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Great Walks Rakiura Track Brochure ABEL TASMAN COAST TRACK HEAPHY TRACK Takaka Motueka Karamea NELSON Nelson Picton Visitor Centre Wakefield BLENHEIM Westport Murchison St Arnaud Rotoiti/Nelson Lakes Visitor Centre Punakaiki Reefton Paparoa National Park Visitor Centre Kaikoura Greymouth Hanmer Springs Kumara Hokitika Arthur’s Pass National Park Visitor Centre Oxford Rangiora Kaiapoi Franz Josef/Waiau Westland Tai Poutini National Park Visitor Centre CHRISTCHURCH Ōtautahi/Christchurch Visitor Centre Methven Aoraki/Mount Cook Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park Akaroa Visitor Centre Haast ASHBURTON Awarua/Haast Visitor Centre Geraldine Fairlie Temuka Twizel Makaroa TIMARU ROUTEBURN TRACK Wanaka Kurow Waimate Milford Sound Tititea/Mount Aspiring National Park Visitor Centre MILFORD TRACK Glenorchy Arrowtown Cromwell QUEENSTOWN OAMARU Whakatipu-wai-Māori/ Ranfurly Queenstown Visitor Centre Clyde Alexandra KEPLER Palmerston TRACK Te Anau Te Rua-o-te-moko/Fiordland National Park Visitor Centre Waikouaiti Mossburn Lumsden DUNEDIN Fairfield Ōtepoti/Dunedin Visitor Centre Dipton GORE Milton Winton Mataura Balclutha Kaka Point Riverton/ Aparima INVERCARGILL Bluff Plan and prepare RAKIURA TRACK Oban RAKIURA TRACK Rakiura National Park Visitor Centre Stewart Island/ Duration: 3 days Great Walks season: Rakiura Distance: 32.1 km (loop) All year RAKIURA Elevation profile & track guide 300 m Port William Hut and Campsite TRACK Maori Beach 200 m 24 bunks Campsite 16 campers Escape on an island adventure, 16 campers 100 m Lee Bay and exchange the hustle and bustle Road end 0 m of the mainland for the tranquility 3 – 4 hr / 8.1 km of the Rakiura Track. Located in Rakiura National Park on Stewart Island/Rakiura, this is a leisurely hike suitable for anyone with a moderate level of fitness. Relax and unwind in the peaceful surroundings, with the bush, birds and beach at your side. At night, you'll enjoy world-class star-gazing. Stewart Island/Rakiura is the world's fifth International Dark Sky Sanctuary. If you're lucky, Day 1: Lee Bay Road end to Port William Hut you might get to see the night sky glow red and green with the aurora 3–4 hours, 8.1 km australis/southern lights. Start your island adventure by stepping through the During the winter months, the chain link sculpture commissioned to commemorate the forming of the Rakiura National Park. Enjoy stunning island’s weather is cool yet settled, coastal views as the track makes its way from Lee Bay to making the Rakiura Track a great picturesque Little River. Rounding the tip of Peters Point winter escape. This is a journey that brings you to Maori Beach. From here, it is a sweeping links the past with the present – beach walk to the swing bridge, before climbing up the Stewart Island/Rakiura is steeped forested ridge and dropping down to Magnetic Beach in history. and Port William Hut. The Rakiura Track is a circular track and can be hiked in either direction. The track is well marked and signposted, but some sections may be steep and rough and muddy. This brochure describes a 3-day hike starting from Lee Bay for independent, non-guided walkers. Duration: 3 days COVER: Keri Moyle (signsoflife.co.nz) Distance: 32.1 km (loop) ABOVE LEFT TO RIGHT: Rainbow, Jeremy Pearce; track junction, Keri Moyle (signsoflife.co.nz); Great Walks season: Gallons Sawmill site, Keri Moyle (signsoflife.co.nz) All year MAIN PHOTO: Maori Beach, Keri Moyle (signsoflife.co.nz) " Great Walk hut Port William Hut #430m "" shelter " Great Walk campsite F hut campsite and toilet and Campsite o " ve 302m a " Shelter # ux S t North Arm ra Visitor Centre Port William / Potirepo it Hut and Campsite " 24 bunks Toilet (toilets are also 16 campers Main Road/Fern " available at all huts Gully Road end and campsites) Peters Point Great Walk Wooding Tramping track Bay 43m ! ! Walking track # 6 hr / 13 km 4 – 4 hr 30 min / 11 km Road "" Lee Bay 0 500 m ¯ Maori Beach Campsite ! ENTRY/EXIT " Lee Bay Road #305m # Garden Mound 164m Rakiura Horseshoe Bay National Park " #96m North Arm North Arm Hut " and Campsite #127m "" M i l l C Halfmoon Bay Halfmoon Bay re Day 2: Port William Hut to North Arm Hut Day 3: North Arm Hut to Fern Gully Road end e k (Oban) ! 68m ! ! # " ! ! ! ENTRY/EXIT Rakiura National Park 6 hours, 13 km 4 hours – 4 hours 30 minutes, 11 km Main Road ! ! " k Visitor Centre C Peterson Hill ! s ! Say farewell to the east coast as you make your way A moderate and undulating hike takes you through " ! n #! 65m Sawdust y a #! R ! Bay ! ! ! ! Observation Rock through beautiful regenerating podocarp forest, as kāmahi and rimu trees with stunning vistas across ! " ! ! ! 