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Blenheim
is situated in the Marlborough region of New Zealand on the
north east corner of the South Island, due west of Wellington
city. For centuries it has offered safe harbour to travellers
sailing to the spectacular South Island: first the Maori traders
and war parties; then explorers like Captain James Cook and
Dumont d’Urville; and now, to visitors seeking a retreat
from city pressures, as they discover the unspoilt haven and
foodie heaven that is Marlborough today. Blenheim's attractions
include its wine industry, the Marlborough Sounds, gourmet foods
and adventure activities. Travel to Blenheim New Zealand, book
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| WALKING
AND HIKING IN BLENHEIM AND THE MARLBOROUGH SOUNDS
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MARLBOROUGH TRACKS AND WALKS
Abel
Tasman Coast Track
Abel Tasman Coast Track, one of New Zealand’s Great
Walks, is an easy 3 – 5 day tramp that features stunning
coastal views and tremendous beaches.
Category: Great walk/Easy
tramping track
Distance: 52 km
Completion Time: 3 - 5 days
Abel Tasman Coast Track
The Abel Tasman Coast Track spans two areas. This link
will take you to the information about the track, in the
Golden Bay area.
Category: Great walk/Easy
tramping track
Angelus & Robert Ridge
Angelus, at 1610 metres, is perched high on the ranges
between Lakes Rotoiti and Rotoroa in Nelson Lakes National
Park.
Category: Route
Completion Time: 2 - 3 days
(5 - 9 hr each day with 3 route options)
Aorere
Goldfields Track
Aorere
Goldfields Track is a 3-hour loop, which gives you access
to explore some of the more accessible gold-mining remnants.
Category: Tramping track
Completion Time: 3 hr circuit
Boulder
Bank
This 8
km walk follows an internationally renowned natural spit
of boulders.
Category: Route
Completion Time: 2-3 hr one
way
Bridle
Track
This is a 3 km tramping track through native forest from
Opouri Saddle down to Harvey Bay (Duncan Bay). You can
mountain bike on Bridle Track.
Category: Tramping track
Distance: 3 km
Completion Time: 1 hr
Cable
Bay Walkway
Enjoy the
coastal views on this walkway between Cable Bay and The
Glen, near Nelson. Boating, sea kayaking, and snorkeling
are all possible.
Category: Walking track
Completion Time: 3 hr 30 min
one way
Ferndale
tracks
From the Ferndale campsite there is a 15 minute loop track.
Category: Walking track
Flower
Brothers Walk
From Lake
Rotoroa car park, this track passes through a stand of
kahikatea and around the lake outlet emerging on the road
near Lake Rotoroa Lodge.
Category: Short walk
Completion Time: 15 min return
French
Pass Lookout Track
This track
takes you to a viewpoint over historic French Pass, where
the tide rushes back and forth like a river.
Category: Short walk
Completion Time: 10 min one
way
Heaphy
Track
The 78.4 km Heaphy Track is the longest of the DOC Great
Walks. Located in Kahurangi National Park, the track crosses
expansive tussock downs, lush forests, and stunning coastline.
Category: Great walk/Easy
tramping track
Distance: 78.4 km
Completion Time: 4 - 6 days
Inland
Track
The Inland Track spans two areas. This link will take
you to the information about the track, in the Golden
Bay area.
Category: Tramping track
Distance: 38 km
Completion Time: 3 - 5 days
Inland
Track
Inland
Track travels through regenerating and undisturbed forest
where tui, bellbirds and other wildlife can be seen. Occasional
granite outcrops offer excellent views of the coast.
Category: Tramping track
Distance: 37.5 km
Completion Time: 3 days
Kahurangi
Point route
Kahurangi Point is an unmarked route, mostly along the
beach. If time allows, plan to stay overnight at Kahurangi
Keepers' House, close to Kahurangi Point.
Category: Route
Completion Time: 3-4 hr
Kaihoka
Lakes walk
This 10 minute walk begins beside one lake and heads gently
down to the other.
