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How long: 3-5 days.
Distance: 60 km
Grade: Intermediate
Check out the Department of Conservation website.

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To make sure come home safely from every adventure.
- Be Prepared for different types of weather.
-Take enough food for a week.
-Take a first aid kit for injuries.
-Look at the Mountain Safety Council webstie

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Ready, Set, GO Outdoors | Be ready for all weather

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Personal equipment

Backpack

Waterproof/plastic pack liner

Sleeping bag

First aid kit

Survival kit

Safety equipment relevant to the track and time of year

Drink bottle

Eating and cooking utensils

Matches or lighter in waterproof container

Toiletries

Torch/flashlight and spare batteries

Rubbish bag

Booking confirmation letter and ID

Portable stove and fuel

Candles

Toilet paper

Swimwear

Sandals or aqua shoes for walking in water

Use a toilet when you see one and be prepared with a back-up toilet option

If you're camping

Tent

Sleeping mat

Clothing

For multi-day walking you'll need at least one set of clothes to walk in and another dry set to change into at night. Walking boots or firm footwear

Socks

Shorts

Shirt

Under layers, top and bottom

Mid-layers

Raincoat

Overtrousers

Warm hat and gloves

Sunhat and sunglasses

Extra socks, underwear, shirt/lightweight jersey

Optional

Gaiters

Lightweight shoes for inside the huts

Food

You can't buy food on the track.

Bring food that is lightweight, fast cooking and high in energy value. For example:

Breakfast: cereal/porridge/oats, firm bread, honey or other spreads

Lunch: cracker biscuits, cheese, salami, jam/jelly, fruit

Dinner: instant soup, pasta or rice, dried vegetables or fruit, cheese or dehydrated (freeze-dried) meals.

You'll also need water, snacks, biscuits, muesli bars, tea or coffee, powdered fruit drinks and emergency food in case of any delays on the track.

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-Tell someone your intentions or use the adventure smart website.
- Know your limits, challenge yourself within your physical limits and experience. Make sure you always stay out of harms way.
- Take sufficient supplies.

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Make sure you check the tide timetable. The weather is mild sea breezes with the occasional summer drought with the a winter morning frost. In late spring the coast is hit with strong westerly winds.
Tide Timetable

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Detailed hourly forecast for Abel Tasman National Park

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05 June 2020 at 12:00-13:00: Partly cloudy, Temperature 9, 0 mm, Light breeze, 3 m/s from south

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The coast track is open year round, but the peak season is October to April. It is recommend to go in winter because there are less people, calmer water and hardly any insects.

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Abel Tasman Coastal Track is located in the Abel Tasman National Park,  in the Nelson region. About 715 kilometers away fro New Plymouth.