Beautiful Peach Cove is located within Bream Head Scenic Reserve at Whangarei Heads. It is a lovely bay surrounded by native bush and plenty of birdlife. There is a DOC hut located at Peach Cove, if you feel like staying overnight. This geocache is located near the DOC hut, by a feature that I have always found fascinating... a large rock with a Pohutukawa tree growing on top of it. There is also a memorial plaque affixed to the rock.
Peach Cove can be accessed in one of 4 ways:
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Walk from Peach Cove car park (Peach Cove Track, 1 hr one way per DOC)
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Walk from Urquharts Bay car park (via the Te Whara Track, 3 hours one way per DOC)
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Walk from Ocean Beach car park (via the Te Whara Track, 3 hours one way per DOC)
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Or take a boat. (The walking options all require climbing over 800 steps back out of Peach Cove!)
So allow a bit of time for your trip to Peach Cove and take some food and water.
You are looking for a small camo'd decon container, containing a logbook. There is room for small trackable items.
Signal was a bit poor around the rock and tree, but the detailed hint should make the find easy.
