Best trails in Paparoa National Park

This is a popular and short loop walk along the pancake rocks, blowholes, and surge pools. Get there at high tide to get the best effect from the blowhole. The track is high quality and stroller/wheelchair (with assistance) friendly for most of the walk. This track offers spectacular views, geological oddities, rich birdlife, and marine mammals. Great for families with children. Accessibility: The trail surface is paved and typically at least three feet wide. The grade is mostly gentle (all...

Pororari River Track provides the pedestrian entry/exit for the Paparoa Great Walk. It's a lovely walk by a river showcasing a beautiful coastal rainforest and amazing limestone formations. There's a stunning view of the river gorge from a lookout. A car park is available by the Pororari River bridge.

The track Punakaiki - Pororari River Loop track starts and ends by the Visitor Centre in Punakaiki and can be walked in either direction. It's a lovely loop walk alongside the river with bush, nikau palms, limestone rock walls, and a couple of swing bridges. At the turnoff, the track goes uphill gradually through the bush descending down into a car park, and returning along the road.

Truman Track leads to a great view of the beach and stairs that can be taken down to the beach. The sand covers rocks in places and can go from soft to hard quickly and sporadically. There's not much traffic in the area, and can allow for some seclusion. Please note that parking is on the inside of a curve, so be careful of traffic.

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Section 4 of the newest of the Great Walks, Paparoa Track. Please note, there is no freedom camping. You must stay in a hut along the route. This section of the walk has big trees, green glades, river gullies, and gorge cliffs. There is an easy descent with very gorgeous native forest, and stoney river with clean water.

Punakaiki Loop is located near Punakaiki Pancake Rock on the West Coast. The Pororari River track portion is the most beautiful and relatively heavily trafficked section, but when you continue walking up to the peak to make it a loop, there is much less traffic through the quiet forest. The track is well-maintained and well-marked.

Section 3 of the newest of the Great Walks, Paparoa Track. Please note, there is no freedom camping. You must stay in a hut along the route. The first half of this walk is undulating while the second half has a decent with switch backs, hairpin bends, S bends, and a spectacular waterfall with a suspension bridge after Hobbits Hole. The forest along the route has green mosses, lichens, and diverse trees and rock faces with boulders. There are a few ascents but all-in-all, it's a really easy...

This track takes you to Ballroom Overhang located in the Paparoa National Park. It's a large limestone outcrop on the Fox River. Be prepared for several river crossings and expect slippery rocks on the way. The last stretch is a rocky river bed and slower-moving- There are also some great spots for swimming along the way.

Wade down limestone canyons and spend a night camped under a giant rock shelter in the west coast forest.