Akaroa, New Zealand
Long Bay Road, RD3
N/A
Good for kids
No wheelchair-accessible entrance
Beautiful place with excellent, well maintained walks of varying lengths / across varying landscapes. The signage alone is worth the visit! If I were doing only one thing on Banks Peninsula I’d do this. Well worth a good donation, too.
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The day we chose was rainy and cold but I still loved the place. Has a beautiful walk and small waterfalls. Must go !
Stunning reserve which shows what can be done to revert farmland back to native bush. The tracks are quite challenging, it's not the place to take your granny - well she might make it past the visitors centre but some areas are definitely for reasonably fit people. Some of the track is getting covered by ferns and other plants which can make it a little dangerous. This also slightly distracts from seeing birds and plants as you have to keep an eye on where you are walking. Great selection of plants and birds, my wife saw her first shining cuckoo, we also saw grey warblers, bell birds, lots of pigeons etc. Never did find the loo and aware of the sign warning us not to leave any paper etc this was challenging as you can be walking for a long time. Also a few more benches to enjoy the views or listen for birds or just to have lunch would be great as not everyone is hardcore. If you do one thing around Akaroa this should be it. Also please leave a good donation, entry is free but the work being done here is priceless
Very sweet place - lovely walk and good cause!
An extremely beautiful and inspiring place. Very well maintained. Very enjoyable. Hugh Wilson’s a legend with vision.
We walked the tracks in August 2017 after a couple of weeks of rain and a snow. The day was warm and a northwester was blowing up high but most of the track was protected from the wind so we had an enjoyable afternoon. The tracks were "damp" under foot but not sloppy wet but we did wear tramping boots so had no issues.
Amazing, a little known gem that is the product of a lot of top notch conservation work. A private nature reserve that is open to the public for a small donation. A look into the way Banks Peninsula bush would've once looked prior to widespread human habitation and farming. Fitness will likely be tested on the full loop, as you walk back from the beach to the top of valley. Keep the eyes open for bellbirds and other natives which have taken up residence! I was very happy that I brought my camera with me :)
amazing and inspiring place. Definitely check out the doco "fools and dreamers" on YouTube. We met Hugh and he is a warm, kind and friendly soul. it is awesome what he and his team have done here!!
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