Hike or Mountain Bike
Gibbs Hill Track, New Zealand
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Hiking and mountain biking the Gibbs Hill Track in Abel Tasman National Park.
There are two tracks:
Wainui – Gibbs Hill – Totaranui – road back to Wainui: This 23 km track takes 2 1/2 (biking) or 5 hours (walking). If walking, a more pleasant option is to return to Wainui from Totaranui using the Abel Tasman Coast Track. For biking the circuit is easier to do in a clockwise direction to take advantage of the gentler uphill from Wainui to Gibbs Hill.
Totaranui - Gibbs Hill return: This 9 km track starts at Totaranui camp office, follow the avenue road and then Abel Tasman Coast Track past the Ngarata Homestead north towards Anapai.
Mountain biking Wainui - Gibbs Hill - Totaranui is allowed from 1 May to 30 September.
The road-ends of Totaranui and Wainui are north-east of Takaka. Totaranui is 32km from Takaka by road. For the last 13 km the road is unsealed. Wainui is 21 km from Takaka. For the last 2km, the road is unsealed.
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