Walk Details
NZ Walking Routes > Canterbury > Tekapo, Mount Cook, Twizel > Pukaki Flats
Pukaki Flats
- Location
- The Pukaki Flats area is 1.5 km north of Twizel on the east side of SH 8
- Description
- The Pukaki Flats walk is very flat, through an open block of short tussock grasslands. An old 4WD track follows a fence line and leads northeast to the Pukaki River. This route forms part of the Te Araroa trail (Long Pathway) from Twizel to Tekapo. Two tracks lead off the main 4WD track – a telegraph pole track and a track with old water reservoirs along it. Both these tracks head to the northern boundary of the Pukaki Flats area and an access point back to SH 8. Native plant species found here include mat daisies, native broom, blue tussock and native daphne. The isolation and views from here looking to the Ben Ohau Range and the Southern Alps are stunning on a fine day. This is a great area for walking, mountain biking and running.
- Distance
- 10.0 km
- Duration
- 2.3 hours
- Level
- Medium
- Amenities
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- Birds
- Historical
- Mountain Biking / Biking
- Plant Life
- Source
- www.doc.govt.nz
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