Spy Glass Point Track in Kaikōura District

Spy Glass Point Track in Kaikōura District is a track and it runs in a northeast-southwest direction.

Road Type: track
Route: northeast-southwest

Attraction

Toka-ānau. Toka-ānau, just south of Raramai Tunnel, tells the story of whaling, whale watching and biculturalism between Māori and non-Māori. This story is represented by the image of three upright harpoons, and ropes that symbolically bind the cultures together. – approx. 11,0 km.
Raramai Tunnel – approx. 11,6 km.
Raramai. Raramai, just north of the Raramai Tunnel, focuses on the kaitiakitanga, or guardianship of the area, as well as the presence of dolphins. The pou here depicts Te Ruahikihiki, who was a chief at Ōmihi pa. Te Ruahikihiki moved south to Taumutu, by Lake E – approx. 11,7 km.
Parititahi Tunnel – approx. 13,7 km.
Air Kaikoura Whale Flights at Kaikoura South Road 627 – approx. 16,4 km.
Whale Watch Air – approx. 16,5 km.
Seal colony – approx. 20,7 km.
Kaikoura Seal Colony – approx. 21,8 km.

Guest house

Wacky Stays (WLAN) at Kowhai Ford Road 12 – approx. 21,8 km.

Artwork

Te Pō - Te Ao - Te Kore: The Beginning. Raramai (Rail Tunnel 6): The first of the four murals south of Kaikōura represents Te Pō (the dark), Te Ao (the day), Te Kore (the void), Maku (moisture/damp), Mahoranuiātea (wide-open spaces) who begat Ranginui (the Sky Father). – approx. 11,3 km.
Ranginui and Pokohāruatepō. Kowhai (Rail Tunnel 11): Ranginui married his first wife Pokohāruatepō. From this union came the gods of wind and their different directions. These children resided in the heavens except for Taputapuatea and Maheretukiteraki who came down to reside in t – approx. 13,2 km.
Ranginui and Papatūānuku. Peketā (Rail Tunnel 13): From Ranginui and his second wife Papatūānuku came many children including Rehua and Tāne Mahuta. Papatūānuku was first married to Tangaroa. – approx. 14,5 km.
Ranginui and Hekehekeipapa. Rileys Hill (Rail Tunnel 14): This final panel south of Kaikōura shows the story of Ranginui and his third wife Hekehekeipapa. One of their children Tamanuiaraki or Tānenuiaraki has a descent line down to mankind. All of the children from this union res – approx. 14,8 km.

Greengrocers

Stoney Creek Fruit and Veges – approx. 18,0 km.

Stations

Whale Watch departure – approx. 20,4 km.

Petrol stations

McKeown Kaikoura CardFuel 24/7 (self-service, McKeown) at Moa Road 4 (7300) – approx. 20,6 km.

Sanitary dump stations

Dump Station – approx. 20,9 km.

Motel

Barnacle Bill's – approx. 21,6 km.
clifftop cabins at Scarborough Street 277 – approx. 21,8 km.
Anchor Inn Motel at Esplanade 208 (7300) – approx. 21,9 km.

Viewpoint

In the Flightpath – approx. 21,2 km.
Kaikoura Lookout – approx. 21,6 km.

Restaurants

Caves Restaurant & takeaway – approx. 20,5 km.

Caravan site

Pohowera (South Bay) – approx. 20,7 km.

Campsite

Scarborough Reserve at Scarborough Street – approx. 21,6 km.

Roads nearby

Spy Glass Point Track

162/Main North Line

Te Wanikau Street

Kerei Keepa Street

168/Main North Line

Conway Flat Road

155/Main North Line, 154/Main North Line, 153/Main North Line, 152/Main North Line, Claverley, 159/Main North Line, 158/Main North Line, 157/Main North Line, 156/Main North Line

Hundalee, Limestone Creek Scenic Reserve

Parnassus, McKeown CardFuel 24/7 Parnussus, 134/Main North Line, Conway River, 130/Main North Line

State Highway 1

220/Main North Line, 219/Main North Line, Oaro, Ohau Stream Seal Pups, Ohau Point Lookout, Ōhau Point, Seal Colony, 216/Main North Line, 215/Main North Line, 214/Main North Line, Caves Restaurant & takeaway, Ranginui and Hekehekeipapa, Ranginui and Papatūānuku, 179/Main North Line, Parititahi Tunnel, Raramai Tunnel, 173/Main North Line, 172/Main North Line, 171/Main North Line, 170/Main North Line, 169/Main North Line, 251/Main North Line, 250/Main North Line, 249/Main North Line, 248/Main North Line, 247/Main North Line, 246/Main North Line, 245/Main North Line, 244/Main North Line, Parikawa, 235/Main North Line, 234/Main North Line, 236/Main North Line, 243/Main North Line, 242/Main North Line, 241/Main North Line, 240/Main North Line, 224/Main North Line, 211/Main North Line, 218/Main North Line, 228/Main North Line, Mangamaunu, 204/Main North Line, Ranginui, Hotupapa, Maukuuku and Tauharekiokio, 206/Main North Line, 205/Main North Line, Toka-ānau, Te Pō - Te Ao - Te Kore: The Beginning, 175/Main North Line, 174/Main North Line, 178/Main North Line, 209/Main North Line, 208/Main North Line, 203/Main North Line, 202/Main North Line, Whale Watch Air, Stoney Creek Fruit and Veges, The separation through to the adornment of the night skies, 239/Main North Line, 238/Main North Line, 237/Main North Line, Air Kaikoura Whale Flights, Ranganui, Papatūānuku and Tangaroa, Ōkiwi, 217/Main North Line, Karaka Lobster, Public Toilet, 212/Main North Line, Raramai, 176/Main North Line, Ranginui and Pokohāruatepō, 177/Main North Line, 207/Main North Line, Nins Bin Crayfish, Rakautara, Rākautara, Te Ana Pōuri, 210/Main North Line

Beaches nearby

Campsite nearby

Kaikoura Costal Campgrounds

Cliffs nearby

Railway lines nearby

Main North Line

Rivers nearby

Streams nearby

Waitotaranui Creek

Te Moto Moto Stream

Okarahia Stream

Kaka Mutu Stream

Limestone Creek

Black Gate Gully

Ote Makaura Stream