Overview
About Cyathea Cove
Why stop
- Island-framed views across the roadstead
Map
Where it is
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
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More about Cyathea Cove
A beach stop on the Coast TrackCyathea Cove is a sandy bay on the southern Abel Tasman Coast Track.
Cyathea Cove is a sandy bay on the southern Abel Tasman Coast Track. It’s one of a cluster of bays reached on foot from Apple Tree Bay, and paddlers and boaters also visit this stretch of coast. I’d stop if you’re already walking or kayaking here; it isn’t a drive-up attraction. Cyathea has no campsite or toilet; those facilities in the nearby group are at Akersten, Observation and Watering coves.
A name that went out and came backDumont d’Urville included Cyathea among the place names from his 1827 voyage.
Dumont d’Urville included Cyathea among the place names from his 1827 voyage. In 1849, Stokes set up an observatory here and renamed it Observation Cove. The original name later returned to avoid confusion with Observation Beach.
Across the roadsteadAdele Island and other islands sit across Astrolabe Roadstead.
Adele Island and other islands sit across Astrolabe Roadstead. They break up the view toward open water and provide some shelter from the currents. For a photo, keep the sandy shoreline in front and the islands beyond it; that gives you the cove and the open coast in one frame.
Perrine Moncrieff’s coastThe Moncrieff family leased land that included Cyathea Cove and built a bach on the block.
The Moncrieff family leased land that included Cyathea Cove and built a bach on the block. In 1936, they bought 479 acres and had it set aside as a private scenic reserve. Perrine Moncrieff’s conservation work helped establish Abel Tasman National Park, which opened in 1942.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Abel Tasman
10 sightingsKeaMost seen around 10 AMSighting map
54 sightingsNew Zealand Fur SealMost seen around 10 AMSighting map
20 sightingsLittle PenguinMost seen around 9 PMSighting map
21 sightingsSouth Island KākāMost seen around 5 PMSighting map
526 sightingsWekaMost seen around 9 AMSighting map
16 sightingsTūīMost seen around 7 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Abel Tasman. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
