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Heritage Trails


Hawke’s Bay is considered New Zealand’s showcase for heritage trail development, with 17 trails created since 1991. The trails are aimed at guiding locals and visitors around cultural, historical and scenic highlights to discover the ‘real’ Hawke’s Bay.

Trails can be completed in your own time, any time of the year, using information brochures and trail signs to guide you. Best of all, the trails are a free activity. Collect a brochure from the Hastings i-SITE Visitor Information Centre or download from this website. 

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Full commentary on each heritage trail is included in the trail brochures - there's a download link on each trail page.

ONGAONGA WALKING TOUR, CENTRAL HAWKE'S BAY
WAIPUKURAU PAVEMENT WALK, CENTRAL HAWKE'S BAY
WAIPAWA PAVEMENT WALK, CENTRAL HAWKE'S BAY
COASTAL TRAIL, CENTRAL HAWKE'S BAY
HIGHWAY 50 TRAIL, CENTRAL HAWKE'S BAY
FARNDON HERITAGE TRAIL
HASTINGS URBAN HERITAGE TRAIL
HAVELOCK NORTH ARCHITECTURAL DRIVE
HAVELOCK NORTH WALKING HERITAGE TRAIL
INLAND PATEA HASTINGS - TAIHAPE HERITAGE TRAIL
KAWEKA HERITAGE TRAIL
MARAEKAKAHO TO KERERU (NGARURORO RIVER) HERITAGE TRAIL
MIDDLE ROAD TO POUKAWA VALLEY (TUKITUKI RIVER) HERITAGE TRAIL
NAPIER TO TAUPō HERITAGE TRAIL
NAPIER TO WAIROA HERITAGE TRAIL
WAIMARAMA HERITAGE TRAIL
OTANE HISTORIC PAVEMENT WALK, CENTRAL HAWKE'S BAY
NGā ARA TIPUNA, CENTRAL HAWKE'S BAY
HIGHWAY 2 TRAIL, CENTRAL HAWKE'S BAY
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