Picnic Point Track
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Marios Gavalas
Author And Researcher
Nau mai, haere mai
Nau mai, haere mai
I'm Marios, delivering the best of Aotearoa's nature walks to your device.
I've personally walked hundreds of New Zealand's tracks and spent months in libraries uncovering interesting information on New Zealand/Aotearoa. And you'll find a slice of that research on this page - enjoy!
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Information
This short walk is a wonderful mixture of beach and forest in close proximity. The beach is pristine and wild, the forest mature and magnificent.
Access
In Papatowai head down Alexandra Street to Picnic Point parking area at the mouth of Tahakopa River. There are picnic benches and toilets nearby.
Track
Follow the beach around the point, passing the detritus of bull kelp and tuatua shells. The views east retreat to the headland of Long Point and a misty sea haze rises to mask the forest fringing the beach of Tahakopa Bay.
After 15 minutes the track starts to climb gently through forest, shortly passing the junction with Kings Rock Walk. Keep right and continue through mature podocarp forest, with interpretation panels pointing out prominent species. The track exits 300 metres above the parking area.
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South Island ▷ Southland ▷ Papatowai |
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