Walking on the Wild Side in Punakaiki T he West Coast is chocka with great walking tracks.
There are challenging multi-day walks through the Paparoa National Park, one of New Zealand’s great walks, and an abundance of short family-friendly walks as well.
Walks like the Pancake Rocks and blowholes just south of Punakaiki Village, where a short, well-maintained DOC track leads you to the region's famous Pancake Rocks and the impressive Putai Blowhole. This 15-minute walk is suitable for everyone and is wheelchair friendly. Doc Ranger Jacob Fleming, Supervisor at the Paparoa National Park Visitors Centre in Punakaiki says this is an area of the West Coast you don’t want to miss.
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