Ocean Beach (Wairarapa)

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Looking down toward the start of the track
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Starting here, with Wharekauhau off to our right
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At the Wharepapa River mouth, look right toward Ocean Beach
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Remember this crossing for later on and Onoke Beach
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Continuing toward Ocean Beach village
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Stream crossings such as this are typical
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Dropping into the Wharekauhau Stream
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Nearly across
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These sandy screes are a tempting playground but please keep off
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Ahead the road is mostly wide gravel
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Look over to our left in the centre of the beach …
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It's what's left of a concrete-hulled yacht
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Corner Creek
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This can be very tricky after heavy rain
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A few pictureque baches nestled in among the manuka
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Pass through here carefully
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Lots of children play in the bush
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Once out, though, the track begins to climb
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We climb over this slip
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Then down the other side
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To the right of the gate lies a wooden cross
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Testiment to the dangers that face us all
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From here on, the track clings to the rugged cliff face
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In places it gets very narrow and subject to washouts
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It's usually passable with a bit of spade work
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A bit dark here as the track crosses this loose scree
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Down the other side
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Just one of the many little streams that cross the track
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One final bit of scree to climb over
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Now onto a flat coastal plain
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Here's the Mukamuka Stream
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It's harder to cross today than usual
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But not impossible
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From here on the track is definitely single lane
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Looking out to Windy Point and the end of the track
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Look at what the wind has done to the manuka
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The track ends at this locked gate
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Looking east toward Cape Palliser
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Back toward Wharekauhau and where we came from
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