| Section 6 - Birdlings Flat to Little River-
The Birdlings Flat to Little River section turns inland and follows the shore of Te Roto o Wairewa/Lake Forsyth to Little River. |
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This section also traverses along the old railway embankment until closer to the Little River township. In places where the old railway ballast is loose, there is a new surface of compacted gravel. Near Little River the trail will travel along and across State Highway 75. Transit New Zealand is investigating how best to facilitate this. The Trail currently ends just after the Little River Hotel, a few hundred metres from the township.
The trail will end on the north-west side of the State Highway at the historic Little River Railway Station (now an information centre). The terminus of the Rail Trail will be incorporated into the redevelopment works happening within the Little River.
Much of this section travels beside Te Wairewa (Lake Forsyth). The Wairewa Runanga is developing a Mahinga Kai Cultural Park in this area and has established the Takuahi Research and Development Company to oversee this work. This group is the lead organisation in the development of this section of the rail trail.
There are toilets at Catons Bay and in the Little River township.
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