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Fuchsia Walk

Location

Start the walk from the small car park near the end of Market Road and the beginning of the Kahikatea Track that takes you to the top of the Grampians.

Description

The initial part of the walk is on the Kahikatea track where you pass the enormous Kahikatea tree that the walk is named after. It is 36m high, 34m spread, 8m circumference and a tree thought to be between 300-500 years old. From here walk to the Observation Platform where there are panoramic views of the city and region. Before the platform is the sign for the Fuchsia walk which veers down to the left. The Fuchsia Track takes you down past the quarry on the right and back to the main track just above the car park.

Good level of fitness is needed to complete this walk

Refer Walk Nelson for more details and a map of this walk.

Duration

1.3 hours

Level

Medium

Amenities

• Birds
• Carpark
• Dogs Allowed
• Historical
• Lookouts
• Plant Life
• Toilets
• Tramping

Source

Walk Nelson 2007 – Nelson City Council

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