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Coastal Cliffs Walk

1½ or 3 hour options one way

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Diamond Harbour Wharf to Purau Bay - 90 mins Head up the steps by the wharf and take the cliff side track around Te Upoko-o-Kurī/Stoddart Point. Follow the rough track above the water edge through pine forest with stunning views of the harbour and Ripapa Island - once an important pā site for Ngāi Tahu, it later became a quarantine station, a prison and then a fort. The track emerges on Purau Ave just shy of the bay – follow the road to the sandy beach. Toilets at a small beach just before Diamond Harbour Wharf, in Stoddart Point Recreation Reserve and at Purau Bay. Route warning: During winter tracks can be wet and slippery so please proceed with caution. Click HERE to view the Christchurch City Councils interactive map.

Track features:

Native bush, Coastal, Historic, Track formed, Sign posted, Road walking

Notes on dog access:

Effective control. Dogs are prohibited from the Coastal Cliff Reserve and foreshore.

For more information:

Obtain a "Head to Head Walkway" brochure before departing for detailed directions on how to find and follow this walk.

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