Location: West Coast New Zealand property for sale - bach and beachfront coastal section

Location

West Coast Location

13 Mile is the name of the locality situated 13 miles (approx. 20km) north of Greymouth, on the West Coast of New Zealand. It is a premier coastal location on the most scenic highway in New Zealand.

The West Coast is reknowned for its rugged, wild and inspiring environment. It is unique in New Zealand for its stunning natural landscape. It has a remarkable collection of natural features which includes coastal stacks, rainforests, glaciers and wetlands.

Between Karamea in the north and Haast in the south there are five national parks, two wilderness areas, a World Heritage Area and two kiwi sanctuaries.

The Paparoa National park (which lies between Westport and Greymouth) contains a limestone backbone that is responsible for this particular area’s amazing landforms. These include high coastal cliffs, river canyons, cave formations and the bizarre pancake coastal formations. These “pancake” rocks are an extreme natural feature, and are a signature of the “Coast” experience, as are the glaciers and reflective lakes further to the south.

The West Coast is also strongly identified with the dense green growth of native bush, including cabbage trees, nikau palms, ferns and flowering rata.

The entire region provides a wealth of recreation and relaxation opportunities.

Outstanding Natural Features and Landscape

The rock stacks in the sea at the southern end of 13 Mile bay are the landmark Motukiekie Rocks. The coastal strip from 17 Mile south to the Motukiekie Rocks including 13 Mile is formally designated as an Outstanding Natural Feature and Landscape area.

Coastal Protection Area

The 13 Mile locality and as far south as 9 Mile Bluff is also a designated Coastal Protection Area. This is in recognition of its importance as a rocky shore ecosystem, for its habitat, geologically significant shore platform and high landscape and scenic values.

Distances and times

13 Mile to Greymouth: 20km, 15mins
13 Mile to Punakaiki: 20km, 15mins
13 Mile to Nelson: 270km, 3¾hrs
Greymouth to Christchurch: 258km, 3¼hrs
Greymouth to Westport: 101km, 1¼hr
Greymouth to Franz Josef Glacier: 177km, 2¼hrs

Major Attractions Near 13 Mile

To the north

Punakaiki blowholes, pancake rocks and village (23km)
Fox River recreational area, Paparoa National Park (35km)
Charleston historic village and inlet (80km)
Tauranga Bay (surfing, seal colony, Cape Foulwind Walkway and multi-award-winning Bayhouse Restaurant 102km)
Westport and coal mining heritage (100km)
Karamea and start of the Heaphy Track (200km)

To the east

Blackball—with the famous “Formerly the Blackball Hilton” hotel (37km)
Reefton—gold mining heritage (100km)

To the south

Greymouth—greenstone galleries (20km)
Start of the Alpine Express—day return train trip over the Southern Alps between Greymouth and Christchurch (20km)
Shantytown—national heritage attraction (30km)
Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers and Lake Matheson(175km)

Punakaiki Blowholes