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Dacre Cottage and the red barn on the Okura Bush Walkway. Photo: Jonty Crane
This easy 15km return walk has it all – bush, beach, coastal track, wildlife and a historic homestead. North of Long Bay, the walkway winds its way along the Okura River Estuary, through coastal forest to Karepiro Bay and the historic Dacre Cottage, then onto Stillwater. I’ve walked it a couple of times, starting from […]
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