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Dog-friendly tracks in Nelson-Tasman

Nelson-Tasman has 95 dog-friendly tracks mapped and 16 with water on the route, around Nelson, Hira and Stoke. The top-rated is Maitai River Walk near Nelson.

95 tracks56 where they can run16 with water on the route3 DOC campsites

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All 95 tracks in Nelson-Tasman

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Maitai River Walk

EasyNelson

7.4 km↑13 m1.5–2 hr★4.6 rating

Swim spotGood with kids

Reservoir Creek Track to Richmond Hill

HardRichmond

6.3 km↑447 m2.5–3 hr★4.6 rating

Swim spotShade

Jimmy Lee Creek Circuit

ModerateRichmond

3.9 km↑184 m1–1.5 hr★4.5 rating

Swim spotShade

Rough Island Walk

EasyRichmond

6.6 km↑0 m1.5–2 hr★4.5 rating

Swim spot

Grampians Loop

ModerateNelson

4.3 km↑283 m1.5–2 hr★4.4 rating

Shade

Motueka Inlet Walkway

EasyMotueka

4.0 km↑3 m0.5–1 hr★4.4 rating

Swim spotGood with kids

Grampians Summit via Grampians Walkway

ModerateNelson

4.8 km↑313 m2–2.5 hr★4.4 rating

Shade

Isel Park Walk

EasyNelson

1.4 km↑7 mabout 20 min★5.0 rating

Swim spotSealed underfootGood with kids

Eves Valley Reserve Walk

EasyBrightwater

2.1 km↑19 m0.5–1 hr★4.5 rating

ShadeGood with kids

Tawa, Mamaku, and Grampians Walkway Loop

ModerateNelson

4.8 km↑312 m2–2.5 hr★4.3 rating

Shade

Skating Pond Loop

EasyNelson

4.8 km↑33 m1–1.5 hr★4.4 rating

Swim spotGood with kids

Sir Stanley Whitehead Loop

ModerateNelson

4.3 km↑152 m1–1.5 hr★4.3 rating

Swim spotShadeSealed underfoot

Marsden Valley Reserve Walk

ModerateNelson

1.1 km↑38 mabout 22 min★4.5 rating

Shade

Monaco Peninsula Walk

EasyNelson

3.7 km↑0 m0.5–1 hr★4.3 rating

Swim spotSealed underfootGood with kids

Wakefield Railway Reserve Walk

EasyWakefield

1.1 km↑3 mabout 13 min

Motueka Inlet Short Loop

EasyMotueka

1.0 km↑0 mabout 11 min★4.5 rating

Swim spotShadeGood with kids

Stoke Loop Walk

EasyNelson

3.1 km↑10 m0.5–1 hr★4.4 rating

Sealed underfootGood with kidsPram friendly

Kawatiri Historic Railway Walk

ModerateSaint Arnaud

1.6 km↑32 m0.5–1 hr★4.3 rating

Swim spotShadeGood with kids

Faulkner Bush Loop Walk

ModerateWakefield

1.4 km↑45 m0.5–1 hr★4.3 rating

ShadeGood with kids

Kanuka Track to The Brook Loop

ModerateNelson

9.2 km↑298 m3–3.5 hr★4.3 rating

Swim spotShadeSealed underfoot

Bill Wilkes Reserve Walk

EasyRichmond

1.3 km↑14 mabout 19 min★4.2 rating

Swim spotSealed underfootGood with kids

Snowdens Bush Walk

EasyBrightwater

1.8 km↑0 mabout 23 min★4.1 rating

Shade

Kahikitea Track to Grampians Summit and Grampians Lookout

ModerateNelson

4.0 km↑283 m1.5–2 hr★4.1 rating

Shade

Corder Park Loop

EasyNelson

0.8 km↑3 mabout 9 min★4.0 rating

Swim spotSealed underfootGood with kids

Beebys Knob Route

HardSaint Arnaud

4.3 km↑716 m2–2.5 hr★4.0 rating

Shade

Lord Rutherford Park Walk

EasyBrightwater

0.6 km↑0 mabout 9 min

Good with kids

Pipers Reserve and Bobs Track Loop

ModerateNelson

4.0 km↑111 m1–1.5 hr★4.1 rating

Sealed underfoot

Easby Park Walk

EasyRichmond

0.5 km↑7 mabout 8 min★3.6 rating

Good with kids

Snowdens Bush and Lord Rutherford Park Loop

EasyBrightwater

1.6 km↑0 mabout 20 min★3.9 rating

ShadeGood with kids

Atawhai Shared Path to Nelson Airport

ModerateNelson

12 km↑50 m2.5–3 hr★3.7 rating

