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!
3 km return | 1 hour 30 minutes return
Lighthouses were generally placed in places where ships could see them. That means for the walker, lighthouses are a great place to go for a view. Pillar Point Lighthouse is no exception.
From Puponga, turn into Wharariki Road and continue 4.5 km to the small parking area near a sign at the start of the track.
The rough old 4WD track heads up through scrub to the lighthouse. This joins with the Hilltop Walk - north towards Farewell Spit and south to Wharariki.
This is a late Cretaceous sandstone coast, where you can see the wind in the cliffs. Etchings of wind-fuelled fury are scratched into the soft rock.
The cylindrical steel tower was built in 1930 and is nicknamed ‘Blinking Billy’.
A radar station was also built during World War 2.
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DOC Nelson/TasmanCentral government organisation |
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South Island ▷ Nelson Region ▷ Golden Bay |
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