Mount Fyffe Forest Walk
Fyffe-Palmer Walk
Listen to forest birds on this short walk-through ancient forest.
This track begins at the end of Mt Fyffe Road and follows poles across farmland before climbing into the regenerating forest of the Fyffe-Palmer Scenic Reserve. The route is steep in places and can be muddy and slippery. It passes small waterfalls and pockets of bush before joining the Mt Fyffe Forest Walk, one of the few areas near Kaikōura that was never milled. Around 45 minutes in, you’ll reach a stand of ancient podocarps up to 800 years old, including miro, mataī, tōtara and rimu, which shelter kererū, tūī, ngirungiru and korimako.
The walk offers a clear contrast between grazed and protected forest, with healthy understory returning where stock are excluded. It is short but steep in places; taking the left loop is easier going uphill.
Start location: 10 minutes' drive from Kaikōura Township the Mt Fyffe Road carpark.
https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/marlborough/places/ka-whata-tu-o-rakihouia-clarence/things-to-do/tracks/mt-fyffe-forest-walk/
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Duration of walk: One hour and 45 minutes return/loop.
Distance: 3 kilometres
Level: Easy to intermediate walking track.
Dogs: Yes, with DOC permit only
5 months ago
Evie Nelson
Quite steep for about half the loop walk but you are rewarded by finding a nice waterfall. Going down is then easy. Took me about 1hr 20 mins
a year ago
Jo Simpson
Very surprised! Met by the cutest black lab at the parking area who took me to the walkway and waited for me to catch up. Very well maintained, someone has put in alot of work. Thankyou
2 years ago
Lucy Wong
Small rocks to drive to the destination and very dusty. 45 minutes up and return to the loop + 1 hour loop + break in between and camera. Total trip we took about 2 hours. Bushy and shaded forest walk. Great to explore this place.
2 months ago
Luke Kendall
Looked really nice and a great view from the car park. We didn’t do it though as we had our dog and DOC required a permit for dogs to enter.
