Hawkes Crag Buller Gorge

Hawks Crag is a prominent landmark in the lower Buller Gorge, where the road has been excavated through a bluff that drops into the Buller River. The almost vertical cliff at Hawks Crag posed a challenge when building a road through the lower Buller Gorge. The solution was to cut a narrow slot across the cliff face, which had to be negotiated with care by wheeled vehicles. In the late 19th century, the road was only just wide enough to take carriages and carts. Note - the "correct" spelling seems to be Hawks Crag