Haast to Jackson Bay — End of the West CoastRoad.
Distance
110 km
Duration
1 day
Climb
200 m
Haast to Jackson Bay — End of the West Coast Road.
Where the sealed West Coast road finally runs out. From the Ship Creek dunes and swamp forest, across the long Haast River bridge, then down the lonely Jackson Bay Road past wild Tasman beaches to the remote fishing wharf at Jackson Bay / Okahu. Rainforest meets the Southern Alps meets the sea; Hector's dolphins, crayfish, and nothing but wilderness beyond the road's end.
Quick facts
SurfacePaved
Distance110 km
Days1
Total climb200 m
Fuel stops1 along route
DifficultyEasy
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The route.
Ship CreekStart · Begin at Ship Creek, 20km north of Haast on SH6 — dune walks and a kahikatea swamp-forest boardwalk where the rainforest meets the Tasman.
Haast TownshipFuel Stop · Cross the long single-lane Haast River bridge into Haast. Last fuel and supplies — Jackson Bay has none.
Haast BeachScenic Point · Turn onto the Jackson Bay Road at the Haast Beach settlement — a wild driftwood-strewn Tasman surf beach.
Neils BeachScenic Point · A tiny settlement at the Waiatoto and Arawhata river mouths. Hector's dolphins are often seen offshore in summer.
Jackson Bay / OkahuEnd · The literal end of the West Coast road — a remote fishing wharf facing the Tasman. Crayfish from the Cray Pot caravan, and pure wilderness beyond.
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