Parking
Awaroa Lodge has no road access. Reach it by water taxi or on foot via the Abel Tasman Coast Track; arrange transport ahead. The lodge is about a 20-minute walk from the beach access.
Overview
About Sky Track
Why go
- A short climb reaches an elevated view across Awaroa Bay.
Heads up
- The lodge-side access and exact track surface are not clearly documented.
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation5–81 m
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Safety
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Abel Tasman Tour Guide
Your drive to Sky Track, narrated.
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Trail guide
Hiking Sky Track
The hillside out-and-backSky Track is a short out-and-back from Awaroa Lodge to the Abel Tasman Coast Track.
Sky Track is a short out-and-back from Awaroa Lodge to the Abel Tasman Coast Track. The mapped hillside section runs about 0.6 mile one way; return along the same path for about 1.2 miles total and roughly an hour. It climbs through coastal bush and earns an elevated look over Awaroa Bay. The map draws the physical path once, while the distance counts the return.
What the climb gives youThe view opens over treetops and the blue-green bay, with the Marlborough Sounds on the horizon.
The view opens over treetops and the blue-green bay, with the Marlborough Sounds on the horizon. The exact viewpoint and track surface are not well documented, so ask at the lodge for directions and take the mapped line as the best-supported version of the short hill walk. Longer bay circuits appear in some route listings, but their lines and distances do not match this hillside route closely enough to combine them here.
Plan the approachAwaroa Lodge has no road access.
Awaroa Lodge has no road access. Arrive by water taxi or walk in on the Coast Track, and arrange your return transport before setting out; the lodge is about a 20-minute walk from its beach access. Day-use permission for the lodge-side path is unclear, so confirm access with the lodge first. Dogs are not allowed in the park. If you continue beyond the short walk on the Coast Track, check the daylight and tide window for Awaroa Inlet.
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.
