A fun mini-trip at Karekare is to walk around the Watchman. It’s hard to believe you can get so much photographic variation from a single, albeit big, rock.
Drive up Watchman Road, right off Karekare Road just before you get to the main carpark. Park at the top of the road, then follow the track to the ridge. Instead of going up the ridge on Comans Track, head down across the scrub-covered dunes to the beach – the Watchman is on your left. Wander along the beach for best pics, then walk back along the stream to the main carpark.
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