Kai-Iwi Lakes (B6)

The Kai-Iwi Lakes and walking track to Baylys Beach.

GPS: -35.814310 173.641617

Kai-Iwi Lakes overview

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Approaching the Kai-Iwi Lakes

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Kai-Iwi Lake Taharoa, at the Pines campground (when it still had its pines)

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Pines campground nowadays, pines have been clearcut (harvested) and re-planted

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Lake Taharoa from the northern ridge

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Lake Taharoa from the northern ridge

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Lake Taharoa from the northern ridge

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A kite-surfer attempting a launch

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Promenade Campground on Lake Taharoa, Kai-Iwi Lakes

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Lake Waikare, Kai-Iwi Lakes

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Signs for the track that leads from near Lake Waikar over to the Tasman Sea

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Signage along the track from the Kai-Iwi Lakes to the coast

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The are DoC orange markers the entire way. You simply cross through various grassy paddocks and up over a bunch of stile. the coast is in sight here!

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In all my years, these are the only people that I’ve seen on this track. hahaha

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Baylys Beach waterfall where Kai Iwi track meets the beach.