Tawa Loop Track lookout with a view of the Manawatu River and Gorge. Photo: Anna Sophia

Manawatu Gorge Track, Palmerston North

February 2023

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The most popular walk in Manawatū is the stunning Te Apiti- Manawatu Gorge Track. On summer weekends there’s an ice-cream van in the car park to entice walkers. On weekdays you can enjoy this spectacular walk in complete solitude. By Anna Sophia

This walk starts from the Ashhurst-end car park on the closed State Highway 3, where a well-marked path heads downhill towards the road with the gorge river to the left.  It starts from a signpost on the right just before the fence blocking the highway. Here is a shaded forest of tawa, podocarp, nīkau palms […]
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