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Redcliffs - Coastal Heritage Trail

Location
Three sites – Moncks Bay, Shag Rock, and Sumner – are featured on this trail. Allow an extra 10 minutes to visit Moa-bone Point Cave.
Description

Moncks Bay, Redcliffs

In this area you can visit several nationally important archaeological sites.

Shag Rock

At this striking entrance to the estuary you will find a panel featuring coastal resources important to Maori.

Sumner, Clifton Bay

The rivers feeding the estuary became the entry point for the first European arrivals.

Allow 30 minutes from Moncks Cave (Redcliffs) along the coastal path to Cave Rock in Sumner.

Duration
0.4 hours
Amenities
  • Birds
  • Historical
  • Plant Life
Source
www.ccc.govt.nz
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