This walkway is past the Pupu Springs turn off. It is a lovely ring walk with historic site , nice... read more













This walkway is past the Pupu Springs turn off. It is a lovely ring walk with historic site , nice... read more
A fantastic walk, listed as easy. Personally I felt it was more of a medium walk and I was pleased... read more
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This walkway is past the Pupu Springs turn off. It is a lovely ring walk with historic site , nice view & great bush. Do wear good footwear - flip-flops do not do it. Toilet there. It is managed by volunteers - thanks to them.

A fantastic walk, listed as easy. Personally I felt it was more of a medium walk and I was pleased I wore walking boots. As always the bush never disappoints us. We loved it. Lots of native birds and we spotted a Falcon as well....More

A sacred Maori spot, (no one is allowed to have contact with the water) this spring is one of the purest in the world, and is an enchanting colour. Sadly it has been "tarted up" since we went 12 years previously, but it is still...More

It was a nearly two hour walk through regenerating forest, kind of nice, some limited bird life. Half of the track was an easy four wheel drive maintenance road, easy walking. The water race was good to walk along and see how it was made....More

This walkway starts with a steep zigzag uphill and then an interesting walk along the waterrace. Somebody tried to make the second half more interesting, with minimal success.

I did this clockwise against advice and was very happy that I did as it meant I had the most interesting parts of the walk during the second half. The engineering of this is amazing and the track has lots of interesting twists and turns...More

I walked this track around the same time in 2016. The start of the track is flat but then there is a quite steep zig zag portion of the track which requires a bit of a scramble to the top. But it is worth it...More

I have made this walk several times and decided to do it again. It is close to the town of Takaka and takes about two hours for a leisurely walk. When you enter the reserve area, take the track which runs to the left past...More



Getting there you pass the main pupu springs and carry down a unsealed road for quite a while, so long so that you think you are lost, until you see a cute little red shed. The well made information board boldly claims "the best walk...More





Wonderful circular walk through beautiful bush and alongside a water race. Provides a little work out with some uphill and can be run in less than an hour and walked comfortably in an hour and a half. No matter what the weather it is always...More












