Places ► Paparoa National Park ►

Tracks

Paparoa National Park

Track • 2 – 3 days. Easy. One way.

A beautiful historic route through a coastal karst environment. Gorges, caves, waterfalls, subterranean rivers, sink-holes, swimming, and camping beneath a giant overhang.

Paparoa Track

Track • 3 days. Easy/medium. One way.

New track located in Paparoa National Park, exploring the Paparoa Range, gold trails and limestone gorges. Paparoa Track is a dual-use walk / mountain bike Great Walk. It was conceived as a memo...

Mount Bovis

Track • 1 day. Medium/hard. Return by the same track.

Day trip to a 1252m summit off the Paparoa Range behind Bullock Creek farm.

Ballroom, Fox River

Track • 1 – 2 days. Easy. Return via same track.

Walk through a spectacular limestone gorge, visit caves, and camp under a massive rock overhang.

Fox River Caves

Track • Easy. Return via same track.

Deep caves in the wall of a limestone gorge.

Dolomite Point Walk

Track • Easy. Return via same track.

The famous Punakaiki Pancake Rocks. Blowholes, sea cliffs.

Cave Creek / Kotihotiho Track

Track • Easy. Return by the same track.

Scenic walk to the resurgence of Cave Creek.

Te Ana o Matuku Cave

Track • Easy. Return by the same track.

An historic cave on the Paparoa National Park coastline.

Truman Track

Track • Easy. Return via same track.

Visit coastal platforms and caves near Punakaiki.

Pororari River Track

Track • Easy. Return via same track.

An easy stroll along the banks of the beautiful Pororari River.

Track grades

Easy: Unusually smooth, well-marked track, easy gradients. Up to about 4 hours per day.
Easy-medium: Typical lowland track. Generally easy walking and well marked. Ascents of up to 1000m. Some easy river crossings, unmarked travel along rivers.
Medium: Typical tops track. Experienced trampers only. Rough, muddy and poorly marked or unmarked. Ascents of up to 2000m. River crossings, open tops, passes. Up to about 8 hours per day.
Medium-hard: Navigation and snow skills (use of ice axe and crampons) required. Glaciers, exposure to falls.
Hard: Rough or non-existent tracks. Following ridges, bush spurs, and rivers. Steep ascents, arduous travel, hazardous conditions, snow and navigation skills essential.