We obviously tell Marcus from Sweden and Tina from Denmark that they need to check out Surf Highway 45! Blah, blah, blah… Ok, now we really need to rush to the beach… Are we rushing to the beach? Hell nah! We get caught up in talking to a couple of backpackers parked in their surf-mobile next to us. Beware, the section between the Three Sisters and the Elephant Rock is the first to be swallowed up by the tide coming in, so you can only get close to the Elephant Rock at the beginning of low tide.Īlmost… Just… Kind of! We make it about an hour after low tide, giving us probably another hour before the tide makes its way back in. Head further down the beach past the Three Sisters to reach the Elephant Rock. Hurray! You made it! Next, the Elephant Rock. You will see an arch then the Three Sisters behind. Get out of your car and walk on the beach. ![]() Drive to the end of the sealed road (about 1km down the road) and park in the car park on the right. The road is signposted with a brown sign saying Three Sisters. On State Highway 3, turn off at Clifton Road just outside the Tongaporutu township. Time your visit at the beginning of low tide. (We’ll get a full guide on soon)! How to get to Elephant Rock and the Three Sisters So we’ll give you a quick paragraph here on how to get to Elephant Rock and the Three Sisters. We have a rough idea of where we are going, but there is no information online exactly how to get to Elephant Rock and the Three Sisters. The views are epic, especially when we have a CD blasting called 8 Hours of Epic Music. We, along with massive tanker trucks, are slowly working our way along the side of the mountain. The road is mostly a straight highway until we reach the Mt Messenger section. The sun is beating down on the morning frost creating an atmospheric mist hanging above the mountains. On one side, we know the coast is near but it’s hidden behind a forested mountain range. (Yeah, that name isn’t quite as exciting). Today, we head north tucked between mountain ranges on State Highway 3. Yesterday, we had an epic road trip going south on the Surf Highway 45. ![]() When we set off at 8.30am, we doubt whether we are going to make it on time. ![]() We have work in the morning, then we have to drive 45 minutes (which is usually an 1h15min with our speed matched with the winding roads we have to navigate). From then on, we have about one hour before the tide makes its way back in. Like all three sisters and elephants they only do what they want to do – they don’t take no sh*t from nobody, Goddammit! There’s a short opening at low tide to walk out onto the coast where the rock formations stand. So let’s take a road trip up north from New Plymouth to see these unusual rock formations with our own eyes. If that doesn’t intrigue you enough, then there is an elephant too. There’s a wild side to the Taranaki coastline – one that involves three sisters. Update: Following an earthquake, Elephant Rock is no longer, well, looking like an elephant.
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