Te Puna Wai o Riuwaka/Riuwaka Resurgence

DOC track · Nelson/Tasman

Te Puna Wai o Riuwaka/Riuwaka Resurgence is a 0.5 km DOC walk in Nelson/Tasman with 53 m of climbing and a high point of 152 m.

Te Puna Wai o Riuwaka/Riuwaka Resurgence
Photo: Department of Conservation

Walk to the cave and deep, clear pool where the Riuwaka River emerges from the depths of the Tākaka Hill.

— Department of Conservation, CC BY 4.0

Track stats

Distance0.5 km
Time (DOC)10 min one way
Difficulty (DOC)Easiest
Track typeWalking Track
Elevation gain53 m
Elevation loss0 m
Highest point152 m
Lowest point94 m
RegionNelson/Tasman
Start-41.03410, 172.90125
End-41.03135, 172.89916

Distance, elevation and the profile are worked out by TrailTreks from DOC's track line and the LINZ 8 m elevation model, from the start marker on the map. Time and difficulty are DOC's.

Elevation profile

Elevation profile of Te Puna Wai o Riuwaka/Riuwaka ResurgenceElevation from 94 m to 150 m over 0.45 km.80 m100 m120 m140 m160 m0 km0.1 km0.2 km0.3 km0.4 km
Elevation from 94 m to 150 m over 0.45 km.

GPX file

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Alerts and conditions

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