Cape Farewell Walk
Cape Farewell Walk
Farewell Spit & Puponga Farm Park
Your Nature Guide
Marios Gavalas
Author And Researcher
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
Quite the viewpoint. Especially as it’s only a short walk from your vehicle.
Access
4.5 km from Puponga, turn right before the cattle-stop, drive through the farm gate (open it first) past a woolshed to the car park at the end.
Track
The 4WD track leads through paddocks to the lookout at the top.
Stay away from the cliff edge. Please leave the farm gates as you find them.
Stay away from seals and be careful along the ridge tops if it's windy.
Mountain biking is allowed along some of these tracks.
Geology
This is a late Cretaceous sandstone coast, where you can see the wind in the cliffs. Etchings of wind-fuelled fury are scratched into the soft rock.
European History
The name came from Captain Cook, who left New Zealand shores here in 1770.
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Reviews
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Ondres S
Ranking: 9/10
Really strong wind, actually increased the atmosphere.
Tereza Bulova
Ranking: 10/10
Awesome atmosphere, very windy but great.
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Bernd Giermann
Ranking: 9/10
Fantastic dunes, great landscape.
Jacques Scohy
Ranking: 8/10
Nice walk along a huge, wild beach.
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Sammy Kerrod
Ranking: 8/10
We visited on an incredibly stormy day - however it was EXHILARATING! Short, easy walk to the lookout and beyond, but watch out for sheep poo!
Christine
Ranking: 8/10
There is a nice walk to the beach, where you can see the dunes. It is not too far and very easy.
Leonie Brabers
Ranking: 8/10
Lovely views over the beaches and the mountains and across the sea.
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Franco Panizza
Ranking: 8/10
Awesome nature reserve.
Sean
Ranking: 10/10
Got to see a seal lazily swimming in the cove by the cape.
Anika Danits
Ranking: 9/10
Awesome track! The view and the cliffs are amazing.
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Katharina Miehling
Ranking: 10/10
There is the beautiful beach I have ever seen before and there are seal pups and they are soooo sweet. My favourite place yet.
Leopold Kern
Ranking: 9/10
The walkway leads you to huge sand dunes that make you feel like you are walking through a desert!
Nele Foerske
Ranking: 10/10
Simply WOW! After walking along the beach we reached the sand dunes located in the middle of the Cape. Amazing! We just felt like we were placed in a desert. Only difference: we had the sea next to us.
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Thanks to all the good people working for the NZ Department of Conservation - for all your hard work - making NZ more beautiful, accessable and healthy! Cheers 😍
