Heyward Point Track
Alert/Important notice
Closed for lambing, 1 August to 31 October
Track category
Tramping track
Time:
2 hr return
Distance:
5 km
Description
There are great views from this clifftop track. To the right, Taiaroa Head and the mouth of Otago Harbour, and to the left looking up Otago's east coast. After following the cliff tops the track descends through regenerating bush to the more exposed Heyward Point.
Getting there
Heyward Point. Taiaroa Head in the
background
There are two starting points: off Aramoana Road, 50 metres before Pari Street and at the end of Heyward Point Road, which is off the road From Port Chalmers to Purakanui and Long Beach.