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Whale
Bay is a
gem. Here is a beach that has escaped the deforming influence of the
bulldozer and the ring of the axe. A beach left the way most beaches used
to be.
About 1km north of Matapouri there is a large parking area on the right at the top of the hill. From
this area a walking track descends for about 800 metres to the beach.
Toilets are placed near the car-park end. The track is well formed and
ends in a flight of wooden steps to the beach.
The
track from Matapouri joins it near the car-park , and the track to the headlands branches off to the
right. Visitors are strongly advised to lock vehicles and to remove
valuables from view.
Whale Bay is a small sandy bay of a hundred or
so metres, fringed with bush and, in particular, shaded by pohutukawa
trees. You will need to take in everything you may require and leave
behind only your footprints.
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