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Beehive Creek Walkway, Palmerston North remains a must visit destination for you while you are on your Palmerston North Tours. It has evolved into one of the most famous Tourist Attractions in Palmerston North, especially for those who look for a bit of adventure. Beehive Creek Walkway, Palmerston North is located on the Pohangina Valley West Road which is around 33 km north of Palmerston North.
The walk follows the sandy bed of Beehive Creek through a blend of native bushes. You will find several crossings of shallow, gentle stream and then climbing over hilly farmland to reach the Pohangina Valley West Road. Walkers can return to the starting point along the road or back along the stream. If you reach the top of the hill section, you will get spectacular views of the Pohangina Valley and the Ruahine Ranges. This region is rich with varieties of colorful avian species. Bird lovers can expect to find here tui, kereru, fantail, bellbird and kingfisher along the way.
Beehive Creek Walkway, Palmerston North is not a loop track. You can return the way you walked, travel back and forth between two points by cars and leave one at each end of the track. Or, you can make it an out and back course returning along the road to your car. If you are going for an out and back trip, it is suggested that you begin at the creek. The distance from the end of the walk back to the car park is about 3 km.
Beehive Creek Walkway, Palmerston North can be challenging if you are planning for multi-day tramping or hiking. You will find the track mostly unformed with steep, rough or muddy sections requiring fitness on part of the walkers including average to high level back-country skills and experience and navigation and survival skills. The tracks often have un-bridged stream and river crossings. The track has markers, poles and rock cairns. In order to arrive, you can travel to Ashhurst from Palmerston North and then turn off to Pohangina. Follow the Pohangina Road for approximately 6 km until you get to signposts marking the start of the walk.
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