There are
numerous tracks and walks throughout the Marlborough region suitable for all ages and
levels of fitness. Walks vary from a few minutes to a several hours.
 Walking tracks near Blenheim
include the Wither Hills Farm Park, which offers a number of walking or mountain biking
options. Once some elevation is achieved, there are some excellent views over Blenheim,
the Wairau Plains and across Cloudy Bay toward Cook Strait.
Near Blenheim's town centre, the walk alongside the Taylor River
is easily accessible and is ideal for a gentle and undemanding walk. A number of local
landmarks may be encountered along the walk, including the ruins of one of the
region's earliest flax mills and the recently completed Riverside Park.
Between Picton and
Waikawa, Victoria Domain provides a network of tracks that offer views of the harbour
and the Sounds. The Bob's Bay track (30 minutes return) is an easy walk that follows
the coastline from Shelley Beach to Bob's Bay. For the more adventurous, the Snout
Track (2 hours return) winds through native bush from the Snout Track car park to The
Snout, overlooking Waikawa Bay.
 The
Kaikoura Peninsula Walkway is one of the most popular half-day tracks in New Zealand. The
track forms a figure-eight loop along the cliff top and shoreline at the end of the
peninsula, giving walkers the option of taking either one long loop or one of two shorter
loops. The shoreline section of the walk is only accessible at low tide and passes near a
New Zealand fur seal breeding colony.
The northern end of the track begins to the south of Kaikoura at the Point
Kean car parking area at the eastern tip of the peninsula. The cliff-top walk climbs above
the car park and crosses farmland at the top of the peninsula, with views down to the
jagged coastline, and inland to the Kaikoura Ranges. |
