Pancake Rocks & Blowholes Walk - Paparoa National Park - Punakaiki, New Zealand
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denben
S 42° 06.925 E 171° 19.774
59G E 527244 N 5337356
The Pancake Rocks & Blowholes Trailhead is located at the entrance to Pancake Rocks & Blowholes opposite the Paparoa National Park Visitors Centre at Dolomite Point, Punakaiki, West Coast.
Waymark Code: WMN90H
Location: South Island, New Zealand
Date Posted: 01/21/2015
Views: 6
The Pancake Rocks are a heavily eroded limestone area where the sea bursts through several vertical blowholes during high tides. Together with the 'pancake'-layering of the limestone (created by immense pressure on alternating hard and soft layers of marine creatures and plant sediments), these form the main attraction of the area.
When the weather is stormy and the seas are high, the blowholes show off their name as the water surges up through the rock and out into the air creating a spectacular show. Unfortunately we were there at low tide so we missed the show.
The walkway is a short 20 minute loop track suitable for wheelchairs and buggies. It begins in native rainforest showing off the nikau palms, New Zealand’s only native palm tree, and then moves through dense flax as you get closer to the blowholes. There are interpretative panels at many of the look out points.
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Parking: S 42° 06.876 E 171° 19.806
Trailhead/trail website: [Web Link]
Trail allowances or restrictions:
No dogs
No bicycles
Trail type: Paved
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