Taronui Bay Recreation Reserve track
Track category
Walking track
Time:
45 - 60 min one way
Distance:
7.4 km return
Description
Taronui Bay
The track goes through a mix of pasture and lightly wooded landscape, with three stiles to cross.
It was opened in December 2007 following consultation with iwi and landowners, whose properties border on the accessway.
Getting there
The track leaves from Purerua Rd, off Kapiro Rd, approx 30 minutes north of Kerikeri township.
There is no vehicle access to Taronui. Access is by foot only available from Taronui to Tapuaetahi Beach at low tide. Signs and orange warratahs mark the route.
Activities
Child/family friendly activities
Diving and snorkelling
Fishing
Places to stay
There is DOC accommodation at the Puketi Trampers' Hut and Campground, approximately 20 minutes' drive north-west of Kerikeri; at Lane Cove Cottage (boat in or tramp in) in the Whangaroa Harbour, or in a purpose-built hut on Motukawanui Island (boat access only). Please book through the Bay of Islands Area Office, Kerikeri, +64 9 403 0700. To stay at the campground on Urupukapuka Island, in the Eastern Bay (boat access only) or to book the Cape Brett Hut (boat in or tramp in) please ring the DOC Russell Visitor Centre, +64 9 403 9005.
About the area
Taronui Bay is an 18-hectare recreation reserve on Northland's unspoilt Purerua Peninsula. The Bay has a white sand beach sheltered by a reef. Access is available from Taronui to Tapuaetahi Beach at low tide.
Plan and prepare
- The track is quite exposed, so appropriate clothing/hats/sunscreen is essential, as is a good supply of drinking water.
- While the track is mostly flat and well-formed, it does include inclines and some scrub, so may not be suitable for the very young and the elderly.
- Vehicles can be parked as indicated by the DOC sign.
- Camping, shooting and pets are not allowed.