The Wharekai Te Kou Walk is a short and easy walk from the hamlet of Jackson Bay at the north end of Jackson Bay Oakahu. It takes about 40 minutes to return and is a great chance to work off lunch. You will walk through a pretty section of recovering native forest to a small but scenic rocky cove on the coast.
There is also a two-hour return hiking track to Smoothwater Bay. The track entrance is about one km back along the road from Jackson Bay. It partly follows an old road built as part of the attempt to develop and farm the Smoothwater River valley. This also provides access to the two-day Stafford Bay Route for serious trampers.
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