Cave Creek Memorial Track/Kotihotiho
WalkWest Coast
- Grade
- Easy
- Walking time
- 1 hr 10 min
- Distance
- 4 km
- Dogs
- No dogs
Getting there
We have not checked a road end or car park for this place yet, so we do not give driving directions to it. Check how to get there before you go. Some routes cross private land and need the landowner's permission.
How to get there, on doc.govt.nz2 km north of the Paparoa National Park Visitor Centre in Punakaiki, turn off SH 6 into Bullock Creek Road (a 6 km gravel road). Follow this to the carpark at the end.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 42.10358° S, 171.40332° E
About this place
Walk down to the deep, narrow chasm of Cave Creek and be surrounded by moss-covered rocks and overhanging trees.
The route
From the carpark, follow the track markers to the T-intersection. Turn right as indicated by the track sign and continue for 300 m until the stone memorial is reached. Turn left and continue to a signpost indicating the track to Cave Creek/Kotihotiho. After crossing a ridge, the track descends into a deeply incised gorge. The creek-bed where the track ends is usually bouldery and dry. In normal conditions, the stream emerges from underneath rocks in several places near here.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
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Walks nearby
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Advanced • 2-3 days • 25 km • 0.7 km away
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Advanced • 5–6 hr • 15 km • 1.67 km away
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Intermediate • 4-5 hr one way • 16 km one way | 17.1 km one way • 3.06 km away
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Expert • 8-10 hr • 8 km from track head • 3.84 km away
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Sources
- DOC Tracks (API) · CC BY 4.0Crown Copyright: Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai. Data sourced from the DOC Developer Portal (api.doc.govt.nz).