# Harwoods Hole

- **Country:** New Zealand
- **Length:** Height: 357 m
- **Hazards:** Free fall
- **Location:** South Island, New Zealand
- **Photo Caption:** A caver abseiling into Harwoods Hole

Harwoods Hole is a cave system located in the northwest of the South Island of New Zealand, in the Abel Tasman National Park. At , it is New Zealand's deepest vertical shaft. It was first explored in 1958, long after it was discovered. The track to Harwoods Hole is no longer marked or maintained by the Department of Conservation (DOC).

![Photo of Harwoods Hole](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Harwood_hole_pit.jpg)

**Source:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harwoods_Hole (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)