Swimmers Beach Walk
An out-and-back trail, 0.5 miles each way (1.1 miles round trip) in West Coast, New Zealand.
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 165 ft
- climb
- 68 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Swimmers Beach Walk is an out-and-back trail, 0.5 miles each way (1.1 miles round trip) in West Coast, New Zealand, inside Lake Māhinapua Recreation Reserve. It stays at about 70 ft above sea level and is close to flat. Most of the way is dirt. The nearest town is Hokitika, about 6.2 miles southwest of the trailhead. For camping, Lake Mahinapua Campsite and Links View Holiday Park are within about 6 miles. There are 3 other mapped trails within about 3 miles, so you can combine or extend the outing. 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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Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Swimmers Beach Walk for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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