Hiking the Abel Tasman Coast Track | New Zealands Great Walks

Hiking the Abel Tasman Coast Track | New Zealands Great Walks | Episode 7

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Nestled at the northern tip of New Zealand's South Island, lies New Zealand's smallest National Park. But despite it's small size, it's one of the most visited places in the country. The Abel Tasman National Park is where lush native forests meet golden sandy beaches; where glacier rivers meet tropical seas.
At the heart of the park lies the renowned Abel Tasman Coastal Track. Spanning 60 kms of well-maintained trails, this iconic trek weaves through some of the most beautiful coastal scenery New Zealand has to offer. The track is filled with numerous hidden coves and inlets, which make this a must do for hikers and kayakers alike.
Date hiked: January 2023
Distance: ~60 KM
Duration: 3-4 days
More info on the trail:
- tramping.net.nz/huts-abel-tas...
- www.walkmyworld.com/posts/eve...
- www.lauratheexplorer.co.nz/bl...
- www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-rec...
- Track transport: www.theheaphybus.co.nz/schedu...
All music licensed by Musicbed, try a free month here - www.musicbed.com/invite/kcEgg
- Groundless by Hammock
- Particles by Tony Anderson
- Morning Tide by inola
- The Windows Pain (with H.1) by GXNXSIS
- INTER ASTRA (Among The Stars) by STARS AS SIGNALS
- Oceanspace (with illi mel) by The Field Tapes
- Beyond the Shores by inola
- Maine Blue by Sad Moses
- Sweet Dreams by Austin Farwell
Timestamps:
00:00 - Marahau to Anchorage Bay
7:04 - Te Pukateau Bay
9:15 - Te Pukateau Bay to Bark Bay
15:38 - Bark Bay to Onetahuti Campground
18:05 - Onetahuti to Awarora Lodge
21:42 - Crossing Awarora Inlet @ low tide
23:25 - Awarora Inlet to Totaranui
25:26 - Water Taxi back to Marahau
27:15 - Wainui Bay to Totaranui via Gibbs Hill Track
29:11 - Totaranui to Mutton Cove
34:31 - Separation Point Seal Colony
35:36 - to Whariwharangi Hut
37:31- Wainui Bay

Пікірлер: 48

@ChrisandDanya 4 ай бұрын

If you're interested in hiking this track and are confused by the amount of different campsites/huts you can book, we highly recommend checking out tramping.net.nz/huts-abel-tasman-coastal/. They provide a good description of the different areas you can stay and was valuable in planning our trip

@mikegtemp80 4 ай бұрын

Magically captured

@ChrisandDanya 4 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏

@jennylancaster2612 4 ай бұрын

Great video. Thanks. Brings back memories 😢for an old lady

@ChrisandDanya 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching Jenny! Hopefully it made you nostalgic in a good way 😊

@BlackPete... 4 ай бұрын

Hi guys. A trick I learned in decades of tramping and photographing all of NZ's national parks was to carry a good umbrella. (Blunt is the best brand I've found.) It means you can wear your wet weather jacket unzipped, so you don't sweat and you actually stay dry. It makes tramping on a wet day much more pleasant and gives you shelter on a windy day. I've used mine crossing a desert in strong winds and doing storm photography.

@ChrisandDanya 4 ай бұрын

We've thought about buying some hiking umbrellas in the past to be honest! Might have to give it a go sometime. Would definitely help with filming in the wet 😅

@BlackPete... 4 ай бұрын

@@ChrisandDanya Yep. That's how I discovered it. Un-weather-sealed cameras with limited dynamic range meant, in order to get nice bush photos, I had to shoot on rainy days. Hence, I started carrying an umbrella in the bush - and then discovered that it was the ultimate wet weather tramping accessory. I went through a few umbrellas until I found Blunt. They handle the wind. And, hey... I thoroughly enjoy your work.

@ChrisandDanya 4 ай бұрын

@BlackPete... Thanks Pete, we'll definitely give it a go next time we're expecting wet weather!

@GypsyGirl317 4 ай бұрын

@@BlackPete... I have a little Kathmandu one and it's excellent.

@thumbsuptravel1031 4 ай бұрын

Another amazing video. Top shelf! Great part of NZ. Superb cinematography.

@ChrisandDanya 4 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏❤️

@angelicamason1650 4 ай бұрын

Beautiful landscape, fabulous filming. This one is definitely on my bucket list. Thanks for sharing.

@ChrisandDanya 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching Angelica, hope you are doing well 😊

@locomotive110 4 ай бұрын

A wonderful video ,thank you so much, as an expat Kiwi you bring back so many memories of my birth country..

