Parking
Tinline Bay has no road access. Park at Mārahau and walk about 3 km one way on the Coast Track, or arrange boat access to Tinline Bay. The loop starts behind the Tinline Campsite clearing; overnight camping requires a booking.
Overview
About Tinline Bay Nature Walk
Why go
- A quick creekside forest loop with an unusual tree.
Heads up
- Reaching Tinline from Mārahau adds about 3 km each way on the Coast Track.
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation21–71 m
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Abel Tasman Tour Guide
Your drive to Tinline Bay Nature Walk, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Abel Tasman National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
Recorded for this area
Mārahau and Te Waharoa0:00 / 0:33
“You're approaching Mārahau's Coast Track entrance, marked by the carved gateway called Te Waharoa. Stop for a look even if you're not planning a long walk, and go around to see both faces.”
Plays on the road 2 km from the trailhead in the Parkwolf Abel Tasman Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Abel Tasman Centre
- A Fern's Hidden Generation
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- Wildlife heatmapsfor Kea, New Zealand Fur Seal, Little Penguin, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 43 trails, 65 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
“Fantastic app with many points of information… It’s great to just turn on while you’re driving and it gives you an audio tour of the national Park. We love it!!!!”
Trail guide
Hiking Tinline Bay Nature Walk
A quick creekside loopTinline Bay Nature Walk is about a 0.65-mile (1.
Tinline Bay Nature Walk is about a 0.65-mile (1.04 km) loop from Tinline Campsite, following a short connector into native coastal forest beside Tinline Creek. Allow about 20 minutes. If you're already at Tinline, it's a worthwhile little detour for a quiet creekside walk and an unusual tree.
Find the walkThe route begins behind, on the west side of the campsite clearing.
The route begins behind, on the west side of the campsite clearing. It makes a small forest circuit, then returns to the campsite on the same short connector. The published time is clear, but the distance is not; the mileage here is measured from the mapped footpath, so treat it as approximate. Keep the loop separate from the longer Coast Track approach from Mārahau.
The tree and the creekThe walk follows Tinline Creek through lowland coastal forest.
The walk follows Tinline Creek through lowland coastal forest. Its best-known feature is an unusual tree growing in an unusual spot, though its species and exact position aren't reliably identified. This is a short nature walk rather than a summit or long-distance hike. Dogs aren't allowed in the park.
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.
