The tin-clad shepherd’s hut at the start of the steep climb on the Stony Bay Mountain Bike Track. Photo: Dave Mitchell

Coromandel’s coasting connection

February 2021

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At the northernmost tip of the Coromandel Peninsula, an excellent mountain bike track connects two superb coastal campgrounds.

One of the most beautiful camping spots in the world can be found at Stony Bay at the northern point of the Coromandel Peninsula. Ancient, twisted and drooping pohutukawa tower over a sheltered bay that catches the sunrise around its bush-covered headland and rocky outcrops. Sheep are still farmed over what remains of the old […]
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