Escarpment Track

Trail description

A 10 km walk with about 400 m of climbing along the Escarpment Track between Paekākāriki and Pukerua Bay, part of the 3,000 km Te Araroa trail from Cape Reinga to Bluff. The track climbs to about 215 m along a narrow route on a steep coastal escarpment above State Highway 59 and the North Island Main Trunk railway. It is mostly narrow single track, steep in places with significant drop-offs, and includes about 1,200 steps and two 40 m suspension bridges.

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