Swim spotSealed underfoot

Boulder Bank Lighouse Walk

ModerateNelson

15 km↑0 m3–3.5 hr★3.3 rating

Swim spot

Paines Ford Tramline Track

EasyTākaka

1.9 km↑32 m26m

Skyline Walk

EasyHampden

0.7 km↑139 m22m

Putakari

EasyHira

1.5 km↑0 m18m

Saxton Shared Path Cycleway

Easy

0.4 km↑0 m4m

Pram friendly

Old Railway Route

EasyStoke

1.5 km↑6 m18m

Ridgeway Hills

EasyStoke

1.3 km↑42 m19m

Railway Reserve

EasyStoke

0.7 km↑9 m9m

Central Road

HardHira

14 km↑436 m3h 27m

Atawhai Shared Pathway

EasyAtawhai

0.4 km↑0 m4m

Pipeline

Easy

0.4 km↑45 m8m

Jacks-Firball Firebreak

Easy

0.2 km↑0 m2m

Goat Track

EasyHira

0.5 km↑102 m15m

Tantragee Saddle

Easy

1.0 km↑48 m17m

Gully

Easy

0.4 km↑32 m7m

Barnicoat Road

Easy

3.7 km↑99 m54m

Roding Road

Easy

3.9 km↑57 m52m

Cummins Spur (Eureka Park)

EasyFringed Hill

0.1 km↑0 m0m

Eureka Track

Easy

0.1 km↑0 m1m

Firball Climb

Easy

0.6 km↑16 m9m

Hulkn Hogan

Easy

2.3 km↑123 m40m

Take Me to Your Leader

Easy

1.2 km↑73 m21m

Stoke Legacy Trail - Saxton Loop

EasyStoke

0.7 km↑1 m8m

Crazy Horse

Easy

0.3 km↑0 m3m

Marina Walk

EasyNelson City

0.3 km↑1 m3m

Pram friendly

Marybank

EasyAtawhai

1.4 km↑25 m18m

Waterhouse Reserve

EasyStoke

0.4 km↑15 m6m

Orchard Stream Reserve

EasyStoke

0.9 km↑3 m10m

Great Taste Trail

EasyStoke

0.4 km↑8 m5m

Pram friendly

P51

Easy

0.3 km↑12 m5m

Central And Sharlands Road Loop

HardHira

8.6 km↑424 m2h 25m

Golf Course Road

Easy

0.4 km↑7 m5m

Fireball Road

Easy

1.4 km↑103 m27m

Middle Road

Easy

0.3 km↑4 m3m

Turners

Easy

1.2 km↑106 m25m

IV Line

Easy

1.0 km↑7 m12m

Top Dog

Easy

0.6 km↑19 m9m

Lollipop

Easy

0.7 km↑2 m8m

View Mount to Panorama

EasyStoke

0.6 km↑13 m8m

Broken Axe

EasyHira

1.2 km↑0 m14m

Kaka

EasyHira

1.5 km↑0 m18m

Ground Effect Slingshot

EasyHira

0.9 km↑2 m11m

Bobs Fern Road

EasyHira

0.7 km↑17 m10m

Aorere

EasyHira

0.6 km↑3 m8m

Lancewood Waggles

EasyHira

0.8 km↑24 m12m

Chings Highway

EasyHira

4.1 km↑142 m1h 3m

Wells Ridge

EasyHira

1.1 km↑42 m16m

SBC Road

EasyHira

2.4 km↑137 m42m

Waterloo

EasyHira

1.3 km↑19 m16m

Willow Lane

EasyHira

1.1 km↑40 m17m

Charming Creek North Walkway

ModerateWestport

6.0 km↑158 mabout 1 hr 28

Motueka Sandspit

EasyMotueka

1.5 km↑1 m17 min

Wai-iti Reserve and the Tunnicliff Road Climb

EasyWakefield

2.5 km↑132 m42 min

Miyazu Japanese Garden Loop

EasyNelson

0.5 km↑1 m5 min

Queens Gardens Loop

EasyNelson

0.5 km↑2 m6 min

Centre of New Zealand Walkway

EasyNelson

1.1 km↑107 m23 min

Bryant Road to the Wairoa Bridge

EasyBrightwater

1.5 km↑0 m18 min

Labyrinth Rocks

EasyTākaka

0.4 km↑3 m5 min

Milnthorpe Park

EasyCollingwood

1.3 km↑7 m16 min

Willowgrove Walk

EasyMurchison

0.5 km↑3 m6 min

Will's Gully Track

ModerateRichmond

1.2 km↑166 m30 min

Mole Hut Loop via Jameson Ridge

HardMurchison

15 km↑836 m4 hr 27 min

Scout Track, Marsden Valley

HardNelson

4.8 km↑401 mabout 1 hr 37

Kina Beach

EasyTasman

5.4 km↑82 m1 hr 12 min

Tahunanui Beach Western End

EasyNelson

0.6 km↑0 m7 min

Star ratings are average scores from the walkers who have logged each track.

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Towns in Nelson-Tasman

Nelson 29 Hira 25 Stoke 10 Richmond 7 Brightwater 5 Motueka 3 Wakefield 3

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