Intersection of the Pororari River Track with the Paparoa Track. If you want to walk to the Punakaiki River, you should turn south, (away from the river), and take the Paparoa Track south to the Punakai River. If you started at the Pororari River carpark, you can then do a loop walk back to the carpark. But, before you take the Pororari Track south, you should probably continue along the river for another kilometer to visit one or both of the swing bridges that cross the Pororari River. Note that this intersection is before BOTH the Inland Pack Track swing bridge and the nearby Paparoa Track swing bridge.