Akaroa Walks

Combine with Woodills South for a 2½ hour walk. Optional visit to heritage park, add ½ hour. Ford stream at Tree Crop Farm.

Delightful circular walk from Akaroa including historic streets, bush walk and good views. Best done in conjunction with Woodills North.

Features trees planted to commemorate personal and community occasions. Fine views. Vehicle access and parking from Long Bay Road.

Superb walk from Akaroa via Woodills North to Purple Peak Curry Reserve. Enjoy regenerating and old growth forest, visit Frank Worsley’s childhood home, and make a circuit round Purple Peak on Curry Track before descending. Shorter options – drive to Heritage Park or make a half circuit via Grehan Valley. Skyline Beech lookout is a short side track to old growth native beech forest.

Climb Stony Bay Peak in fine weather or use Paripai shortcut for a gentler less exposed walk. Route also provides access on foot from Akaroa to Hinewai Reserve. Shorter options from Trail Head carparks.

Allow three hours for a there and back ridge walk, 4 to 7 hours for a circular walk from village or combine with Skyline circuit adding an extra 1½ hour ridge walk.

Walk via quiet Aylmers Valley Road, or drive to the end (limited parking) for a 10 minute walk to the waterfall.

1 hour there and back to Rhino viewpoint on headland or 3 hour circuit via Takamatua. Add another hour if visiting Moa Point.