White Rock Road is one of the wonderful gravel routes through the South Wairarapa to the coast. From the main square in Martinborough, take Jellicoe Road and follow it out of the centre until it turns into Lake Ferry Road, at which point take a left onto White Rock Road.
The road leads to the stunning beach at White Rock and its namesake geological feature, calcilutite. It takes about an hour and is half unsealed. A longer trip was required on the day these photos were taken due to the heavy logging machinery being unloaded on the narrow road, but it was worth the wait.
Like the other station backroads around the Wairarapa, White Rock Road is a window into the swathes of sheep and cattle covering the intricate landscape of mountains, valleys, and rivers that run out to the coast.
