Beware the beauty trap – don’t get caught at the Cape

Eastern

Hawke’s Bay Police have noticed more emergency calls for assistance by walkers and hikers becoming stranded on the track from Clifton Motor Camp out to the Gannet Colony at Cape Kidnappers.

“While this is an exceptional walk for locals and visitors to the area, people need to be aware of the risks associated with it,” says the head of Hawke’s Bay Police Search & Rescue, Detective Senior Sergeant Marty James.

The walk covers an approximate 19 kilometre return hike along mainly beach access with a short steep climb up to the gannet colony itself on the plateau.