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Invercargill's Estuary Walkway
- Location
- Access the track from the car park at the ‘Stead Street Wharf'.
- Description
With the closure of the City's landfill the Invercargill Estuary area is once again becoming a recreational retreat for City residents. Once a popular picnic and swimming spot, the area now has a walking / cycling loop track around the lagoon and estuary margins over the former landfill site.
A well formed gravel track and boardwalk provides panoramic views of the lagoon and estuary. The track has interpretation panels, seating, and a shelter.
Allow at least an hour to walk the longer Loop Track from Stead Street return. A shorter walk (30 minutes return from the Stead Street car park) to an elevated viewpoint providing views of the lagoon and estuary. A track to a Hide will be developed in the future providing a close up view of the lagoon margins.
The combined Council and community restoration effort won national recognition with a Green Ribbon Award from the Minister for the Environment in 2007. This award recognises communities and organisations that make a difference for the environment.
- Duration
- 1.3 hours
- Level
- Easy
- Amenities
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- Benches
- Birds
- Carpark
- Historical
- Lookouts
- Picnics
- Plant Life
- Swimming
- Source
- www.icc.govt.nz
- Discussion
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