Takes you from the lodge, across farm land, recreation reserve and sand dunes to a long, sandy and isolated Pacific Ocean beach.
Leave the lodge and walk approximately two kilometres along a quiet country road. Turn left into Blue Horizon Road and at the end of this road follow the signs and cross the stile into Taurikura Farms. Enjoy the quiet atmosphere and look around at the splendor of Mt Manaia behind you and the Bream Head range to your right. Cross the footbridge and head straight for the coast. This will take approximately 1 ½ hours from the lodge.
When you hit the beach the choice is yours – swim, lie in the sun, have something to eat …Turn left to walk to Kauri Mountain, approximately 45 - 60 minutes, or turn right to Ocean Beach, approximately 45 minutes – or go both ways!
At Ocean Beach head to the southern end and follow the markers to walk up to the lighthouse, this is the beginning of the Te Whara track that goes along the top of the Bream Head range from Ocean Beach to Urquharts Bay. Enjoy the spectacular views from the lighthouse – look back where you have come from, see the ocean and the harbour, visualize the ancient crater that included Mount Manaia, Mount Aubrey, the Bream Head range and the Hen and Chicken Islands... Phone for a lift or walk back to the lodge.