NATURE WALK - Egmont National Park
An easy 25 minute 780m loop walk.
Map Data: Google, Digital Globe, Department of Conservation (DOC).
NATURE WALK - Egmont National Park
The Nature Walk begins at the carpark by the North Egmont Visitors Centre.
NATURE WALK - Egmont National Park
Follow the boardwalk which is uphill and to the right of the Visitors Centre.
NATURE WALK - Egmont National Park
Ignore the turnoff to the Viewing Platform (or take a short detour, check it out and return to this point) and continue walking straight ahead.
NATURE WALK - Egmont National Park
Carry on up past the historic Camphouse, which can provide accommodation for 32 people in 4 rooms. Accommodation can be booked at the North Egmont Visitors Centre.
NATURE WALK - Egmont National Park
At this point (next to the Camphouse) we take the right-hand path. The path to the left is the Translator Road, which we will cross later on this walk.
NATURE WALK - Egmont National Park
The track is well made and climbs gently...
NATURE WALK - Egmont National Park
...until we reach the Ambury Monument, which commemorates the brave actions of climber Arthur Ambury who gave his life on 3 June 1918 in an attempt to save William Edwin Gourlay who had slipped on ice. Both climbers died when they fell over the bluff.
NATURE WALK - Egmont National Park
Turn left at this point.
NATURE WALK - Egmont National Park
The track now begins a 15 minute easy descent to the carpark, though it is steep in some places.
NATURE WALK - Egmont National Park
Here, the track crosses the Translator Road...
NATURE WALK - Egmont National Park
...and re-enters the forest at this point.
NATURE WALK - Egmont National Park
On this part of the walk, we see some excellent examples of Goblin Forest. This is probably the most remarkable things about the North Egmont short walks - Goblin Forest - just minutes from the carpark.
NATURE WALK - Egmont National Park
NATURE WALK - Egmont National Park
NATURE WALK - Egmont National Park
NATURE WALK - Egmont National Park
And now the Nature Walk returns to the carpark.
NATURE WALK - Egmont National Park
This small and somewhat decrepit sign marks the end of the track.