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Boundary Stream Walks

Location

Boundary Stream Mainland Island is located approximately one hour's drive north of Napier on State Highway 2 to Tutira, then inland on the Pohokura Road.

Description

Bell Rock Loop Track ( 3 hr return – 5.3 km)

This track features a variety of vegetation and seasonal bird activities. The track climbs through mixed beech and podocarp to a forest dominated by gnarled beech and mountain holly trees and panoramic views The low canopy provides opportunities to view large numbers of tui, bellbird and kereru.

Tumanako Loop Track – Interpretation Nature Walk (40 min return – 2 km)

This track provides access to a variety of forest types, birdlife and viewpoints. Evidence of a pioneer logging history and subsequent natural forest recovery can be seen within a compact area. Gentle land contours are ideal for a wide spectrum of visitors, particularly primary school children. Kamahi, tawa, red and black beech forests, and a variety of birds including robin, whitehead and bellbird. Uncommon plants are neinei (Dracophyllum latifolium), yellow-flowered mistletoe and kaka beak.

Kamahi Loop Track (2 hr return – 4.5 km)

This track is dominated by large areas of kamahi forest and provides expansive views of the reserve. The track passes through a mature podocarp forest for the first 400 metres. An ancient matai of about 800 years old grows near the loop track junction. Along the bluff tops, aerial displays from kereru, tui and bellbird (korimako) are often visible. Key site for visitors to observe vegetation recovery and the reserve's diverse vegetation.

Heays Access Road to Shine Falls Track (1 hr 30 min – 2 km)

This popular track within the lower, warmer and less-exposed part of the reserve provides a contrast in vegetation and landforms to those seen elsewhere. The track crosses farmland and beneath towering sandstone bluffs before entering the reserve. The mixed lowland forest includes kanuka, kawakawa, kowhai and titoki. Kaka beak grows on the cliffs. The track crosses Boundary Stream before leading to Hawke's Bay's most spectacular waterfall, the 58 metre Shine Falls.

Kamahi Loop Track to Shine Falls and Heay's Access Road (5 hr one way – 8.3 km)

Enables visitors to experience a cross-section of the reserve's features including a rich mixture of tawa, hinau, matai and rewarewa. Many birds, including the reintroduced North Island robin (toutouwai), may be seen.

Amenities

• Birds
• Camping
• Historical

Source

www.doc.govt.nz

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