Pororari River Track

The track is the pedestrian entry/exit for the Paparoa Great Walk. It follows a spectacular limestone gorge with two main features – a river with huge rocks set amongst deep pools, and beautiful forest featuring subtle changes from subtropical to temperate.

A 15-minute gentle stroll from the car park brings you to a seat and a lookout, with spectacular views of the river gorge and its magnificent limestone cliffs. From this point on, the track narrows and the gradients become a little steeper. This area is subject to rockfalls so don't linger in this section. The track will continue for another 2.5 km until it meets the Inland Pack Track.

Five minutes beyond this junction, following beside the river, the track leads to a suspension bridge – an ideal place for a rest and a photo stop before retracing your steps back to the car park.

For the more adventurous, the Paparoa Great Walk continues upstream of the Pororari suspension bridge with the Paparoa hut a further 3-4 hrs up the track.

Start from the car park by the Pororari River bridge, 1 km north of the Paparoa National Park Visitor Centre on SH6.

Hunters may be within the area of the lower and upper sections of the Pororari River track - take care.

Heavy rain will cause the lower and upper section of the track to possibly become impassable. Before you go into the area check the Paparoa National Park weather forecast – NIWA website.

Bullock Creek Road can often flood. Do not go into the area via this road during heavy rain.