NELSON TRAILS

The Grove Walk

The Grove Scenic Reserve features a short walkway that passes through interesting limestone rocks and impressive northern rātā, to a lookout that overlooks the farmland around Clifton.

Details
Length 650 m
Time Required 20 min
Trail Type Walking track
Physical Difficulty Easy   
Uses Walking
Direction Either
Dog Access Dogs are prohibited


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Connections

The Grove Walk does not connect to any other tracks.

Access and Description

  10 min from Takaka

 

From Takaka, head north along Abel Tasman Drive. At Clifton, turn right onto Clifton Road. Follow the signposts to the The Grove Scenic Reserve, which is less than a kilometre up the road. There is a small parking area with a toilet.

 

The walkway is a short loop less than a kilometre in length. From the car park, the walkway heads between limestone rocks that have been worn into interesting shapes. In the among the limestone are dense groves of nikau and huge northern rātā, providing a primeval feel. The walkway goes through a narrow slot in between huge of slabs of limestone, to a platform that overlooks the farmland around Clifton and further out across Golden Bay. The second half of the loop takes a slightly longer route back to the car park.

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The Grove Walk

The Grove Scenic Reserve features a short walkway that passes through interesting limestone rocks and impressive northern rātā to a lookout that overlooks the farmland around Clifton.

Details
Length 650 m
Time Required 20 min
Trail Type Walking track
Physical Difficulty Easy   
Uses Walking
Direction Either
Dog Access Dogs are prohibited


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Access and Description

  10 min from Takaka

 

From Takaka, head north along Abel Tasman Drive. At Clifton, turn right onto Clifton Road. Follow the signposts to the The Grove Scenic Reserve, which is less than a kilometre up the road. There is a small parking area with a toilet.

 

The walkway is a short loop less than a kilometre in length. From the car park, the walkway heads between limestone rocks that have been worn into interesting shapes. In the among the limestone are dense groves of nikau and huge northern rātā, providing a primeval feel. The walkway goes through a narrow slot in between huge of slabs of limestone, to a platform that overlooks the farmland around Clifton and further out across Golden Bay. The second half of the loop takes a slightly longer route back to the car park.

Connections

The Grove Walk does not connect to any other tracks.

Updated 16 August 2020