Heaphy Track Car Park and Shelter 40°50′53″S172°26′58″E / 40.847925°S 172.449409°E / -40.847925; 172.449409
Kōhaihai road end 41°06′33″S172°06′11″E / 41.109052°S 172.103141°E / -41.109052; 172.103141
Use
Tramping
Mountain biking
Highest point
915 m (3,002 ft)
Lowest point
0 m (0 ft)
Season
all year (tramping)
winter (mountain biking)
Maintained by
Department of Conservation
Map of Heaphy Track
The Heaphy Track is a popular tramping and mountain biking track in the north west of the South Island of New Zealand. It is located within the Kahurangi National Park and classified as one of New Zealand's ten Great Walks by the Department of Conservation. Named after Charles Heaphy, the track is 78.4 kilometres (48.7 mi) long and is usually walked in four or five days. The track is open for shared use with mountain bikers in the winter season from 1 May to 30 September each year. The southern end of the track is at Kōhaihai, north of Karamea on the northern West Coast, and the northern end is in the upper valley of the Aorere River, Golden Bay.
Floods in February 2022 caused major damage to three bridges on the West Coast end of the track, leading to the closure of the section between James Mackay Hut and Heaphy Hut, and preventing walkers and cyclists from completing the full distance. The damaged section of track re-opened in October 2023, after the replacement of bridges and restoration of tracks damaged in the 2022 floods.
The HeaphyTrack is a popular tramping and mountain biking track in the north west of the South Island of New Zealand. It is located within the Kahurangi...
HeaphyTrack, a popular tramping and mountain biking track that is classified as one of New Zealand's Great Walks. Another multi-day tramping track in...
Charles Heaphy VC (1820 – 3 August 1881) was an English-born New Zealand explorer and recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest military award...
Heaphy may refer to: Heaphy (surname), several people Heaphy River, a river in New Zealand Heaphy Spur, a ridge in Victoria Land, Antarctica Heaphy Tin...
or mountain bike the HeaphyTrack, or see popular local attractions such as the Ōpārara Basin, Ōpārara Arches, the Fenian Track and caves, the Big Rimu...
promoted the Hollyford road as well as a road in the vicinity of the HeaphyTrack. Mayors in the South Island and other supporters pushed for having the...
Island Abel Tasman Coast Track – the most popular track. HeaphyTrack – at 82 kilometres the longest of the walking tracks, delivering the biggest contrast...
Stages of the HeaphyTrack follow the lower course of this river, with the track reaching the coast at the river's mouth. The Heaphy River is located...
Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is on the route of the HeaphyTrack within Kahurangi National Park, and is around 3 km (1.9 mi) from the...
sighting took place in the HeaphyTrack in Kahurangi National Park in 2018. A 2021 sighting and recording from HeaphyTrack is undergoing analysis. In...
resources contained within. He was a guide to Thomas Brunner and Charles Heaphy, who were English explorers in the 1800s traversing parts of Te Wai Pounamu...
connecting road shuttle services to the Abel Tasman National Park, the HeaphyTrack in the Kahurangi National Park and to and from Tākaka township. Other...
Brunner, the Pancake Rocks at Punakaiki, the Oparara Arches and the HeaphyTrack. The region has very high rainfall due to the prevailing northwesterly...
Development in wilderness areas established under the act is restricted to foot tracks and huts used for wild animal control or scientific research. The National...
Kahurangi comprises spectacular and remote country and includes the HeaphyTrack. It has ancient landforms and unique flora and fauna. It is New Zealand's...
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(25 mi) before draining into Golden Bay at the town of Collingwood. The HeaphyTrack's northeastern end is in the upper valley of the Aorere. Tributaries of...
singer/songwriter brothers Graham and Steven Dye along with drummer Sean Heaphy. They began to perform at many top venues, to a well established following...
through the Wangapeka track was made in 1973, as part of lobbying in opposition to the proposal for a road through the HeaphyTrack. The president of the...
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