Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
It's possible to tramp in Kahurangi all year round. Easter is traditionally the most popular
time to walk the Heaphy Track, while late February through March is a particularly good
time to tackle tracks throughout the park.
INFORMATION SOURCES
The DOC Nelson Regional Visitor Centre (
Click here
)
, located within the i-SITE, is the re-
gion's primary DOC centre. Information and bookings are also available at DOC Motueka
Area Office (
Click here
).
Closer to the Golden Bay end of the track, hut tickets, bookings and other track informa-
tion can be obtained from DOC Golden Bay Area Office (
Click here
)
and the friendly little
Golden Bay i-SITE (
Click here
)
, which also has copies of their indispensable yellow tourist
map.
At the West Coast end your port of call should be
Karamea Information & Resource
Centre
( 03-782 6652;
www.karameainfo.co.nz;
Market Cross; 9am-5pm daily Jan-May, 9am-1pm
Sat & Sun only Jun-Dec)
, an excellent, community-owned centre with all necessary track ser-
vices (including hut tickets and bookings) and general local low down.
GUIDED TRAMPS
Track package ($1749).
five-day Heaphy tramps ($1500), and popular one-day options ($150).
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Heaphy Track
Duration
5 days
Distance
78km (48 miles)
Track Standard
Great Walk
Difficulty
Moderate
Start
Brown Hut
End
Kohaihai
Nearest Town
Karamea (
Click here
)
