Track Grade: Easy
Duration of Event: 2.5 – 3 hours
BOOKINGS CLOSE 8am Thursday 6 March 2025
Take a 10km coastal stroll along the wild West Coast of New Zealand with Robert Hodgson and friends as your guides. The Twilight Beach Walk is the Manawatu Walking Festival’s most popular walk, linking Himatangi to Foxton along the West Coast. This year we are starting at the Foxton Beach Surf Club and walking north to Himatangi Beach.
For this walk, we will be dropped off by bus at Foxton Beach, a 35-minute journey from Palmerston North city, before starting our walk north towards Himatangi Beach. We will be walking alongside one of the Southern Hemisphere’s largest sand dune fields, and we’ll get the chance to see local wildlife swimming, flying or crawling past.We take it at a steady pace, relaxing into the evening with a drinks break at about the halfway point.
Once we get to Himatangi Beach, fish n’ chips will be on order for you to enjoy picnic-style as the sun disappears for the evening. Alternatively, you can pack your own picnic meal to bring along with you.
Please ensure you wear appropriate walking footwear, bring warm wind and water proof clothing, and pack plenty of water, drink and food.
Note: The ordering of fish n’ chips will be taken before you depart Palmerston North, there will be 2x pack options to make this process run smoothly. Fish n’ chips are optional and are an additional cost which is to be paid at the shop.
Pack 1 – One Fish (battered) & Chips Pack 2 – One Hot Dog & Chips
Date: Friday 7 March 2025, 3.50pm
Distance: 10km
Walking Time: 2.5 – 3 hours
Cost: $35.00 + $ for fish n’ chips (optional)
Depart: Bus departs Te Manawa Museum of Art, Science and History, 326 Main Street, Palmerston North at 4pm and returns later in the evening.
Limited to 50 people, book now to avoid disappointment.
BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL – no ticket sales on the day.
Bookings close 8am March 6 2925
Bookings can also be made at any venue Eventfinda tickets are sold, The $3.00 per ticket booking fee is incorporated in the price.
