Walking & hiking
Hokitika region walks
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The Hokitika, Kumara and Ross area is packed with stunning walks that range from easy to moderate. Take in the Southern alps as you explore by foot.

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Hokitika Gorge
Time: 15 minutes.
Skill level: Easy.
An awesome viewing platform is just four minutes from the car park and this part of the track is accessible for wheelchairs. Carry on further to an impressive swingbridge and the granite rocks of the gorge's walls.
- Find out more about Hokitika Gorge.
Mahinapua walkway
Time: 15 minutes or 2.5 hours one way
Skill level: Easy
The first 15 minutes from the western start of the walkway brings you to Mahinapua Creek or choose to walk further along the old tram line. Also open to mountain bikers.

Lake Mahinapua wetlands
Lake Kaniere walkway
Time: Four hours.
Skill level: Moderate.
Starts or ends at Sunny Bight picnic area. Passes along the western shores of the lake. Also open to mountain bikers.
Kaniere Water Race walkway
Time: 3 hours 30 minutes to 4 hours.
Skill level: Moderate.
Follows the twists and turns of an historic power station water race as it passes along the edge of the scenic reserve.
Also open to mountain bikers as part of the West Coast Wilderness Trail.
Ross walks
Ross Historic Goldfields walk
Time: 10 minutes – 1 hour walks.
Skill level: Easy.
A range of interesting historic goldfields walks starting from the Ross Information Centre.
Londonderry Rock Walk
Time: 10 minutes.
Skill level: Easy.
Turn off SH 73, 1km east of Kumara, a short walking track through old gold workings to view a huge boulder too large for the miners to move or break.
Kumara walks
Tunnel Terrace walk
Time: 20 minute loop.
Skill level: Easy.
Starts on the road between Stafford and Goldsborough (15km north of Hokitika). Track meanders through old gold works and tail race tunnels.
German Gully Pack Track
Time: 30 minutes .
Skill level: Easy.
Track climbs out of the valley and emerges on the Scandinavian Hill Road passing several old gold workings.
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