dggxx ] For more information go to NO TOILET ON BOARD www.catlins.org.nz NO FREEDOM CAMPING Waita- or visit the Information Centres at Waikawa & Owaka. 90 come to The Catlin 94 ai - Wel s Haere M 8 EmergencyManuka - Call Gorge 111 “Tatu te Whenua” Please leave the land undisturbed To Te Anau & Gore 24 hour fuel pumps - no cash Queenstown p eft-pos/credit cards only To Te Anau Gore To Dunedin u Milton & Queenstown 1 Clutha River 1 To Dunedin Mataura Clinton 1 Old Coach Route Clinton 93 1 Mataura Old Coach Route Clutha River Balclutha1 Balclutha 1 Telford 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 2 Mokoreta WISP RANGE Owaka Valley Road U Owaka River Romahapa 1 t To Invercargill The Wisp Owaka Valley Road Kaka Point Hunt Road YKaka Point Hunts Rd Tunnel 3 Owaka River HillTunnelT Tahakopa M The Wisp RATA RANGEOwaka Valley Hill W River starts/ends here Owaka Valley 1 Catlins River Catlins Nugget Point F Maclennan Catlins 2 X Mokoreta Walk & Wisp River River Walk 5 4 THE CATLINS River BERESFORD RANGE & Wisp V 7 6 Nugget Point Loop Track O Loop COASTAL RAIN- Tawanui Owaka V Roaring 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 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 COASTAL RAINFOREST Pounawea To Invercargill PARK P Jack’sSurat Bay Bay 12 Matai 9 T Fortification 30 MACLENNAN RANGE N Purakaunui Falls Rd Jacks Blowhole FortificationWaikawa Valley Waikawa Tahakopa TahakopaFalls L Q t To Invercargill Valley Purakaunui Falls9 Road Jack’s Bay ad Waikawa Tahakopa River Ro River Q Jack’s Blowhole Waimahaka y The Catlins Coastal Rainforest Park N Purakaunui lle Valley Road THE CATLINS Maclennan R 29 a Falls V COASTAL RAINFOREST Quarry Hills Purakaunui a PARK To Gore and Tautuku 11 Invercargill w brought their wool as far as Papatowai Bay a River Quarry Hills NauWaipati mai haere mai Niagara by road, where itL was 04. Former Waikawa St k i B DESIGN Information, picnicking & walks. Attractive beach. DOC Campsite & picnicking. Key Beautiful Views over Tautuku Bay (Chaslands) River Flemingthen loaded ontoK the punt at a Mary’s Anglican Church To Balclutha ki te McLeanAra FallsTapu o H Riverthe Falls and taken by Kriver to M O Purakaunui Bay V Tawanui waterfall wilderness track return route. 28 W Purakaunui Bay Florence Hill Lookout O’Neill A O 13 ChaslandsPapatowaithe ships at Waikawa. J Tokanui Fortrose 12 13 Florence Hill Lookout LongThe Former St Mary’s Anglican Church is now owned by the Walk Te Akau Tai Tonga Today descendantsJ ofLake the early WilkieTahakopa Bay wheelchair bush27 track and a longer 3hr 13. H Tautuku Bay Waikawa Museum. From 1902 services were held in local homes Key Township & boating. Camping ground. Māori still use this place for the at Niagara and Waikawa, the dates dependent on “Paddy’s Tokanui The Catlins Coastal Point No Dogs gathering of food and cultural material (mahinga kai). A section of A picture of beauty. 20 minutes return. lantern”, the full moon, so that parishioners could see to travel A tranquil picnic area offering a 20 min 12. Niagara Reflective and peaceful. 30 min return walk. WaipatiWelcome Road to the Catlins Coastal Heritage Trail! Situated in the South Forest and beach walk, fishing, diving the riverbank remains a designated Māori campsite (nohoanga). to the service. 01. Catlins area of Southland, Te Ākau Tai Tonga, this trail provides Florence Hill Lookout Localities Rainforest Park Purakaunui Falls Waipohatu N E 02. I Wheelchair Access Lake Wilkie Chaslands The Māori name for the falls, Māngai Piri, refers to the manner in J a rewarding detour off the Southern Scenic Route. Covering15 J The foundation stone was U Kaka Point17 16 B 20 approximately 70 kms of road, part tar-seal part gravel, the Catlins which the lamprey eels (kana kana) wriggle up the falls in a mass, laid on 1 May 1930 and the Fortrose 08. 18 Coastal Heritage Trail runs between Niagara (189 kms from Dunedin) using their suckers to hang onto the rocks. This event is highly Longchurch wasPoint opened and Main Highway LakeCathedralseasonal, Wilkie occurring only Caves when the eels migrate upstream to breed. Waipohatu and Fortrose (50 kms from Invercargill). It can be travelled in either dedicated by Bishop Richards Golf Course DOC Campsite & picnicking. Check www.cathedralcaves.co.nz for opening times. 03. 