporated Balclutha1 Balclutha a non-profit community organisation ‘Our aim is to promote The Catlins as a place to live, work and visit, and to help retain The Catlins 1 heritage and natural history’ Telford Enquiries and additional map orders to [email protected] Clinton - Owaka Valley Rd The Catlins Conservation Park Edendale Clinton-Owaka Valley Road Wyndham Edendale F 1 F Slopedown Road Slopedown Road Romahapa Wyndham Catlins Coastal Rainforest Park Mokoreta U 2 WISP RANGE Owaka Valley Road 1 Owaka River Romahapa Shipwreck t To Invercargill The Wisp Owaka Valley Road Kaka Point Hunt Road YKaka Point Hunts Rd Tunnel 3 Key Eftpos & Credit Card Owaka River HillTunnelT (pin number required) Hill W Accommodation Tahakopa The Wisp RATA RANGEOwaka Valley 0 starts/endsM here and Services ATM River Owaka Valley 1 Catlins River Catlins Nugget Point F Maclennan Catlins 2 X Mokoreta Walk & Wisp River River Walk 5 4 Key Township Accommodation THE CATLINS River BERESFORD RANGE & Wisp V 7 6 Nugget Point Loop Track O Loop COASTAL RAIN- Tawanui Owaka V Roaring Localities Camping Ground FOREST PARK THE CATLINS Track S 1010 Owaka 8 4 Pounawea Bay COASTAL RAINFOREST P 7 Roaring Bay Mataura River F FOREST RANGE Tawanui NewhavenNew Haven 1 Main Highway DOC Camping Ground Tahakopa Road PARK F 14 5 3 The Catlins Coastal Rainforest Park Mokoreta - Tahakopa Road Puketiro 11 8 U6 Cannibal Bay Mataura River R Cannibal Bay THE CATLINS Mokoreta- S Surat Bay Southern Scenic Route Playground To Invercargill COASTAL RAINFOREST Pounawea PARK P Jack’sSurat Bay Bay Heritage Trail Food 12 Matai 9 T Fortification 30 MACLENNAN RANGE N Purakaunui Falls Rd Jacks Blowhole FortificationWaikawa Valley Waikawa Tahakopa TahakopaFalls L Q 24hr Fuel – card only t Major / sealed roads To Invercargill Valley Purakaunui Falls9 Road Jack’s Bay (dedicated pin number) d Waikawa a Tahakopa River Minor / gravel roads Ro River Q Jack’s Blowhole Limited Hours Fuel Waimahaka y The Catlins Coastal Rainforest Park N Purakaunui V POUNAWEA lle Valley Road THE CATLINS Maclennan R Waimahaka 29 a Falls Camping grounds, bush and estuary walks. V COASTAL RAINFOREST Information Centre Dump Station Quarry Hills Quarry Hills Purakaunui a PARK Tautuku 11 W TUNNEL HILL w Papatowai Bay i-Site Recycling Centre a 15 Waikawa Waipati River L Short track to tunnel excavated by hand Tokanui Riverk i Key 20 (Chaslands) River Fleming K between 1891-92 for Balclutha to Owaka a H K O A McLean Falls River M Purakaunui Bay Railway. Information Kiosks Post Shop O’Neill A 28 Tokanui W 13 ChaslandsPapatowai THE CATLINS 13 Florence Hill Lookout Long Walk 12 J Lake WilkieTahakopa Bay X Key Township 27 Fortrose B COASTAL H Tautuku Bay NUGGET POINT and Museum Medical Centre Tokanui The Catlins Coastal RAINFOREST 16 14 Point ROARING BAY 22 Niagara Waipati Road PARK G Progress Valley Florence Hill Lookout Lighthouse built in 1869.Localities Viewing point for Rainforest Park Waipohatu Chaslands 15 I J O CATLINS RIVER Public Toilet Wheelchair Access Tracks 17 16 Fur Seals and Penguins. 40min return. B Fortrose 20 18 -WISP LOOP TRACK Main Highway E 17 Waikawa LakeCathedral Wilkie Caves Long Point Y KAKA POINT Public Telephone Golf Course Toetoes Waipohatu Tracks Niagara access mayTautuku be restricted Bay Includes two 12km routes, The Catlins River N Bay Haldane Tautuku Walk and Wisp Loop Walk. The routes can be Forest and beach walk, fishing, diving and E G River boating. Camping ground.Southern Scenic Route WiFi No Dogs Otara 19 Progress Valley Waikawa I Chaslands Mistake walked in either direction and can be done as a Porpoise Harbour (Makati) 24km two day tramp or one long day tramp. DOC Heritage Trail 21 21 Campsite & picnicking. The best place in The DRIVE TIME IN MINUTES – distances are selected direct routes and times are indicative only Attractions Curio Bay Bay Cathedral Caves 18 access may be restricted Catlins to see Mohua, a rare native forest bird. 105 10 30 Sealed45 Road90 30 50 70 40 80 55 25 30 35 Waikawa A O’NEILL WALK Haldane Waikawa K Otara C Waikawa F Curio LAKE WILKIE P TAWANUI 130 30 90 25 140 70 80 120 90 130 85 20 20 Waipapa Point 15min return. Weir’s Reflective and peaceful. 