Kawakawa Bay is perfect for climbers who enjoy long moderate routes on gear or bolts. Among native bush, elevated above the northern shore of Lake Taupō are dozens of rhyolite cliffs offering single and multipitch climbs. When you're not climbing, there's great camping and swimming to be had. It adds up to a compelling proposition!
You will need a full rack of cams and wires (plus doubles or hexes if you have them), and 14 quickdraws. Trad gear abbreviations are
SCD = Small Cams. Smaller than 1 Friend.
CD = Full set of Camming devices, size 1 to 4 Friend or equal
W = A full set of wires.
Hex = A set of Hex’s.
Kawakawa Bay is 5km west of Kinloch. Walking (1½ – 2 hrs) or MTB (45 min) access is via the K2K track from Kinloch.
Beautiful as the track is, many prefer to travel to and from Kawakawa Bay from Kinloch by boat or kayak. This allows people to take just about anything they might want to the crag.
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