Boulder Bank Walk
An out-and-back trail, 5.3 miles each way (11 miles round trip) in Nelson, New Zealand.
Photo: Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)- 5.3 mi
- round trip
- 93 ft
- climb
- 10 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Boulder Bank Walk is an out-and-back trail, 5.3 miles each way (11 miles round trip) in Nelson, New Zealand, inside Boulder Bank Scenic Reserve. It stays at about 10 ft above sea level and is close to flat. Most of the way is dirt. The nearest town is Nelson, about 5.1 miles northeast of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Wells Hill. For camping, Free Self Contained Camping and Cable Bay Holiday Park are within about 6 miles. Distances, elevations and the route shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Trails, access rules and conditions change, so check locally before you go.
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