This is an amazing walk in native bush seeing beautiful glacier waters through the Hokitika Gorge. The drive to the start of the track is well sealed, there are also bathrooms located at the car park. The walk is an easy well maintained track suitable for most ages. The walk takes about 45mins to an hour. We would recommend this walk to everyone visiting the area and the best thing is that it is free, enjoy!!

This is a relatively short walk through mature native bush along a canyon cut through an actively uplifting mountain cut by the Hokitika River. Two suspension bridges were quite scenic to cross. Well worth the visit.

We visited the Hokitika Gorge in October 2022. This is a must-see when you are in Hokitika. The walk is quite short, and the track is very smooth and mostly downhill to the gorge itself. It also looks around to the south on the way back through the bush to the carpark. We had a really nice picnic on the rocks between the two bridges. A good short visit.

Hokitika Gorge would be one of the most underrated sites on the South Island. The Gorge is a stunning glacial blue, and easily seen from a 45 minute loop track that crosses 2 spectacular suspension bridges in a lovely loop back to the car park. The Gorge is about half an hour’s drive from Hokitika, though if continuing on to the glaciers there’s a diversion that cuts out a section of the highway and some of the drive. There’s a decent sized carpark, and pit toilets at the trail head, which begins just to the right of the toilets. The track begins with a short down hill walk to the first suspension bridge, with great views most of the way, and some nice patches of rainforest. You can swim here at the beach, and then head back, or, follow the loop back to the car park over a 2nd bridge recently opened. Ignore the guidebooks – this is now a very easy 45 minute walk on a simple loop, and the views at the 2nd bridge are every bit as good as the first. After the 2nd bridge the track leaves the Gorge and winds back through the rainforest to the other end of the car park. This is an easy loop walk most people can manage, and the views are sensational, much, much better, bluer, and more spectacular than those at the more famous Haast “Blue” pools.

Getting here requires a scenic but reasonably long drive out of Hokitika, but it is well worth it. Plenty of parking and there are toilets at the car park. It's an easy walk to the first lookout then a bit steeper down to the suspension bridge, but the path is good. There are several more lookout spots on the way to/past the river itself. Absolutely stunning views of milky blue glacial water. Lots of people were swimming at the main waterhole, but care is needed.

A must do when you are in Hokitika, I can't believe I haven't done it before. It's an easy loop through lovely bush and an amazing suspension bridge (there are two) gives spectacular views of the gorge. The walk just keeps giving and giving with lovely views. Good car parking, we went before 9am and avoided the crowds.

Really pleased we drove to do the hokitika gorge walk. It’s a very easy and pleasant walk. There are two swing bridges and the path is very well maintained. Lovely views. Highly recommend even on a bit of a wet day,

Another free Hokitika attraction. A big credit to everyone on track maintenance! The easy loop track is well worth the effort - we did it in 40 mins but if it hadn't been for the rain, we would have taken a much more leisurely stroll. The suspension bridges are awesome and the scenery - vegetation and water views are stunning!

If in Hokitika, don't miss the gorge. Very beautiful. Walk on wooded paths takes about an hour, could be less but you will probably spend a bunch of time taking pictures. Two suspension bridges make the walk more exciting, but not at all scary.

Beautiful blue water if you time the weather right. Easy walk to first viewing areas. May need a few more sign posts further in as we weren't the only ones that were unsure where the loop track went, and ended up turning back.