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Abel Tasman Coast Track 2009/2010 Season Abel Tasman Coast Track 2009 / 2010 Season ABEL TASMAN NATIONAL PARK CONTENTS Introduction 5 Location 5 Getting there 5 Walking seasons 6 Can I do it? 7 Other activities 8 Planning, preparation and equipment 11 Weather 12 What to take 13 DOC huts and campsites 15 Transport options 18 Tidal crossings 19 Safety and track closure 21 Winter 21 Track map 22 Track notes—the Coast Track 25 Track profile 25 Track notes—side trips 27 Low-tide timetables 28 Booking information and conditions 32 CONTENTS (continued) Introduction History 37 The Abel Tasman Coast Track, located in Abel Tasman National Park on South Island’s northern shores, is one of Natural history 38 the DOC Great Walks*. The Coast Track extends for 52 km and is classified as a walking track: all streams are bridged but there are tidal crossings, which can only be crossed DOC management 39 within a few hours either side of low tide. The track takes an average of three to five days to complete. There are Environmental Care Code 41 huts and campsites where you can stay for a fee. Bookings are required. There is no charge for day walks. Visitors can Commercial operators 42 walk into the park from the roadend carparks, catch water taxis to beaches along the track or kayak along the coast. Other publications 45 *Great Walks are the Department’s premier walking tracks, through areas of some of the best scenery in the country. DOC contact details 46 The huts and tracks on the Great Walks are of a higher standard than other tramping tracks. Many of the Great Walks have booking systems to manage visitor pressure. Location The nearest towns of Nelson, Motueka and Takaka have i-Sites, accommodation and shops catering for tramping and kayaking needs. Kaiteriteri has a petrol station, small grocery shop, accommodation and café. Marahau has accommodation, a shop and cafés. Takaka is the last place for petrol before Totaranui. Getting there The Abel Tasman Coast Track is accessible by road at four points, each with a carpark: # sealed road. # ! is unsealed. # "" road is unsealed. # #$" Cleopatras Pool. Photo: D Parr the road is rough and unsealed. There are two fords, 5 %!&#%' The main disadvantages are the shorter daylight hours and on the northern side of the inlet, it’s 25 minutes of tidal cooler temperatures. walk to the DOC Awaroa hut and campsite, which are on The chart below shows the number of walkers on the the southern side of the inlet. (Refer to low-tide tables on track between Torrent Bay and Bark Bay. Numbers peak in pages 28–31.) January with over 250 per day and drop in August to less Water taxis operate to a timetable from Marahau and than 25. Kaiteriteri, providing transport to the main beaches of Anchorage, Torrent Bay, Bark Bay, Onetahuti, Awaroa and Totaranui. Boat pickup on a rough day. Photo: G. E. Moore Can I do it? To ensure you enjoy your trip in all weathers, you will need to be reasonably fit and have good equipment. Walking seasons If you are a day walker you can expect to: The Coast Track is open all year. Transport, activity, equipment and accommodation operators are available year round. # %!'% All huts and campsites must be booked all year round. See # '!! Booking Information and Conditions on page 32 for details. # !!! In peak season (October to April), DOC hut wardens and # %!!+ staff are based at the huts and Totaranui Camp Office. Bookings for the Abel Tasman Coast Track cannot be Overnight walkers can also expect to walk four to five made at Totaranui. hours a day and carry a pack of up to 15 kg. If you are camping, you will also need to carry a tent and a sleeping In winter, wardens rotate among the huts. mat. It is possible to arrange for luggage to be freighted by The advantages of visiting the Abel Tasman Coast in the water taxi among some huts and campsites. Don’t leave winter include fewer visitors, calmer water, less water traffic, valuables in your luggage as it will be left unattended. To such as water-skiers, hardly any insects and off-peak hut arrange luggage transport, contact transport operators and campsite fees. directly. (Contact details are on pages 42 to 45.) 6 7 # @%'& options on where to stay. # F%!!=@ due to the remote and exposed coastline. Approximate paddling times for experienced kayakers in calm conditions without stops are: # #%Q" # #%@@Q"U # @@=Q"U Never risk your life by kayaking in dangerous seas! Kayaks. Photo: D Parr Viewing seals New Zealand fur seals can be seen at various places along the coast. There is a large breeding colony at Tonga Island. Other activities Seals should not be approached closer than 20 metres. Kayaking Tonga Island Marine Reserve ''&S!+!!' The Tonga Island Marine Reserve boundary is marked on %!!!'