Pataua Island Track
Track category
Short walk
Description
Beach at Pataua
This is just a short access track that takes you to a lovely beach, and skirts the Pataua estuary. The track is almost flat and easy, but there is no wheelchair access.
Please take a moment to study the signs and respect the area.
Pataua is a very popular beach that offers safe swimming in the estuary and the ocean side.
Track location map
Getting there
The Pataua South community is a 45-minute drive east of Whangarei. Pataua South road is off the Whangarei Heads Road. The car park is located down Mahanga Road.