WalkHidden gem
Marker Bay, Lake Pūkaki
Twizel, Canterbury
Easy family walk at the south end of Lake Pūkaki, past the site of a drowned village.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 30 min
A short pine-lined walk just off SH8 near Pukaki High Dam, passing where Lake Pūkaki village stood before lake levels rose in 1979. There's a seat overlooking calm water. The start crosses private land via a public access easement.
Good to know
- Stay on the track across private land
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Off SH8 near Pukaki High Dam
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
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