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Walks
at Gentle Annie
Gentle
Annie Point Walk
Begin at roads end.
Track climbs to plateau on top of Gentle Annie Point.
Carry on and try the maze, which takes you out to the point with
lovely coastal views
and/ or carry on over the point to drop down onto an expansive
deserted beach.
Approx.
15
minutes. At lowish tide, the reef is exposed and
the tidal pools are interesting to explore.
From here you can walk either way;
south to explore the waterfall cove or north to go as far as you
wish up the coastline.
Three
Mile Creek is reached within 20 minutes.
Further on is a Fur Seal Colony
at about 2 hours.
Lower
Bush Walk
Begin at the Cowshed or behind the Riverview Home.
Follow the signs to take you into the native bush of the slopes
surrounding Gentle Annie.
Gives close experience of the rich and varied plant life with
great overviews of the area and the Mokihinui Estuary.
A good place to take in the sunsets.
Continue to reach waterfall walk.
Waterfall
Creek Walk
Begin as above for the lower bush walk or from road at culvert.
Walk east to bush line, cross stile, rickety bridge and creek to
follow the track.
The track follows the creek bank amongst ferns, nikau palms and
moss-lined banks.
Approx. 20 minutes to waterfall.
Although just 3 or 4 metres in height it is pretty in low flow
and quite dramatic after a downpour.
A great place for a summer shower.
Gold
Mining Relic Walk ... for
the adventurous
The ridge above the Riverview Home was mined up until the 1930’s.
This was usually done by horizontal shafts to remove alluvial
gold.
Several shafts, watercourses and tools are visible but the main
mine is still to be found.
Care should be taken if entering the shafts.
Begin at the double power pole on the river road about 1 km from
the Riverview Home.
Strike up the ridge from here.
When you get into the Beech trees near the top, look for the
mining activity on the slopes.
Ask about alternative return route.
Walks
Near Gentle Annie
Chasm
Creek Walkway
A picturesque bend of the Mokihinui River reached by an easy, ten-minute
walk, which follows the old railway line to Seddonville.
Begin at signposted
entrance
about 1 km up
the road towards
Seddonville from the Mokihinui River Bridge.
Follow track for about 10 minutes to reach the Chasm Hill Tunnel.
Colourful
moss
drapes
the
railroad cuttings
and at night the tunnel houses a spectacular display of
glowworms.
The track continues on over the Chasm Creek Bridge and
then about a 10-minute walk to Seddonville.
You can return the same way or make a loop by returning via the
road to the car park.
Charming
Creek Walkway
A very popular walk, which was once the rail line by which timber and
coal was hauled out of the Charming Creek Valley.
It features
several tunnels, great views of the Ngakawau Gorge and the
spectacular Mangatini Falls.
Begin at Ngakawau or from the abandoned Charming Creek Coal Mine
behind Seddonville.
Approx.
2
1/2 hours.
For a shorter walk
begin at the Ngakawau end and walk to the waterfall.
Approx. 1 hour.
Mokihinui
Gorge
Once the bustling site of five gold mines
and
the main
route through to Karamea.
Grand views of the Mokihinui Gorge and lovely bush.
Begin by following the road straight through Seddonville to the
first ford.
Four-wheel drives can carry on or one can bike or walk from here
crossing two more fords.
The road finishes
at Welcome Bay,
a picturesque spot for a picnic.
The Walking track continues
inland
up the dramatic and scenic Mokihinui Valley.
Return by same route.
Mulholland’s
Hilltop Garden
Extensive Camellia, Azalia and Rhododendron garden
set on panoramic site overlooking the Mokihinui Valley.
Unique
native pigeon
feeding attracts up to 30 pigeons.
Dot and
Ian are the developers of this lovely private garden.
Mt
Glascow
An alpine tramp with magnificent views of
the
unique limestone landscape of Kahurangi National Park,
the coast
and coal
plateau. The track
is
reached from the Charming Creek Road behind Seddonville.
The signposted turnoff being about
5km
from Seddonville.
The
hike is for the more adventurous.
Approx. 8 hours return.
Walks
to the South and North of Gentle Annie
Stockton
Hill
A scenic drive up Stockton Hill to the historic
incline
walkway Further up the hill is the Stockton Coal Mine,
the biggest hole in New Zealand.
Denniston
A virtual ghost town and site of the Denniston Incline, an engineering
marvel. Amazing
panorama from Mt. Rochford.
The
Brittania Walkway
A gold mining and legal fossicking area.
Cape
Foulwind Seal Colony
A track takes you from Tauranga Bay
or Cape
Foulwind
Lighthouse
up onto the point where, from a viewing platform ,
you can
watch
the seals.
Lake
Hanlon
A placid lake formed during the 1929 Murchison Earthquake.
Begin on the Karamea Highway and about 8 kms south
of
Little Wanganui
there will be a sign on your left.
Wangapeka
Track
A half-day valley walk to the first hut.
Lovely and a good place to overnight.
Karamea
Walk along the Heaphy Track to Scott's
Beach.
Be
sure
to
detour on to
the Nikau Grove walking track to experience
the world’s most southern growing palms.
The Oparara
Limestone Arches and the Fenian Basin are well-worth the 18km drive
in.
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Your hosts are:
Phil and Ellen Atkins.
