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Abel Tasman Coast Track Brochure Plan and prepare ABEL TASMAN ABEL TASMAN COAST TRACK Takaka COAST TRACK HEAPHY TRACK Duration: 3–5 days Great Walks season: Distance: 60 km (one way) All year 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 Arrowtown MILFORD TRACK Cromwell QUEENSTOWN OAMARU Whakatipu-wai-Māori/ Ranfurly Queenstown Visitor Centre Clyde Alexandra KEPLER TRACK Palmerston 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 RAKIURA TRACK Oban Stewart Island/ Rakiura National Park Rakiura Visitor Centre Elevation profile & track guide Tinline Akersten Bay ABEL Campsite Te Pukatea Bay Bark Bay Hut 30 campers Campsite and Campsite 6 campers Campsite 14 campers 34 bunks Coquille Bay Observation Beach Anchorage Hut 80 campers Campsite Campsite and Campsite TASMAN 12 campers 12 campers 34 bunks Apple Tree Bay 100 campers Mārahau Shelter Campsite Watering Cove Torrent and car park 30 campers Campsite Bay Village COAST 160 m 10 campers Campsite 20 campers 80 m TRACK 0 m 4 hr / 12.4 km 4 hr / 11.5 km With a mild climate, golden beaches and lush, coastal native bush, the Abel Tasman Coast Track has it all. Located in Abel Tasman National Park on the South Island’s northern shores, this family-friendly Great Walk showcases the best that the park has to offer. Marvel at naturally-sculptured granite Day 2: Anchorage to Day 1: Mārahau to Anchorage Bark Bay (Wairima) cliffs and crystal-clear waters. Plan an adventure that suits 4 hours, 12.4 km High tide track: 4 hours, 11.5 km your ability and schedule. You’ll begin your journey crossing Low tide crossing: Mārahau estuary using the causeway. You can hike the whole track, 3 hours, 8.4 km or take a water taxi between Follow the track through open country, certain locations. then lush beech forest with large kānuka Rākauroa/Torrent Bay estuary trees. The track eventually turns inland, can be crossed within 2 hours winding in and out of several little gullies either side of low tide, or you can The Abel Tasman Coast Track before emerging to a view of the beautiful take the all-tide track around can be walked in either direction. Anchorage Bay. Here you’ll descend to it. After Rākauroa/Torrent Bay, The track is well marked and Anchorage Hut and Campsite. you’ll leave the beach and climb signposted, but some sections gently into lush coastal forest. may be steep and rough and the An impressive 47-metre long track could be muddy. suspension bridge takes you over Falls River. You’ll meander through This brochure describes a 5-day the forest before being led back hike for independent, non-guided to the sea and the idyllic golden walkers who choose to hike the sands of Bark Bay (Wairima). whole track from Mārahau to Wainui Bay. This track involves one compulsory tidal crossing and several optional crossings. It’s important to consult a tide timetable before booking your trip. Duration: 3–5 days COVER: Te Pukatea Bay, Darryl Wilson Distance: 60 km (one way) ABOVE LEFT TO RIGHT: Black Pete; Shellie Evans (tikitouringnz.blogspot.co.nz) Great Walks season: DOC/90 Seconds; DOC (photo by Garry Holz); Eduardo Villouta Stengl All year MAIN PHOTO: Tōtaranui, Daniel Deans water tidal hut campsite shelter car park Mosquito Bay access only crossing Campsite Boat access only Water taxi not available 40 campers Tōtaranui Campsite Awaroa Hut and car park Mutton Cove and Campsite Waiharakeke Bay Whariwharangi Bay Great Walk campsite Campsite 26 bunks Campsite Hut and Campsite Tonga Quarry (one night only) 40 campers 36 campers 20 campers Anapai Bay 20 bunks 40 campers 40 campers Onetahuti Bay Awaroa Campsite Campsite 12 campers car park Wainui car park 40 campers 4 hr 30 min / 13.5 km 2 hr 20 min / 7.1 km 3 hr 15 min / 9.8 km 2 hr / 5.7 km Day 5: Whariwharangi Bay Day 3: Bark Bay (Wairima) to Wainui Bay to Awaroa Day 4: Awaroa to Whariwharangi Bay or Tōtaranui 4 hours 30 minutes, 13.5 km 5 hours 35 minutes (tidal), 16.9 km 2 hours, 5.7 km to Wainui Bay Cross the beautiful Bark Bay estuary Awaroa Inlet can only be crossed within 1 hour 3 hours, 9 km 2 hours either side of low tide or follow 30 minutes before and 2 hours after low tide alternative route the all-tide track (10 