It means you'll be heading along Ancient Poni Path, Poni Breaker Coast, and finding yourself a Ride Machamp to get to Tapu Fini's Ruins of Hope. Cosmog's in a bad way, and the hope is that Tapu Fini, with it's rumoured powers of healing, could make the difference. From there, it is an 8km drive to the Turimawiwi river where you leave your vehicle, then a two hour walk along the beach fording the Anaweka to the Big River which is crossable only at low tide, followed by another 45 minute walk to the lighthouse keepers house where the Department of Conservation provides accommodation for up to 20 people.Following on from Seafolk Village and Poni Wilds, it's time to plow on with your quest to finish your Island Challenge, by searching for Hapu.īut, Lillie's also in need of your help, too. Four wheel drive vehicles are necessary to ford the Anatori. The Kahurangi Light House walk begins with a 45 minute drive south to the Anatori River. These can be discussed with Sandra and Ken. Heads Circuit (11kms: 3 - 6 hours) and walk to the Patarau River (8kms: 3hrs plus). Two more coastal walks are possible from Te Hapu. This unmarked route is through fairly dense bush and is really for those who enjoy a challenge. A circuit may be completed by embarking on the Greenstone Trail through to Hapu Beach partially through Podocarp forest. It is virtually vehicle free, is actually better appreciated when walked and requires no navigational skills. The Mail Box Walk (5kms: 2 hours one way) Greenstone Trail Walk (another 6kms: 3 hours) Te Hapu road is 5 kms long, is mostly adjacent to Westhaven Inlet Marine Reserve, and shrouded in mature native bush. Walk 5 - The Mail Box and Greenstone Trail walk Watching the sun and moon rise and set from five strategically placed seats along our coastal frontage can be a memorable experience. A matter of minutes takes you to elevated rock possies, hidden secluded seats with views, or peaceful bush tracks and include The Home Paddock circuit, Dripping Waterfall, Sunset Rocks, Ryan's Bush Walk, The Maze, Fossilized Whale Skeleton, Bush Track to Gilbert's beach, the Blow Hole walk and Hapu Bluffs Caves. These walks have great botanical and wildlife interest, enabling the walker a fuller appreciation of the diverse topography at Te Hapu. More than nine additional short walks, ranging from 5mins to 2hrs. The walker may then choose to turn east to join the Dolphs Bluffs - Hapu Beach circuit near the half-way point, (not far from the hidden or Hunters Cave), or west to complete a shorter route to base with views of the dramatic bluffs and Hapu Beach way beneath you. The Valley Paddock Walk to the Long Ridge (6-8 kms: 3 hours - all day) takes the walker up a formed farm track, through a fluted limestone and white Rata studded pasture valley with 'Volcano Rock' as a backdrop, up a zigzag track to the Long Ridge which runs straight, open, and unbroken from the Dolphs Bluffs almost to the sea revealing spectacular panoramic views. Walk 3 - Valley Paddock walk to the Long Ridge This walk alone can be a spectacular day experience, either, at low tide, exploring the amazing luxuriant rock shelf, caves, rock pools and seven very different beaches, from cosy coves to deserted expanses of sweeping sand, or at high tide, which is equally impressive, up on the grassland following sheep tracks though labyrinths of limestone rocks and tough coastal flora, with detours out onto pancake rocks to experience blowholes and the Tasman Sea swell thundering around and beneath you. The Te Hapu coastal walk follows the diverse coast fronting Te Hapu farm for up to 4kms. The track then descends toward Hapu Beach with low or high tide return to base options. It then drops via a ladder into a labyrinth of limestone canyons and luxuriant native foliage, before climbing out to an easy traverse on pasture between bluff tops and bush clad valleys.Ī short detour takes you to the recently discovered hidden cave, a 120 metre long underground cavern going right through the bluffs (torches recommended). The main walk at Te Hapu starts at our Woolshed and takes the walker up a farm track adjacent to Kahurangi National Park to the highest point of the farm ( approximately 300m above sea level) with spectacular views of Westhaven Inlet, Mangarakau Wetland Reserve, virgin and regenerating bush, the farm and the wild west Coast.

(Walking time approx 3 hours to all day depending on route, stops etc. Walk 1 - Dolphs Bluffs - Hapu Beach circuit Direction cards and a photo map are provided for all the walks and to the six different beaches. There are endless possibilities at Te Hapu for exploring the farm and coast. TE HAPU - a New Zealand Coastal Retreat Enjoy our range of private walks and treks at Te Hapu

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