| I
didn't know there was no place at the trail to get permit so
the bus had to drop me off at a store nearby that could issue one. I
was going to hike the coastal track and then the Inland Track back but
for some
reason the store was only able to give permits for the Coastal Track.
The store offered me the option of taking a boat taxi back so I did
that. Normally the bus could drop you off at one end of the trail and
then pick you up at the other end however, after the end of April
some
companies stop the route all together, or just travel to Marahau. If
you have a permit for the Inland Track you can make the return back to
Marahau by foot. It
rejoins the Coastal Track a few miles from the starting point. There
are a number of companies at Marahau that offer a boat taxi service
that will drop you off or pick you up at a number of points along the
trail. After
getting my permit I had about a 15 minute walk back to the trailhead
where there is a little structure Its a bit
confusing as to where the trail is and it looked like I wasn't the only
person that had a problem. If you turn to your left as you enter the
structure you'll see
this sign near the bridge. Thats the start of the hike. |
ABLE TASMAN COAST TRACK 
