Fantail Bay and Paritu Granite Wharf

This tramping track climbs from the campground to bush line with a great view of the gulf (no access across range). En route to Fantail Bay you will pass the historic Paritu Granite Wharf , built in 1918.

• track category: Advanced
  
• track length: 3-km return
• walking time: 1-hr return
• track start location: see map below
• km from town: 48km

Track Description: 2100 Port Jackson Rd, Port Jackson; 48 km/70 min north of town, mostly on gravel road (no dogs) – 1-hour/3-km return.

This tramping track climbs from campground to bush line with a great view of the gulf. There is no access across the range. The track starts on the right side just inside the campground. Toilet in campground.

En route to Fantail Bay and about 30 min north of Colville you will pass the historic Paritu Granite Wharf (1559 Port Jackson Rd), which was built in 1918. Large blocks of “granite” (quartz diorite) were once shipped to Auckland and used in government buildings. Quarrying ended in the 1960s, though in the early 1990s Moehau quarry was reopened for the refurbishment of Parliament House. At high tide you may see rays swimming below the end of the wharf.

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