Martins Bay Track
WalkNorthlandOpen
- Grade
- Easiest
- Walking time
- 5 min
- Distance
- 290 m
- 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.nzAccess to Martins Bay Track is via the Signal Station Track.
Signal Station Track starts from the Arai Te Uru Recreational Reserve carpark.
Arai Te Uru Recreational Reserve is at Hokianga Heads, 56 km west of Kaikohe. From Kaikohe, travel west along SH12 through Omapere. Take a right into Signal Station Rd. The reserve and carpark is at the end of the road.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 35.53639° S, 173.37119° E
About this place
Walk along open grassy terrances and through low coastal scrub to the shoreline of the inner Hokianga Harbour.
The route
This gently graded track branches off Signal Station Track and leads down to the inner shoreline of the Hokianga Harbour. It passes through open grassy terraces and low coastal scrub including manuka, flax, coprosma, cabbage trees, and bracken. It goes past old building sites from the time when the reserve functioned as a signal station for ships entering the harbour from the Tasman Sea over the treacherous sandbar 2 km out to sea. There are expansive views of the harbour as you walk down to the beach.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
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Toilets - non-flush • Water from tap - not treated, boil before use • Water supply
Walks nearby
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Waimamaku Coastal Track
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Waiotemarama Waterfall Walk
Easiest • 30 mins • 546 m to waterfall • 6.26 km away
Hauturu Highpoint Track
Advanced • 4 hr one way • 5.7 km • 8.41 km away
Six Foot Track
Intermediate • 1 hr 30 min one way • 3.7 km • 9.37 km away
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Sources
- DOC Tracks & Trails · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.
- OpenStreetMap Trails · ODbL (Open Database License)Contains information from OpenStreetMap, made available under the ODbL.
- 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).