{"id":4314,"date":"2025-03-03T15:25:41","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T07:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meowtainpeople.com\/?p=4314"},"modified":"2025-03-03T15:27:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T07:27:51","slug":"abel-tasman-coast-track-and-inland-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meowtainpeople.com\/zh\/abel-tasman-coast-track-and-inland-track\/","title":{"rendered":"Abel Tasman Coast Track + Inland Track Return Loop (3+3 Days)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Abel Tasman Coast Track would be considered as the easiest among the <\/span>Great Walks in New Zealand<\/span><\/a>. The track features golden beaches, super clear waters, lush coastal forest and beautiful waterfalls. It also gives a very different vibe compared to the other great walks. As many parts of the track are easily accessible by water taxi, you would cross paths with casual tourists chilling or exploring parts of Abel Tasman National Park, while you are on your full tramping loadout. Heck, you would even encounter camper vans at one section.<\/span><\/p>

The Inland Track, on the other hand, is a tranquil tramping track through regenerating and undisturbed forest. While this often-unnoticed Inland Track is not part of the Great Walks set, I find it very pleasant and enjoyable due to its tranquility and lack of crowd (I encountered only one person on this track, who hiked this track and stayed at the huts to study for her exams).<\/span><\/p>

Both Abel Tasman Coast Track and Inland Track are one-way hiking tracks, but they are connected close to both ends, hence can be combined to turn it into a hiking loop. The whole loop could take around 6-8 days (3-5 days for the coast track, 3 days for the inland track), but can be separated into two parts with a rest-and-resupply period between the switch.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Abel Tasman Coast Track Great Walk Booking<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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All <\/span>Great Walks in New Zealand<\/span><\/a> require booking in advance for the huts and campsites. Off-site camping is not allowed on the Great Walk tracks. Here is the <\/span>online booking site<\/span><\/a> for all Great Walk accommodations. Lookout for the opening dates of bookings for each season as the popular great walks tend to get fully booked pretty fast.<\/span><\/p>

If the slots are fully booked and you are flexible with your dates, you can run through the site\u2019s booking calendar regularly to lookout for any new slots, as people often cancel their booking days\/weeks\/months before the trip. Don\u2019t simply book and cancel though, here are the <\/span>cancellation fees<\/span><\/a> in detail.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Which Huts \/ Campsites To Stay On Abel Tasman Coast Track<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Source: Department Of Conservation New Zealand<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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There are 4 huts and 18 campsites along the Abel Tasman Coast Track. Which ones to stay is largely depending on how long or how far you want to hike in a day, which areas of interest you like to spend more time on, and the tide timetable (more about that below).<\/span><\/p>

I stayed at Onetahuti Bay Campsite on the first night for a good beach (well, most of the campsites and huts have good beaches close by), and Torrent Bay Village Campsite on the second night for more time to explore the waterfalls.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Abel Tasman Coast Track Low Tide Crossing Timetable<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Other than that, also keep in mind that there are few areas that are unsafe to cross during high tide. While most of them have alternative high-tide routes, there is one compulsory tidal crossing at Awaroa Inlet between Waiharakeke Bay Campsite and Awaroa Hut. Awaroa Inlet can only be crossed within 1.5 hours before and 2 hours after low tide. So, plan and adjust your time and book your huts\/campsites accordingly, so that the tide is low when you cross Awaroa Inlet, without having to wait hours for the tide.<\/span><\/p>

Check <\/span>Abel Tasman Tide Timetable<\/span><\/a> to plan for your great walk.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Abel Tasman Inland Track Huts Tickets<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The huts (Holyoakes Shelter, Castle Rock Hut & Awapoto Hut) on the Inland Track are not bookable. Before you go, you need to purchase standard hut tickets ($10 each for adults), one for each night\u2019s stay at Castle Rock Hut and Awapoto Hut, and put it in the honesty box in the hut. Holyoakes Shelter is free to stay but there are only 2 beds available.<\/span><\/p>

The closest place to purchase the hut ticket is at the <\/span>Motueka i-site Visitor Information Centre<\/span><\/a>, as you drive past the town on the way to Abel Tasman. Or, if you are flying to Abel Tasman via Takaka, you can purchase the hut ticket at <\/span>Golden Bay Visitor Centre<\/span><\/a>. You can also buy standard hut tickets from any other visitor centres or retailers.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Where To Stay Before, After & In Between Abel Tasman Coast Track & Inland Track<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The Barn Cabins & Camp<\/span><\/a> is the most convenient and budget place to stay pre- and post- hike in Abel Tasman National Park. This is because the accommodation is situated just right at the front of Abel Tasman Coast Track and Inland Track south-end entrance\/exit at M\u0101rahau.<\/span><\/p>

HIkers doing just the coast track one-way usually start here and take the water taxi between Marahau\/Kaiteriteri and Totaranui back to M\u0101rahau, or vice versa. However, this means the 16.5+km remaining section to north-end track end at Wainui would be skipped (lots of nice attractions in the area) unless they do an extra loop via Gibbs Hill Track back to Totaranui. There may also be shuttle bus operators providing transfer services between Wainui and M\u0101rahau track end.<\/span><\/p>

If you have a car and are keen to do a return loop, I recommend the way I did, which is to arrive and stay at M\u0101rahau, leave your valuables and supplies needed for the return track at the accommodation, drive to <\/span>Wainui Bay Car Park<\/span><\/a>, leave your car there, hike the coast track to M\u0101rahau, rest and resupply at the accommodation and hike the inland track back to Wainui. The logic for starting and finishing at Wainui is, by doing this, you don\u2019t have to carry the full 6-8 days\u2019 worth of supplies for your entire hike. Doing a supply stop at M\u0101rahau cuts the amount of food you have to carry for your trips. Just remember to plan and book ahead the days you need to stay at the accommodation, and let the reception staff know that you are leaving some items for your return stay.<\/span><\/p>

On the other hand, starting and ending the return loop to M\u0101rahau is also an option. However, you would need to carry the full supplies for the 6-8 days on day 1, because there is no shop or accommodation at Wainui track end.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Things I packed for Abel Tasman Coast Track & Inland Track<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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