WalkHidden gem
Hay Scenic Reserve
Pigeon Bay, Canterbury
Flat loop in lowland podocarp forest on Banks Peninsula, with a giant miro.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 40 min
A 30-minute flat loop on Pigeon Bay Road with mataī, kaikahikatea, tōtara and a giant miro, plus a stream near the end. Watch for ongaonga, a stinging nettle. Nearest toilets are at Pigeon Bay Reserve.
Good to know
- Don't touch ongaonga nettle
- Park on the grass verge
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Pigeon Bay Road, ~5 km from the Summit Road turnoff
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
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