Maungatapu Track in Marlborough District

Maungatapu Track in Marlborough District is a gravelled track (semi-solid). It runs in an east-west direction and crosses Maungatapu Saddle microwave station access road and Mount Richmond Road and ends at Maungatapu Road, while the other end is a cul-de-sac. This road is part of the mountain bike route "Mangatapu Track" and the bicycle route "Picton ferry to Nelson Lakes Tour Aotearoa".

Road Type
track
Route
east-west

Attraction

  • Emerald Pools – approx. 5,1 km.
  • Chain ladder – approx. 13,6 km.
  • rock pools – approx. 16,4 km.
  • Stamping battery – approx. 24,0 km.

Fire station

  • Rai Valley Volunteer Fire Brigade (Fire and Emergency New Zealand) – approx. 15,2 km.
  • Havelock Volunteer Fire Brigade (Fire and Emergency New Zealand) – approx. 27,8 km.

Fast food restaurants

  • Brick Oven at Collins Valley Road 6778 – approx. 15,1 km.

Hotels

  • Pelorus Tavern – approx. 19,6 km.

Gift shops

  • The Berry Shed at Main Road 79 – approx. 27,8 km.

Campsite

  • Butchers Flat Campsite (tents allowed, caravans allowed) – approx. 15,2 km.
  • Brown River Reserve – approx. 16,0 km.
  • Pinedale Camping Ground – approx. 17,4 km.
  • Mill Flat Campsite (tents allowed, caravans allowed). Camp in a grassy clearing surrounded by beech forest. Picnic, walk, swim, tramp, fish and hunt. – approx. 22,5 km.

Pubs

  • Rai Valley Tavern – approx. 15,0 km.

Veterinary clinic

  • Vetlife – approx. 15,1 km.

Motel

  • Mount Richmond Estate Motels – approx. 16,0 km.

Parking

  • Pine Valley Carpark (surface) – approx. 23,1 km.

Cafés

  • Pelorus Bridge Cafe – approx. 11,3 km.
  • Niksen (coffee shop) – approx. 15,1 km.
  • Foresters Café – approx. 16,0 km.

Petrol stations

  • npd (Diesel, self-service, npd, opening hours: open 24/7) at State Highway 6 6774 (7194) – approx. 15,1 km.
  • BP (Diesel, self-service, BP) – approx. 15,1 km.
  • Allied Havelock (Allied Petroleum) – approx. 27,8 km.

Shelter

  • Derelict hut – approx. 18,5 km.

Caravan site

  • Waves Campsite (WLAN, tents allowed) at State Highway 6 3389 – approx. 27,8 km.