Walk Details
NZ Walking Routes > Canterbury > Timaru - Geraldine - Waimate District > Caroline Bay Walk
Caroline Bay Walk
- Location
- Start at the bottom of the Piazza steps at Caroline Bay, Timaru.
- Description
Start at the bottom of the Piazza steps. The Trevor Griffiths Rose garden is opposite and is well worth a visit. Follow the Willow walk to the right. Cross over the road and follow the Memorial walkway back towards the Caroline Bay Community Lounge. The Memorial Wall was built in the 1920s to commemorate the land and sea battles in which New Zealanders fought in the Great Wars. When this wall was built it marked the line where land and sea met.
The Palliser Fountain is on the corner of the lawn on the left side towards the end of the wall. In summer this area is busy with the carnival rides. Turn right at the end of the wall, pass the back of the community lounge, turn right again and continue across the car park or grassed area alongside.
Take the cliff path up to the Benvenue Cliffs and enjoy the view of Caroline Bay. Cross the footbridge over the railway line to Benvenue Avenue. On your left you pass the S.C. Finance Tennis Centre, the Lighthouse and the Maori Park swimming pool. Walk back down Virtue Avenue and follow the track to the right behind the Bay tennis courts to the Aviary. Take the track up the hill behind the Sound Shell seating until you reach the Railway overbridge. Continue walking up the Bay hill until you reach the Piazza.
For a shorter walk (30 minutes) exclude the Benvenue Cliffs.
Views of Caroline Bay, Dashing Rocks and mountains from Piazza.
Wheelchair access on Bay only, not on Benvenue Cliffs.
Visit the website below for a detailed map
____________________________________- Duration
- 1.0 hours
- Level
- Easy
- Amenities
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- Birds
- Carpark
- Food & Drink
- Historical
- Lookouts
- Picnics
- Plant Life
- Playground
- Swimming
- Toilets
- Wheelchair Access
- Source
- www.southisland.org.nz
- Discussion
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