minutes) around the under normal conditions. However, this period to return to edge of the estuary. A steep climb takes can be affected by factors such as tide heights, Tōtaranui you through stands of mānuka. Return storm surges and heavy rain. It is only safe to to the coast at Tonga Quarry and it’s a cross the inlet in daylight. Allow 25 minutes to Follow a stream then climb short walk from there to Onetahuti Bay, cross. There is no alternative track around the above the bay to a saddle where one of the longest beaches inlet, so plan your trip carefully to suit the overlooking the serene in the Abel Tasman stretches before you. tide timetable. Wainui Inlet. At this point, Here a boardwalk and bridge provide you can descend to the Once you have crossed the inlet, the scenery an all-tide crossing. The track then leads car park and track end at alternates between sandy beaches and rocky over the forested Tonga Saddle. As you Wainui. Alternatively, you headlands of regenerating kānuka. Tōtaranui start to descend to Awaroa Inlet, you can take the Gibbs Hill Campsite is a nice place to stop for lunch. can take a non-DOC track to visit the track to return to Tōtaranui. At the day’s end, camp or stay just behind the famous Awaroa Beach, before returning beach in the cosy and historic Whariwharangi to the main track. A water taxi service Hut (a former homestead built around 1896). operates between Marahau and Tōtaranui but does not stop at Whariwharangi or Wainui. It is possible to walk back to Tōtaranui from Wainui, either via the Gibbs Hill Track or along the Abel Tasman Coast Track. Alternatively, you can charter a bus or shuttle from Wainui. " Great Walk hut Places to stay " Great Walk campsite Separation Point / Te Matau Scenic campsite DOC operates 4 huts and 18 Taupō Hill " 205m # Boat access only ! " campsites along the Abel Tasman Water taxi not available ! " " Anatakapau Bay Coast Track, which must be booked Wainui Shelter Bay ! Tasman Bay / " in advance all year round. Campers Te Tai-o-Aorere Toilet (toilets are also ! available at all huts are not permitted to use hut facilities. " and campsites) Wainui car park ! " Car park Gibbs Hill Ka Gi ik " bb 405m a s u ! H # S Compulsory low tide i tr ll e ! crossing at Awaroa Wainui " " T a m r ! a Inlet ! Inlet. Optional c ! k !! crossings at " Rākauroa/Torrent Bay and Bark Bay " Great Walk Route m a re " t Tramping track S i u ! ! n Walking track a r ta Goat Bay Road ō T " Photo: David Buckton ! Centre Peak 0 1 km W 534m a ! # i h ¯ a r a ! k eke S t m ! Great Walks huts k c a " r T Canoe Bay d Visit www.doc.govt.nz/ n Awaroa la n Bay abeltasmantrack for prices. I " Brereton Cove " " Non-DOC Great Walks campsites track " # Mount Rollinson Tonga Saddle 228m k Visit www.doc.govt.nz/ Alma Hill Awaroa " e Shag Harbour 608m e 583m Inlet r # # C abeltasmantrack for prices. e r u t n e The campsites offer basic facilities V Tonga Island Stony Hill Marine Reserve including toilets and a water supply. # 394m r Some also have a sink, picnic tables e v i R " Tonga Tonga Island and a cooking shelter. a Quarry o r No Landing, except a with special permit w A " Enrich your walk by Tonga Hill # 458m downloading the free Abel H u Abel Tasman f Tasman app from the App fa m S tr Store or Google Play. It includes eam National Park Access by boat only maps, information about history and " Water taxi not available native species, weather forecasts, " " Medlands Beach tides times and more! The app works 740m offline in the park. # " Falls Sandfly Bay Ri F ve a r lls Ri # Bare Knob v e 314m r T Frenchman Bay r a c k Cascade Falls Boundary Bay 907m # 680m # " Mount Evans 1156m ! ! # ! kauroa / ā ! Cleopatras R Torrent Bay " Pool ! ! r Inlan ve d Track To t R i " " rre n " " Rātā Hill S im 582m o # n T e in t C li " n r e e S e k Stilwell tr " e Bay Motuareronui/ a M m ār Adele Island ah au Ri ver " ! ! " ! " ! Fisherman Island " " " ! (Motuareroiti) Kaiteriteri, Sandy Bay Motueka The map in this brochure is a guide only and should not be used for navigational purposes. Highlights 1 Air New Zealand partners with the Department of Conservation to bring birdsong back to 2 our Great Walks.
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