30min 135 40 60 15 100 45 45 80 50 90 80 25 Tokanui 24 D Harbour Chaslands Mistake Picnicking and walks. Gravel Road B Waipapa Beach Bay return. FORTROSE (Makati) Q PURAKAUNUI FALLS 130 20 60 40 115 50 75 95 75 120 80 Slope Point Boating, fishing, golf and campsite. Slope L 26 Point PAPATOWAIDrive times in minutes: A picture of beauty. 20min return. 55 65 35 Information80 50 Centre35 75 20 20 40 Purakaunui Falls Shipwreck only exposed at low tide. Point Picnic Point Forest and beach walk, 45 90 50 105 30 60 100 10 40 Pounawea 22 Porpoise Bay Distances are selected directR routesPURAKAUNUI and times are indicative BAY only C WAIPAPA POINT 40min return. Old Coach Road Forest 65 60 20 i-Site70 50 20 60 30 Papatowai Weir’s Attractive beach. DOC Campsite and picnicking. Walk to the historic lighthouse and 1881 23 Track to Moa Hunter Sites, 1hr C Beach CATHEDRAL CAVES 105 10 30 45 90 30 50 70 40 80 55 25 30 35 Waikawa 35 80 40 95 20 50 90 Owaka Shipping disaster cemetery. F CURIO BAY (Tuma Toka) I return. DOC Campground. Shanks’s S CATLINS LAKE Information Kiosks The caves resonate with the sound of the 125 50 70 70 105 80 Mokoreta AncientD geological site of F Bush. 130 30 90 25 140 70 Pull-off80 120and lookout90 130 walk. 85 20 20 Waipapa Point D SLOPE POINT G NIAGARA FALLS sea, 1hr return through bush and along 71 40 15 55 70 McLean Falls Waipapa Point international importance, the M FLORENCE HILL LOOKOUT Museum The Southernmost point of the South Island. Short walk to the small the beach. Access may be restricted. 135 40 60 15 100 T45 JACKS45 80 BLOWHOLE 50 90 80 25 Tokanui 20 100 60 115 Kaka Point 170 million-year-old Petrified Beautiful views over Tautuku Bay. Magnificent views. Approx. 20min return. Curio Bay Niagara Falls. Check www. cathedralcaves.co.nz for 100m from the sea. NB: ideal sea conditions are SlopeForest Point wave washed platform 130 20 60 40 115 50 75 95 75 120 80 Slope Point 140 50 60 PublicFortrose Toilet opening times. required for spouting to occur. 1hr return. E WAIPOHATU is accessible 2hrs either side of McLEAN FALLS N MATAI FALLS and 75 40 Cathedral Caves H 55 65 35 80 50 35 75 20 20 40 Purakaunui Falls A tranquil picnic area offering a 20min low tide. Living Forest walkway, The walk to the McLean J TAUTUKU BOARD WALK RAIL TRAIL WALK U SURAT BAY 115 Curio Bay Public Telephone return wheelchair bush track and a longer predecessor of the petrified Falls takes under 40min 1. Board walk to Estuary, 30min return. Matai Falls 30min 45return. 90 50 105 30 60 A long100 sandy10 40beach Pounawea named after the sailing vessel Balclutha Purakaunui Falls 3hr waterfall wilderness loop track. forest, 15min return. return. 2. Historic walk, 20-60min return Rail Trail 1hr return. Surat, wrecked in 1874. Sealions. Camping Ground. WiFi P Pounawea 65 60 20 70 50 20 60 30 Papatowai F Curio Bay (Tuma Toka) J Tautuku Board Walk 35 80 40 95 20 50 90 Owaka Walk to Tautuku Estuary - 10mins Camping grounds, bush and estuary walks. Accommodation Attractions Ancient geological site of international importance, 125 50 70 70 105 80 Mokoreta Q Camping Ground the 180 million year old Petrified Forest wave washed K Papatowai Jack’s Blowhole 71 40 15 55 70 McLean Falls A O’Neill Walk platform is accessible 2 hours either side of low tide. 1 hour return walk to deep blow hole 200 15 minute return walk. Picnic Point Forest and beach walk, 40min return 20 100 60 115 Kaka Point DOC Camping Ground walk. Old Coach Road Forest Track to Moa Hunter metres from the sea. Living Forest walkway, predecessor of the 140 50 60 Fortrose Sites, 1hr return walk. DOC Campground. Surat Bay Food B Fortrose petrified forest, 15min return. R 75 40 Cathedral Caves Boating, fishing, golf and campsite. L Matai Falls and Rail Trail Walk A long sandy beach named after the sailing F 24hr Fuel - card only G Niagara Falls vessel Surat, wrecked in 1874. Sealions. 115 Curio Bay Shipwreck only exposed at low tide. Matai Falls - 30 minute return walk F Short walk to one of the world’s smallest waterfalls. Camping Ground. Balclutha Limited Hours Fuel C Waipapa Point Rail Trail - 1 hour return walk H McLean Falls S Nugget Point & Roaring Bay Dump Station Walk to the historic lighthouse and 1881 M Catlins River - Wisp Loop Track Shipping disaster cemetery.