Walk
Pūtangirua Pinnacles
Cape Palliser, Wellington
A stream valley of eroded gravel spires, used as the Paths of the Dead in the Lord of the Rings.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 3 hours
The walk follows a riverbed up into the Pinnacles. You can see them from the valley, or climb the steeper track for a view over the top. Roughly an hour or two return.
Good to know
- Take the short loop for an easier option
- Wear sturdy shoes, the track follows a stony riverbed
- Stay out of the stream after heavy rain
- Best time
- Morning, dry weather
- Getting there
- Gravel road from the Ngawi side, car park at the end
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
- Dogs
- No dogs
Facilities
- Toilets
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