Sarah’s guidebook
Places to visit
Harwoods Hole, Canaan Downs on the top of Takaka hill. It is amazing country a grand drive on unsealed road with limestone rocks and native beach forests. 30 mins walk and you come to the hugest hole its magnificent!
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Harwoods Hole
Harwoods Hole, Canaan Downs on the top of Takaka hill. It is amazing country a grand drive on unsealed road with limestone rocks and native beach forests. 30 mins walk and you come to the hugest hole its magnificent!
Easy way to get a taste of Abel Tasman Park. 20 min drive and only 2 min walk from the car to beach. The water is quite deep here.
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Split Apple Rock
Moonraker WayEasy way to get a taste of Abel Tasman Park. 20 min drive and only 2 min walk from the car to beach. The water is quite deep here.
1.12 hr drive and its quite a hike first along beside a river and the up, steeply up till you reach the cave. Magnificent!
Can combine this with Crystal pools, Pupu Springs, Harwoods hole all in one very hard out day trip! For a more relaxing adventure you would need to choose just two or three options.
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Rawhiti Cave
Rawhiti Cave Track1.12 hr drive and its quite a hike first along beside a river and the up, steeply up till you reach the cave. Magnificent!
Can combine this with Crystal pools, Pupu Springs, Harwoods hole all in one very hard out day trip! For a more relaxing adventure you would need to choose just two or three options.
Yep theres coffee at the car park.
Awesome place to dive into the deepest green freshwater pools and then warm up on the hot sunbaked rocks.
1.27 mins drive
The walk is pretty easy from memory about 15 mins and all the way getting a view of the river.
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Wainui Falls Track
29 Wainui Falls RdYep theres coffee at the car park.
Awesome place to dive into the deepest green freshwater pools and then warm up on the hot sunbaked rocks.
1.27 mins drive
The walk is pretty easy from memory about 15 mins and all the way getting a view of the river.
This is very close to us, just a couple of valleys over. If you visit here you have to swim here! Jump into a deep pool of the coldest water you have experienced unless you are a regular ice water swimmer.
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The Riwaka Resurgence
Riwaka Valley RoadThis is very close to us, just a couple of valleys over. If you visit here you have to swim here! Jump into a deep pool of the coldest water you have experienced unless you are a regular ice water swimmer.
57mins from our place to Flora car park, from here you can do a short and very easy walk to Flora hut. Even grandma can walk here. Or you can take the track up to Mount Arthur hut. This is a hard slog of about 2 hours up hill, but it is safe and easy. From here the more experienced can climb to the top of Mount Arthur or just walk on the Mount Arthur range following the snow posts. Return trip. Mount Arthur range is susceptible to visibility issues with thick fog descending. If you are not an experienced tramper you could easily loose your way.
The climate can be very wild up here even in summer so always carry a rain/wind jacket and something warm and some food and water.
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Mount Arthur
57mins from our place to Flora car park, from here you can do a short and very easy walk to Flora hut. Even grandma can walk here. Or you can take the track up to Mount Arthur hut. This is a hard slog of about 2 hours up hill, but it is safe and easy. From here the more experienced can climb to the top of Mount Arthur or just walk on the Mount Arthur range following the snow posts. Return trip. Mount Arthur range is susceptible to visibility issues with thick fog descending. If you are not an experienced tramper you could easily loose your way.
The climate can be very wild up here even in summer so always carry a rain/wind jacket and something warm and some food and water.