! shore by large triangles and includes Mosquito Bay, Tonga of two people and previous sea-kayaking experience are Quarry and Onetahuti Bay beaches. Off shore, look out for !%%' buoys marking the north and south boundary. (See map on some of whom are listed on pages 43 and 44, or i-Sites. page 22.) Kayaking is more weather dependent than walking along Within the marine reserve: the Coast Track, so you are advised to: # '!'%! # @%'+! # %!'+! plan for the worst weather—head winds and rough seas. Then, if the weather makes kayaking slow you will still get to your campsite. If the weather is fine and there is a Commercial activities tail wind, you can always kayak to your campsite, set up A concession (an official authorisation) is required to operate any your tent and then go exploring with your kayak without commercial activity in an area managed by the Department of your overnight gear. Conservation. Concessions are required for: guiding (including fishing, hunting, tramping, walking, climbing/ski tours, kayaking/canoeing); # #!!!% transport services; commercial education or instruction activities. and sea swell before proceeding each day. If the Guided kayaking and walking trips, water taxi and charter boat services weather is too rough to safely kayak to your intended are examples of concessionaire operations. destination (the campsite you have booked), stop and Concessionaire guides operating in Abel Tasman National Park are wait for a few hours or camp in an alternative campsite. required to prominently display their company name, concession It is permissible to camp at a campsite other than the number and its expiry date on an ID card. If you are on a guided trip one you have booked for safety reasons. Explain the or see a trip where the guides do not have this DOC identification, '<=>+! circumstances when a Ranger inspects your Camp concessions, visit: www.doc.govt.nz Accommodation Ticket. 8 9 Hunting Planning, preparation and equipment No hunting is allowed 500 metres either side of the Abel Tasman Coast Track. The remaining area of Abel Tasman It’s important to plan, prepare and equip yourself well. National Park, hunting is by permit only. Areas are closed Have the right gear and skills required for the trip and annually from sunset on 22 December to sunrise on always check the latest information about facilities you plan [+'#+ to use and local weather conditions. \%%<=>]!@ The DOC web site has the latest information on the permits for southern Abel Tasman National Park contact Abel Tasman Coast Track. Go to www.doc.govt.nz and Nelson Regional Visitor Centre or DOC Motueka. follow these headings; parks and recreation/plan and Dogs prepare/alerts/Nelson/Marlborough. This information is also displayed on visitor centre notice boards. In general, dogs are not allowed in national parks. However, Guide Dogs and dogs working with Search and Trip intentions Rescue are allowed. Hunters wanting to take hunting dogs Before setting out on your trip, remember to inform a need to obtain a dog permit from the relevant DOC office. reliable person of your intentions and check in with #+%%<=>]!@^ them on or after your return. (If you are overdue, they southern Abel Tasman contact DOC Nelson Regional should contact the police.) Visitor Centre or DOC Motueka. &+ No horses are allowed on the Coast Track. Filtered water sites are at: Anchorage, Bark Bay, Awaroa, Mountain biking Totaranui and Whariwharangi. You should be prepared Part of the track, from the Wainui carpark to Gibbs Hill to boil, treat or filter drinking water if the DOC water filter Track turn-off can be used by Mountain bikers between systems are not working correctly. Water at other DOC 1 May and 1 October. The mountain bikers can then sites or streams in the park cannot be guaranteed safe to continue over Gibbs Hill to Totaranui. Groups need to limit drink. There is a risk of giardia. We recommend that you their size to 8 riders and adhere to the mountain bikers treat water before using it. care code. Cookers and lighting are not provided in any of the huts. No mountain biking is allowed on the track from Marahau Fires are only allowed in the formal fireplaces. In dry to Wainui Saddle. conditions it may be necessary for DOC to ban all fires. Wasps: If you are allergic to wasp stings, take your medication, such as antihistamines, with you. Sandflies: Sandflies are tiny black insects which cause itchy bites. Cover up and use insect repellent. Possums: Pack food away at night and keep tents closed to stop possums from eating your food or damaging your tent and equipment. Kayakers should place food into kayak storage hatches overnight. Seal colonies occur at Pinnacle and Tonga Islands and Separation Point. Do not go closer than 20 metres to a seal when it is on the land.
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