Lakeside serenity

December 2014

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December 2014

The lookout over Kawakawa Bay. Photo: Matthew Pike
Kawakawa Bay Track, Taupo This is a great way to experience Lake Taupo while avoiding the hustle of the town. Kinloch is a small village just 20km or so west of Taupo and, from here, there are two popular mountain bike tracks – the W2K (Whakaipo Bay to Kinloch) and the K2K (Kawakawa Bay to […]
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