West Coast

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West Coast

A diamond in the rough. Get on the offensive, cover yourself in sandfly repellent and tackle the weather & best scenery in NZ head on.

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NZ Fur Seals are a living soap opera at Tauranga Bay

Time: 20 min

Miners Hut

Time: 45 minutes return Features Rainforest, gold history, relics, old cemetery.

1.2 km return | 20 minutes return

Coastal goodness along Point Elizabeth walk

Time: 3hr return, Distance: 4km each way

Dune Lakes behind the wild West Coast beach

1 km return | 30 minutes return

700 m return | 20 minutes return

Watch for swamp monsters!

800 m return | 20 minutes return

Stones - Truman Beach

1.4 km return | 30 minutes return

Croesus Track

Paparoa National Park

Time: 7 - 8 hr, Distance: 18 km

Karamea end of Heaphy Track

Kahurangi National Park

Time: 4 - 6 days, Distance: 78.4 km

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Boardwalk protects the wetland

1 km return | 20 minutes return

1.6 km return | 40 minutes return

Time: 40 min return

Couldn't really get much bluer....!

650 m one-way | 15 minutes one-way

View from the top of Alex's Knob

Alex Knob Track

Franz Josef Glacier Area

Time: 8 hr return

Jum Michel Track Walk

Mahinapua Scenic Reserve

Time: 20 min one way

Terrace Walk

Westland Tai Poutini National Park

1.8 km return | 30 minutes return