Rakiura Track

Information

Distance

32.0 km

Duration

3 days

Max elevation

300 m

Country

New Zealand (NZ)

Difficulty

Ringan–Sedang — salah satu Great Walk paling mudah dicapai; jalur bertanda baik dengan papan kayu, namun seksi tengah bisa sangat berlumpur

Best Season

Great Walks season Oktober–April (dapat ditempuh sepanjang tahun; cuaca lembap dan berubah cepat kapan saja)

Permits & Fees

Reservasi hut dan campsite wajib dilakukan di muka, terutama selama Great Walks season, melalui sistem booking DOC online atau Pusat Pengunjung Taman Nasional Rakiura di Halfmoon Bay. Pengunjung membawa kompor dan peralatan masak sendiri.

Description

The Rakiura Track is one of New Zealand's ten Great Walks — a 32 km loop through Rakiura National Park on Stewart Island, the country's southernmost island. Usually walked over 3 days, it runs from Lee Bay (5 km north of Oban) to Fern Gully (2 km west of Oban), following the coastline past small inlets, wide bays and tidal mudflats before crossing bush-clad hills in its central section. As one of the most achievable Great Walks, with well-spaced DOC huts at Port William and North Arm, it suits walkers of most fitness levels. Stewart Island/Rakiura is one of the best places in the world to see wild kiwi (southern brown kiwi/tokoeka), making the track a distinctively New Zealand coastal and wildlife experience. Hut and campsite bookings are essential during the Great Walks season.

Trail Highlights

Pantai berpasir putih terpencil di Lee Bay, Maori Beach, dan Port William; hutan pesisir purba yang rimbun; kesempatan langka melihat kiwi cokelat selatan (tokoeka) di alam liar; teluk Paterson Inlet yang tenang; sejarah penebangan kayu dan penambangan awal Māori dan Eropa di sepanjang jalur