Marios Gavalas
Author And Researcher
I'm Marios, delivering the best of Aotearoa's nature walks to your device.
I've personally walked hundreds of New Zealand's tracks and spent months in libraries uncovering interesting information on New Zealand/Aotearoa. And you'll find a slice of that research on this page - enjoy!
500 m one-way | 45 minutes one-way
Read this description with Wairakau Stream Track, as it makes a great overnighter if you like. Getting up the Duke’s Nose is tricky, but once your on the top, it’s a special place to be. The top of the bluffs have been weathered to form bulbous pedestals, ready to topple at any moment. The Duke’s nose is one such example. Waterfalls cascade over the cliffs and rock pinnacles tower over the headlands between coves. This is a unique Tolkienesque landscape.
The start of the track is signposted from Lane Cove Hut.
The track is marked with orange triangles and climbs steadily through forest for 25 minutes.
The final few metres involve climbing the near-vertical rock face to the summit. The matrix of stones in the rock allows for hand and foot holds to be located, but you must be capable of basic rock climbing to attempt this walk.
The track leads to Pekapeka Bay, a many tentacled inlet of Whangaroa Harbour. Towering bluffs and vertical cliff faces protrude through the forested valleys. The landscape resembles a miniature fiord. Turquoise waters blend with mangrove forests at the base of the cliffs, from where the lush forest climbs the valley sides.
The top of the bluffs have been weathered to form bulbous pedestals, ready to topple at any moment. The Duke’s nose is one such example. Waterfalls cascade over the cliffs and rock pinnacles tower over the headlands between coves. This is a unique Tolkienesque landscape.
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North Island ▷ Northland ▷ Kaeo |
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