Tawa Walk and Weta Walk
WalkMarlboroughOpen
- Grade
- Easiest
- Walking time
- 30 min
- Distance
- 1 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 reserve is located midway between Blenheim and Nelson on SH6, 18 km west of Havelock.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map and tracks
Track lines: DOC Te Papa Atawhai. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 41.30116° S, 173.57169° E
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About this place
Tawa Walk is a gentle wheelchair-friendly walk near the cafe car park to forest and river terraces and Weta Walk is a short 5 min walk.
The route
Visitors can continue on to the Elvy Waterfall Track from both tracks.
Tawa Walk
Time: 30 min loop
km Tawa Track is a gentle wheelchair-friendly path from near the café car park entrance takes you through shady forest to explore river terraces formed by Te Hoiere/Pelorus River over thousands of years. A side track leads to the campground and river.
Weta Walk
Time: 5 min
m This walking track joins the Elvy WaterfallsTrack from the rear of the Kahikatea Flat amenity block. This track can also be used as an emergency escape track in case of flooding.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Know before you go
Water safety
If you plan to enjoy the water, learn how to stay safe when swimming, boating and fishing .
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
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Sources
- DOC Tracks & Trails · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.
- 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).