Walk Details
NZ Walking Routes > Nelson > Motueka > Cable Bay Walkway
Cable Bay Walkway
- Location
- The walkway starts at Cable Bay, 21 km north of Nelson, or the Glen, 12 km out of the city.
- Description
The complete walk takes about 3½ hours one way, and requires transport arrangements to be made. From the Cable Bay end a shorter return trip is to the top of the first hill (1 hr return) or to the forest edge (2 hr return). From the Glen end, a round trip to the airstrip and back takes about 2 hours.
Cable Bay Walkway offers wonderful coastal views of the Boulder Bank, Nelson City and Kahurangi and Abel Tasman National Parks. The middle section of the track passes through a patch of beautiful and varied native forest.
The track is a walking track. It is steep in places and strong footwear is recommended.
- Level
- Medium
- Amenities
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- Birds
- Carpark
- Historical
- Lookouts
- Plant Life
- Toilets
- Source
- www.doc.govt.nz
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