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Heaphy Track Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels

New Zealand tramping track

About Heaphy Track

The 78.4 km (47.7 mi) Heaphy tramping track travels through the spectacular scenery of theKahurangi National Parkarea. One end is on the coast 14km (8.6 mi) from Karamea and the other end is Brown Hut, 28km (17.3 mi) fromCollingwoodon Golden Bay. The track passes through many diverse landscapes, passing through tall verdant temperate rain forests, though limestone country, though high tussock plains, across pristine rivers, through nīkau palms and along the coastline of the Tasman Sea. The track is named after an early explorer and surveyor Charles Heaphy (1820-1881). Trampers typically take 4 to 5 days to complete the track.

Heaphy Track Travel Guide Sections

Our comprehensive guide covers 9 sections including:

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