Cave Walk

DOC track · Taranaki

Cave Walk is a 0.2 km DOC walk in Taranaki with 0 m of climbing and a high point of 105 m.

Cave Walk
Photo: Department of Conservation

Walk through lowland bush to the edge of the Manganui River and a large, shallow cave overhang.

— Department of Conservation, CC BY 4.0

Track stats

Distance0.2 km
Time (DOC)20 minutes
Difficulty (DOC)Easy
Track typeWalking Track
Elevation gain0 m
Elevation loss6 m
Highest point105 m
Lowest point96 m
RegionTaranaki
Start-39.11342, 174.28336
End-39.11332, 174.28512

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 Cave WalkElevation from 96 m to 105 m over 0.15 km.95 m100 m105 m0 km0.05 km0.1 km0.15 km
Elevation from 96 m to 105 m over 0.15 km.

GPX file

Download the Cave Walk GPX file (DOC's full track line with elevations) for your GPS or mapping app.

Alerts and conditions

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