Coromandel Peninsula Loop

Loop North from Coromandel Town.

On Tuesday I headed North from Coromandel Town without a plan. In the end, a fairly natural loop, albeit on unsealed roads, took me from Colville round some of the North of the peninsula. There are walks and other attractions to draw people in up there, though you need a bus or your own car to get there.

I had a day of short hops in the car, stopping where the road allowed to take photos, a paddle or two in the sea and a walk up Tokatea lookout point. The weather was hot and sunny, the skies blue with patchy cloud and the peninsula, stunning.

Amodeo Bay (I think).

Colville Bay.

Colville Bay.

My shadow

Colville bay, looking inland.

Thought about running here. The trail was a bit rough.

Thought about running here, too. Didn’t.

Tuateawa.

Tuateawa, impossibly scenic.

Tokatea lookout – a 15 minute walk up, well worth it.

View from the top, Tokatea lookout.

Beware mine shafts.

Tokatea lookout.