@ChrisandDanya 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, glad we can help you reconnect with your home ❤️😊

@MrRoyDrage 4 ай бұрын

Hey guys, just to say how much I look forward to your videos, they really help me get through these gloomy British winter days (despite making me sick with envy that you guys have this on your doorstep and not 24hrs of flying away!) Keep it going, you're both awesome

@ChrisandDanya 4 ай бұрын

Thank you Roy! Happy to help in any way we can 😊

@rozh55 4 ай бұрын

Superlative! Watched this after work & nearly fell asleep.stunning music too as always.🤗😔

@ChrisandDanya 4 ай бұрын

Thank you as always. Hope it wasn't too boring 😅

@user-bg9sg8cm3s 4 ай бұрын

Anchorage Bay is my pick

@ChrisandDanya 4 ай бұрын

Good choice!

@AthollMoir 4 ай бұрын

A different vibe this week, closer to "civilization" but beautiful all the same. Yes, the rain makes the forest so lush. Wildlife so tame!

@ChrisandDanya 4 ай бұрын

Once you get past Anchorage Bay, the main crowds seemed to die down quite a bit until you reached Totaranui. Didn't seem like there was much people at all in the northern part of the track

@apteryxowenii3085 4 ай бұрын

Dear Chris and Danya, and all of a sudden I was there again, roughly 16 years later... Your wonderful videos show the track(s) in a way like no other videos do. Your eye for beautiful detail, but at the same time keeping the atmosphere of every place in mind, is simply stunning. As has been said in a comment before, soothing and uplifting at the same time. You are great!

@ChrisandDanya 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your kind words. It really means a lot and fuels us to keep going! 😊🙏❤

@richardcaldwell9160 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Chris & Co, great clip. But I'd enjoy it much better on a yacht In Anchorage Bay sipping a glass of bubbly & a canopy watching this on KZfaq.

@rozh55 4 ай бұрын

Well la di dah!

@ChrisandDanya 4 ай бұрын

You get your yacht and bubbly; we'll provide the videos 👌

@caravanstuff2827 4 ай бұрын

Shame you didn't have better weather...still looks spectacular all the same... thanks for posting...oh and i tried to give you a 👍 up and it didn't work , so don't be discouraged your not getting any 👍up!!!.❤️🇳🇿

@ChrisandDanya 4 ай бұрын

It was actually pretty cool seeing all the misty mountain tops, so we didn't mind too much 😊 Definitely have Sarah a true NZ experience 😅

@jasonthompson5256 4 ай бұрын

For all the people there you've done a wonderful job of selling it 👌

@ChrisandDanya 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Jason 😊

@megjames3957 4 ай бұрын

Have just discovered you guys and in raptures over your beautiful videos of your adventures and great information .... the photography is beautiful and capture NZ beautifully with wildlife and scenery !!!! I will enjoy these for a long time to come .... keep up the great work Chris and Danya .... takecare out there.

@ChrisandDanya 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words Meg, we really appreciate it! 🙏❤☺

@renequinn 4 ай бұрын

Great video Chris and D! How hard was it to edit all the time we spent watching the quail family?! Glad I got to finish it off with you in spirit...from the couch 😊

@ChrisandDanya 4 ай бұрын

I think we could have made a whole separate video of proud dad quail and his babies Glad you were there with us ❤️🙏😊

@ashleyburroughs4996 4 ай бұрын

This is one of your best uploads. I enjoyed your trekking videos a lot. They make me calm n relaxed. I love nature n trekking too but not so fortunate to trek beautiful places like u have done. New Zealand is the most beautiful place on earth. Keep up the good work, brother 👍👌📸

@ChrisandDanya 4 ай бұрын

Thank you Ashley, that really means a lot 🙏😊❤️ We hope you get the chance to visit NZ one day!

@Kiwi-Macca 4 ай бұрын

Able Tasman is quite unique in NZ with all the old settlements and development along the track, lodges and cafes etc. Beautifully captured as always. Your te reo Maori is good, not too many stumbles until now! It helps to remember most of the vowels are, usually, always the same. a ah e eh as in meh i ee o awe u oo Spaghetti covers most them and is the same!

@ChrisandDanya 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the lesson! Even after living there for 2 years, we still struggle with pronunciating the Maori words correctly 😬 Spaghetti actually helps a lot though 😅

@ervinslens 4 ай бұрын

Amazing scenery my friend, this episode is marvelous!

@ChrisandDanya 4 ай бұрын

Thank you Ervin! 🙏❤️

@SysterEuropa 3 ай бұрын

Could not finish this video. Way too much talking. Just play the music, ambient sounds of the trek, and beautiful scenery. PLEASE STOP the urge to yak.

@ChrisandDanya 3 ай бұрын

If you want silent hiking videos with no talking at all, there's plenty of other creators out there for you to enjoy. That is not the style of videos we enjoy making, so please don't expect that from our channel.

@MsHGH1 3 ай бұрын

Lol, never trust a computer generated pronunciation of a Maori place name! Listening to a GPS voice completely butcher place names never fails to amuse me on road trips!!

@ChrisandDanya 3 ай бұрын

We've been bamboozled!