Walk Details
NZ Walking Routes > Canterbury > Banks Peninsula - Lyttleton Harbour > Tutakakahikura Scenic Reserve
Tutakakahikura Scenic Reserve
- Location
- From Akaroa, take the Akaroa Lighthouse Road for about 7 km. Turn left onto Flea Bay Road – the reserve is signposted about 1 km from the turn-off.
- Description
Tutakakahikura Scenic Reserve is a narrow stand of remnant red beech/tawairaunui forest, in a steep gully. Red beech has a very limited distribution on Banks Peninsula, making this small reserve a significant regional feature.
A section of the Banks Peninsula Track passes through the reserve, at a reasonably easy grade. For use of the track outside the reserve, phone +64 3 304 7612, email bankstrack@xtra.co.nz.
Walking down through the reserve and then back up the Flea Bay Road to the top creates a loop walk.
- Duration
- 1.0 hours
- Level
- Hard
- Amenities
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- Birds
- Historical
- Huts
- Picnics
- Plant Life
- Toilets
- Tramping
- Source
- www.doc.govt.nz
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