Near to and over Kauri Mountain - Ocean Beach - along the tops at Whangarei Heads then around the foreshore to near Little Munro Bay - 29 km - 8.75 hrs
An early morning walk along a quiet rural road, then up and up a private road (with some misleading markings), but then reached the top of Kauri Mountain with coastal views off to the north. Down the other side, then after a short road stretch, clambered down onto Ocean Beach, with Bream Head and the rest of the Whangarei Heads peaks clearly in view. Getting on for high tide, so had a bit of a scramble up an unstable bluff to get down to the last stretch of the beach that has public access. Collected some more gear in anticipation of a blustery tramp along the length of the hills at the Whangarei Heads
In the event it was a hot climb, and very up and down once at the top, so grateful to find that the track at the tops is mostly in bush, but enough views and glimpses of the sea a long way below to
get a feeling of height. Some amazing rocky outcrops - Bream Head - Matariki -
unnamed (picture), and on towards Mt Lion. Super views to the north, the south, and coming down Mt Lion, the nearby bays and past Marsden Point and up the Whangarei Harbour. A real knee killer of a track coming down, so a time to be slow and careful. No wind, so that extra gear ... had a good ride !Reached my pickup point for the day at the road end, but after a short break, I dumped my pack and boots, donned sandals, and walked for an hour on the next section of Te Araroa, to the point where it came to within 140m of our motel.
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