Walk Details
NZ Walking Routes > Taranaki > New Plymouth > Ratapihipihi Scenic Reserve walk
Ratapihipihi Scenic Reserve walk
- Location
- From New Plymouth, drive to the southern end of Tukapa Street, turn into Davies Street, and then onto Cowling Road. After 2km turn right into the signposted drive to the reserve.
- Description
The track is well graded though steep in places, and guides you through coastal forest and past a scenic waterfall. There is a large sheltered picnic area next to the car park. Look out for the two old saw pits beside the track, which are remnants of historical logging operations.
The name Ratapihipihi is derived from a traditional Maori hunting method. Hunters would attract kaka and other birds by sitting in a tree and making a "pihipihi" call by blowing through a leaf placed in the mouth. The birds attracted were then killed with a short club and eaten.
- Distance
- 0.45 km
- Level
- Easy
- Amenities
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- Carpark
- Historical
- Picnics
- Source
- www.doc.govt.nz
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