Category: Walking track
Distance: 1.3 km
Completion Time: 10 min
Kaikoura
Peninsula Walkway
Walking Kaikoura peninsula you can observe seals and seabirds,
explore historic pa and whaling sites and enjoy clifftop
vistas from sea to mountain peaks.
Category: Walking track
Kaituna
Track
Beautiful native forest and gold-mining relics are the
main attractions of the Kaituna Valley. To walk the whole
track takes 8-9 hours, or there are shorter walks from
20 minutes to 2 hours.
Category: Route
Completion Time: 8-9 hr or
shorter walks from 20 min to 2 hr
Knuckle
Hill Track
From the
top of Knuckle Hill are excellent views of the top of
the South Island, particularly Farewell Spit and Whanganui
Inlet.
Category: Tramping track
Completion Time: 1 hr 20 min
Lake
Rotoiti short walks
Explore the Rotoiti Nature Recovery Project. The wheelchair-accessible
Bellbird Walk leads into Honeydew Walk.
Category: Short walk
Lake
Rotoiti tramping tracks
Choose a tramping tracks in the area. You can circle around
Lake Rotoiti, climb into the mountains above the lake
or visit 40 m high Whisky Falls.
Category: Tramping track
Lake
Rotoroa walking tracks
Waterfalls, lakeside picnics and the tree fuschia await
on the walking tracks of Lake Rotoroa in Nelson Lakes
National Park.
Category: Walking track
Leslie
- Karamea Track
This track, in the heart of Kahurangi National Park, gives
a true backcountry experience for trampers, hunters and
fishers.
Category: Tramping track
Distance: 91 km
Completion Time: 6 - 9 days
one way
Marfells
Beach/Cape Campbell Route
This unmarked
route follows the beach from the eastern end of the camping
area to Cape Campbell, the southernmost extreme of Cook
Strait.
Category: Route
Completion Time: 1 day
Alert: Spring high tides can
block access around the foot of bluffs.
Mount
Arthur Tableland Circuit
This moderately difficult tramp runs through the limestone
and marble country of the Mount Arthur Tableland in Kahurangi
National Park.
Category: Tramping track
Distance: 53 km
Completion Time: 2 days one
way
Mount
Richmond Alpine Route
This challenging
trip above the bushline in Mt Richmond Forest Park offers
outstanding views over the Waimea Plans and the Inland
Kaikoura Ranges.
Category: Route
Alpine
Route Mount Richmond Forest Park
The Mount
Richmond Alpine Route spans two areas. This link will
take you to the information about the track, in the South
Marlborough area.
Category: Route
Mount
Stokes Track
This tramping track in Kenepuru Sound follows a ridge
to the summit (1203 m), the highest point in the Sounds.
Category: Tramping track
Completion Time: Half day
return
Mt
Owen
At 1875m Mt Owen is the highest peak in Kahurangi National
Park and on a fine day the views from this peak are spectacular.
Category: Route
Distance: Courthouse Flat
to Granity Pass Hut - 8.3 km
Completion Time: Northern
access: 9 hr, Southern access 7 hr
Nydia
Track, Marlborough Sounds
The 27-km Nydia Track in the Marlborough Sounds is an
easy 2-day tramp. Plan on an overnight stop at Nydia Bay.
Category: Tramping track
Distance: 27 km
Completion Time: 2 days one
way
Parapara
Peak
The track to the summit of Parapara Peak (1249 m) is steep
and difficult, and requires fitness and experience.
Category: Tramping track
Paynes
Ford Scenic Reserve
Paynes Ford Scenic Reserve is known for its impressive
line of bluffs and is one of New Zealand’s popular rock-climbing
areas.
Category: Walking track
Completion Time: 30 min one
way
Pelorus
Scenic Reserve walking tracks
Walk through
the forest with a mixture of podocarp, broadleaf and beech
trees, and explore the river terraces left by the Pelorus
River over thousands of years.
