Side trips

Many secluded and sheltered coves and lookout points are accessible from the Coast Track, as well as the following side trips.

Te Pukatea/Pitt Head

A 30 minute walk crosses a low ridge from Anchorage Hut to crescent-shaped Te Pukatea Bay. From there a one hour walk with good views leads to Pitt Head, an old pa site, and back to Anchorage.

Cleopatra's Pool

Cleopatra’s Pool

From Torrent Bay estuary a 20 minute wander leads up a stream bed of large boulders to Cleopatra’s Pool.

Falls River

A track heads inland from near Torrent Bay Village camp to the Falls River falls. Allow 3 hrs return. A shorter option for those with less time is the Cascade Falls on the same track. Allow 1 hr 30 min return.

Separation Point

From Mutton Cove a track leads to Separation Point, where fur seals breed. This track branches shortly before the point to rejoin the Coast Track at the saddle above Whariwharangi Bay (1 hr).