The people behind paradise
Howie's Hikes
Guided walks through Mt Pitt and Mt Bates National Park with Howard Martin, a seventh-generation Norfolk Islander keeping the Norf'k culture alive, one hiker at a time.
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Walking the island's way
Alex Blucher joins Howard Martin on the trails through Mt Pitt and Mt Bates National Park, and hears about his fight to keep the Norf'k culture alive.
Meet Howard Martin
Seven generations on this island
Howard Martin is a seventh-generation Norfolk Islander, and the island's National Park has been part of his life for as long as he can remember.
Howie's Hikes began as a way to share that connection properly, not just a walk through Mt Pitt and Mt Bates, but the stories, language and history that come with them. Howard spends real, individual time with every hiker, showing them Norfolk Island the way a local actually sees it.
Behind the hikes is something Howard cares about deeply: keeping the Norf'k culture and language alive for the generations still to come.
This island has been in my family for seven generations. When I'm out on the trail, I'm not just showing you the National Park, I'm sharing who we are.
Howard Martin, Howie's Hikes
The experience
Three moments on the trail
Small group, personal and paced to whoever's walking. Howie's Hikes suits almost everyone, because it isn't about fitness or ticking things off. It's about what you learn along the way.
Meet Howard
Before you set off, there's time to meet Howard and hear a little about his own connection to the island he's about to show you.
Into Mt Pitt and Mt Bates
Walk the trails through Norfolk Island's National Park, with Howard pointing out what most visitors would simply walk past.
Stories along the way
The real heart of the hike, Norf'k language, family history, and the stories that have been passed down through seven generations.
Good to know
Before you go
- Where
- Mt Pitt and Mt Bates, Norfolk Island National Park
- Included
- A guided walking tour with Howard Martin
- The pace
- Small group, personal, set by whoever's walking
- Great for
- Nature lovers, history and culture seekers, families
- Hosted by
- Howard Martin
- Booking
- Add it to your holiday and our local team will arrange it for you
Norfolk Island. A story worth telling.
Make Howie's Hikes part of your Norfolk Island story
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