Ohope beach, Whakatane.
The East coast of New Zealand Number One Beach. Take a walk through the amazing pohutukawa forest and listen to the beautiful chorus of New Zealand’s famous tui and bellbirds,
Quick Facts about this walk
- Location: North Island NZ
- Distance: 6 km
- Time needed: 2.15 Hour
- Difficulty: Medium
- Wheelchair Access: No
- Route: Round Trip
- Elevation: 170m
- Wet Feet: No
- Toilets: Yes
- Dogs: No
- Mobile Coverage: Yes
- Last Updated: November, 2019
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Summary points about this walk
Walk Highlights
Be amazed by NZ famous native trees the pohutukawa, as well as rewarewa, tawa and kanuka. But the highlight of the day is the native birds of NZ, which include the beautiful songs of the tui, and bellbirds. And watch the friendly fantails fly around you as they look for food.
Track Quality
The track can be good and bad. The track is benched dirt base with a covering of leaves, and not the best after a day of rain.
Hazards
Just be carful of the turn off’s
Transport
At the Whakatane Information Centre you can catch a bus to Ohope Beach
Water
No water on the track
Driving Instructions
Unknown
Shops & Restaurants Nearby
Whakatane down town is very good shopping center. Ohope Beach has, Takeaways, café ,restaurant and a craft shop.
Area & Trail History
Unknown