Punakaiki – Pororari Loop
WalkWest Coast
- Grade
- Easy
- Walking time
- 3 hr
- Distance
- 11 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.nzThe Punakaiki – Pororari Loop can be started from the Visitor Centre in Punakaiki, the Waikori Road car park or the Pororari River car park. Both options will lead you back to your start point.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 42.11562° S, 171.35801° E
About this place
This popular walking track combines the southern section of the Inland Pack Track and the Paparoa Great Walk with the Pororari River Track.
The route
This popular walking track combines the southern section of the Inland Pack Track with the Pororari River Track. It can be walked in either direction but is described here as a counter-clockwise loop beginning at the Paparoa National Park Visitor Centre. From the Visitor Centre follow SH6 south for 1 km to Waikori Road, 200 m on the left after the Punakaiki River. Leave the farm gate at the start of Waikori Road closed at all times. Follow Waikori Road for 1 km to the car park. The track then follows the mountain bike entry/exit for the Paparoa Track, crossing the Punakaiki River via a footbridge and then making an easy graded climb through mature rain forest over the ridge dividing the two river valleys. When you reach the Pororari River Track junction you can continue along the Inland Pack Track for a short distance to the swingbridge – this is a good place to rest. Return to the junction and then follow the Pororari River Track downriver to the carpark on SH6. The Pororari River Track is the pedestrian entry/exit for the Paparoa Track. Once out to the highway it is a 1 km walk south back to the Visitor Centre.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
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Walks nearby
Pororari River Track
Easy • 1 hr 30 min • 7 km • 0.33 km away
Pororari River - Bullock Creek Road Track
Advanced • 5–6 hr • 15 km • 2.35 km away
Punakaiki Pancake Rocks and Blowholes Walk
Easiest • 30 min loop • 1.1 km • 2.52 km away
Truman Track
Easiest • 30 min return • 1.4 km • 2.94 km away
Inland Pack Track
Advanced • 2-3 days • 25 km • 3.27 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).