1891 - 92 for Balclutha to Owaka Railway. N Magnificent view. Walk time 20mins Waipohatu Tracks Niagara direction, thereby complementing your existing travel plans. Tautukuaccess mayTautuku be restricted Bay on Thursday 10 March 1932. Haldane 04. The Vicar then was the Rev a 24km two day tramp or one long day tramp. walk. 20 min bush and beach walk.E Access may be restricted. Southern Scenic Route Waikawa Short Thetrack South to tunnel Catlins isexcavated an area of byisolated hand beaches, between rugged coastline, The Southern most point of the South Island. River 02. Concrete G WHS Hine. Sadly, with a Medical Centre Progress Valley native forests and wildlife as well as sheep, beef and dairyI farming.Chaslands The Mistake Otara dwindling congregation, the walked in either direction and can be done as The caves resonate with the sound of the sea, 1hr return 05. T Tunnel Hill Slope Point ports at Waikawa and Fortrose each originally had a whaling station Horse Trough D church was closed in 1994. and throughout the years an interest in fishing. The area was also well (Makati) Heritage Trail I 21 Porpoise Bay Cathedral Caves Post Shop Walk and Wisp Loop Walk. The routes can06. be known for its saw milling. Sadly today little evidence remainsCathedral of those Caves Circa 1890. The concrete horse trough was settlements, most of which were sited on what is now private farmland. situated close by the roadside allowing horse 10. 07. Fur Seals & Penguins. 40 minute return walk. Includes two 12km routes, The Catlins River 05. The Old Curio Bay access may be restricted teams a welcome drink when they had completed Sealed Road Shipping disaster cemetery. Weirs The scenic beauty and rich history of the area unfolds along the Catlins Haldane 11. Recycling Centre ‘Tallest’ in The Catlins (22m), under 40 mins return.Waikawa Beach the climb up Cemetery Hill. LighthouseCoastal Heritagebuilt in Trail. 1869. To fully Viewing appreciate point all 13 fortrail sites, including the Coach Road Catlins River - Wisp Loop Track Otara Waipapa Point M Waikawa Walk to the historic lighthouse and 1881 09. short walks, be sure to allow at least 5 hours for the total experience. The trip down the hill however was often more McLean Falls H S 24 Harbour NuggetFood is Pointavailable at& Fortrose, Roaring Slope Point, Bay CurioChaslands Bay, Waikawa Mistake and perilous. It is known that the brakes failed at least The old Coach Road follows an ancient path (ara hikoinga) used by Gravel Road Slope Point Dump Station the early Southern Māori of the Kai Tahu, Kati Mamoe and Waitaha Waipapa Point C Niagara. If you have more time to spare, prolong your stay and enjoy once on the Waikawa-Fortrose coach on the (Makati) tribes to travel to their many sites of cultural significance. It was Rail Trail - 1 hour return walk some genuine South Catlins hospitality from the varying options of downhill journey. Camping Ground. later used as a bridle track by goldminers. Short walk to one of the world’s smallest waterfalls. The Trail runs between Niagara and Fortrose, and country accommodation available. See website www.catlins.org.nz. DriveBalclutha times in minutes: Information Centre 26 Limited Hours Fuel F Matai Fallscan be - 30 travelled minute in return either walk direction Distance Time Drive safely and have fun exploring this special part of New Zealand! The actual road was formed in Shipwreck only exposed at low tide. Niagara Falls vessel Surat, wrecked in 1874. Sealions. G www.catlins.org.nz Niagara Hall to Niagara Falls 300m 2min Distances03. are Waikawaselected direct routes and timesthe are1880’s indicative so that the coach only Curio Bay Key: 22 Porpoise Bay 115 Matai Falls and Rail Trail Walk L Niagara Falls to Concrete Horse Trough 2km 3min could run between Waikawa i-Site Boating, fishing, golf and campsite. Museum 24hr Fuel - card only A long sandy beach named after the sailing Weir’s and Fortrose (approximately F 01. Heritage Trail Sites Concrete Horse Trough to the Waikawa Museum 2km 3min 01. Niagara Falls – Cathedral Caves 75 40 petrified forest, 15min return. 23 Waikawa Museum to Waikawa Church – – 30 km). It was also used by Fortrose The first people to live at Waikawa were Southern Māori of the Kāi B Beach R C Surat Bay 105 10 30 45 90 30 50 70 40 80 55 25 30 35 Waikawa Sites, 1hr return walk. DOC Campground. Mangai Piri other horse drawn vehicles. Location Points Public Toilets Waikawa Church to the Old Coach Road 1km 2min Tahu, Kāti Mamoe and Waitaha tribes, who are known collectively Information Kiosks Food Fortrose 50 60 The Old Coach Road to Porpoise Bay 7km 12min today140 as Ngai Tahu Whānui. They were extremely mobile people, The Waikawa end followed , predecessor of the Living Forest walkway F D walk. OldPorpoise Coach Bay toRoad Curio ForestBay Track to Moa Hunter600m 2min The Niagara Falls was named by a surveyor travelling130 the30 whole 90coast as 25far south140 as Stewart 70 Island80 (Rakiura) 120, 90the beach130 and 85was built20 up 20 Waipapa Point Catlins Coastal Heritage Trail Southern Scenic Route metres from the sea.