65m T ! ! ! Ry ! h well as lush and dense virgin forest. Take a breather the inlet. The track then follows the coast down to K u a ! ! a k ! i c l n e p s a y r ! a i C ! T B p r ee k B i ! ! p at the log haulers: massive machines that were used secluded bays and is interspersed with historic mill sites. a ! e B e ! Faith, Hope y D a Iona y and Charity y Native to drag forest giants from the depths of the gullies. Sawdust Bay has tidal mudflats, making it a great spot Island Ba Islands ills Tra Island The track descends to North Arm, an important food to watch wading birds feeding at low tide. Then it is on Prices Inlet gathering (mahinga kai) site for early Māori, on the to Kaipipi Bay, where a small grassy knoll on the water’s Paterson Inlet / y Pinch Gut a B shore of Paterson Inlet/Whaka a Te Wera. edge provides views across the sheltered waterway. s Whaka a Te Wera ge r The track ends at the Main Road/Fern Gully Road end. Do d From here it is 2 km to Oban. ! ! ! ! ! ! 49m ! ! ! ! # ! ! ! ! ! " Great Walk hut Port William Hut #430m "" " Great Walk campsite F and Campsite o " ve 302m a " Shelter # ux S t ra " Visitor Centre Port William / Potirepo it Toilet (toilets are also " available at all huts and campsites) Peters Point Great Walk Wooding Tramping track Bay 43m ! ! Walking track # Road "" Lee Bay 0 500 m ¯ Maori Beach Campsite ! ENTRY/EXIT " Lee Bay Road #305m # Garden Mound 164m Rakiura Horseshoe Bay National Park " #96m North Arm North Arm Hut " and Campsite #127m "" M i l l C Halfmoon Bay Halfmoon Bay re e k (Oban) ! 68m ! ! # " ! ! ! ENTRY/EXIT Rakiura National Park Main Road ! ! " k Visitor Centre C Peterson Hill ! s ! " ! n #! 65m Sawdust y a #! R ! Bay ! ! ! ! Observation Rock ! " ! ! ! 65m T ! ! ! K Ry ! h u a ! ! a k ! i c l n e p s a y r ! a i C ! T B p r ee k B i ! ! p a ! e B e ! Faith, Hope y D a Iona y and Charity y Native Island Ba Islands ills Tra Island Prices Inlet Paterson Inlet / y Pinch Gut a B Whaka a Te Wera e rs Do dg The map in this brochure is a guide only and should not be used for navigational purposes. ! ! ! ! ! ! 49m ! ! ! ! # ! ! ! ! Places to stay ! DOC operates 2 huts and 3 Great Walks campsites along Great Walks huts the Rakiura Track, which must be booked in advance all Visit www.doc.govt.nz/rakiuratrack for prices. year round. The huts have cold running water, bunks, mattresses, Note: Fires are not permitted, except in the designated heating and toilets. A DOC ranger may be present. stoves inside huts. These huts do not provide cooking facilities, cooking utensils, a gas supply, linen or showers. Campers are not permitted to use hut facilities. Great Walks campsites Visit www.doc.govt.nz/rakiuratrack for prices. The campsites offer basic facilities including a water supply, toilets, sinks and cooking shelters. Great Walks campsites can only be accessed on foot. Photo: Keri Moyle (signsoflife.co.nz) Highlights 1 Air New Zealand partners with the Department of Photo: Sabine Bernert Conservation to bring birdsong back to 2 our Great Walks. 1 When walking the track you might be lucky enough to hear the Rakiura Photo: Jeremy Pearce tokoeka/kiwi calling or see its footprints, and occasionally catch a glimpse of the iconic bird in its natural environment. 3 4 2 Immerse yourself in the history, from early Māori settlement sites around Maori Beach and Port William/Potirepo to sawmilling relics along the track, dating from 1861 to the 1930s. 3 Take a short water taxi ride from Oban to Ulva Island/Te Wharawhara. This predator-free island is home to many rare and endangered birds and species. It is a regular haul-out for the world’s rarest seals, the New Zealand sea lion/rāpoka or whakahao. 4 Wander through beautiful native forests. The Rakiura Track takes you through Photo: Jake Osborne Photo: Di Morris rimu and kāmahi forest with a rich diversity of tree ferns, ground ferns, perching orchids, clematis/puawānanga, 5 and southern rātā. 5 Be greeted by a cacophony of birdsong. The Rakiura Track hosts a multitude of native birds, including Buller’s mollymawks/toroa, little penguins/ kororā, tūī, parakeets/kākāriki, and New Zealand pigeons/kererū. Photo: Eamonn Ganley ABEL TASMAN COAST TRACK HEAPHY TRACK Takaka Motueka Karamea NELSON Nelson Picton Visitor Centre Wakefield BLENHEIM Westport Murchison St Arnaud Rotoiti/Nelson Lakes Visitor Centre Punakaiki Reefton Paparoa National Park Visitor Centre Kaikoura Greymouth Hanmer Springs Kumara Hokitika Arthur’s Pass National Park Visitor Centre Oxford Rangiora Kaiapoi Franz Josef/Waiau Westland Tai Poutini National Park Visitor Centre CHRISTCHURCH Ōtautahi/Christchurch Visitor Centre Methven Aoraki/Mount Cook Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park Akaroa Visitor Centre Haast ASHBURTON Awarua/Haast Visitor Centre Geraldine Fairlie Temuka Twizel Makaroa TIMARU ROUTEBURN TRACK Wanaka Kurow Waimate Milford Sound Tititea/Mount Aspiring National Park Visitor Centre MILFORD TRACK Glenorchy Arrowtown Cromwell QUEENSTOWN OAMARU Whakatipu-wai-Māori/ Ranfurly Queenstown Visitor Centre Clyde Alexandra KEPLER Palmerston TRACK Te Anau Te Rua-o-te-moko/Fiordland National Park Visitor Centre Waikouaiti Mossburn Lumsden DUNEDIN Fairfield Ōtepoti/Dunedin Visitor Centre Dipton GORE Milton Winton Mataura Balclutha Kaka Point Riverton/ Aparima What do I do next? 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