Category: Easy access walk
Pelorus
Sound walking tracks
While you
can only get to some Pelorus Sound walking tracks by boat,
there is road access to Archers Track, which you can mountain
bike.
Category: Walking track
Pelorus
Track
The Pelorus Track spans two areas. This link will take
you to the information about the track, in the Sounds
area.
Category: Tramping track
Completion Time: 3-4 days
one way
Pelorus
Track
The Pelorus Track in Mt Richmond Forest Park offers walkers
3-4 days of hard tramping through forest and along the
river.
Category: Tramping track
Completion Time: 3-4 days
one way
Piwakawaka
Track
Piwakawaka
Track is easy walking track leading from the northern
end of Elaine Bay to a picnic area and beach.
Category: Walking track
Completion Time: 45 min one
way
Pupu
Hydro Walkway
Retracing
an old gold-mining water race, this track passes through
forest of young beech and rimu to mature podocarps.
Category: Walking track
Completion Time: 1hr 50 min
Queen
Charlotte Sound tramping tracks
Visit historic mining sites on these Queen Charlotte Sound
tramping tracks. The Cullen Creek/Waikakaho Walkway is
open to mountain bikers.
Category: Tramping track
Queen
Charlotte Sound walking tracks
From a 10 minute jaunt to a swimming beach to hour long
round trips, the walking tracks of Queen Charlotte Sound
give you a range of options.
Category: Walking track
Queen
Charlotte Track
The Queen Charlotte Track offers a spectacular trip through
the Marlborough Sounds, from the historic Ship Cove through
to Anakiwa in the Grove Arm.
Category: Walking track
Distance: 71 km
Completion Time: 3-5 days
one way
Rawhiti
Cave route
Rawhiti
Cave has possibly the most diverse and extensive entrance
- and twilight-zone flora of any cave in New Zealand.
Category: Tramping track
Completion Time: 1 hr
Sawcut
Gorge/Isolated Hill Route
Isolated
Hill Scenic Reserve is typical South Marlborough: rugged
bluffs and steep, dry hills drained by stony rivers.
Category: Route
Alert: Any trip in this area
is a serious undertaking due to the hazards of rising
rivers and falling rocks. There are no tracks as such
and the riverbed is rocky. Anyone venturing off the marked
route should carry Topomap P/Q29 Grassmere.
Takaka
short walks
Te Waikoropupu Springs, Milnthorpe Park and Grove Scenic
Reserve are all a short drive from Takaka and have good
opportunities for short walks.
Category: Short walk
Travers-Sabine
Circuit
The Travers-Sabine Circuit is a medium to hard tramp traversing
80 km of river valleys and an alpine pass in Nelson Lakes
National Park.
Category: Tramping track
Distance: 80 km
Completion Time: 4 - 7 days
Waimea
Basin walking tracks
Looking
for a short walk near Nelson or Motueka? Here are some
walking tracks you might like to try.
Category: Walking track
Wainui
Falls track
A stunning native bush track along the Wainui River leads
to Wainui Falls, the largest falls in Golden Bay.
Category: Tramping track
Distance: 1.5 km
Completion Time: 30 min
Wairau
Lagoons Walkway
On this flat loop track you can enjoy the richness of
the estuary, which many birds and specialised plants have
made their home.
Category: Walking track
Completion Time: 3 hr
Wangapeka
Track
A 4-6 day moderately difficult tramp along the Wangapeka
Track in Kahurangi National Park.
Category: Tramping track
Distance: 53 km
Completion Time: 4 - 6 days
one way
Washbourne
Scenic Reserve walk
The Washbourne Scenic Reserve is a delightful patch of
forest, providing a very easy 15-minute walk.
Category: Walking track
Completion Time: 15 min return
Whites
Bay tracks
Whites Bay, 15 km from Tuamarina, offers safe swimming
and a choice of short walks or more strenuous tramping
tracks.
Category: Walking track
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