DOC track
Lake Ngatu Track
3.3km1 hrEasy
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Enjoy an easy walk with the family around Lake Ngatu - a freshwater dune lake and recreation reserve. The lake is popular with water sport enthusiasts, day visitors, and locals.
Elevation
Climb
0m
Drop
0m
Highest point
37m
Lowest point
33m
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Open Scrub Water
Longest open stretch
3.3km
Cover mapped summer 2023/24.
Description
An easy walking track leads you around the edge of this dune lake that is situated within a recreation reserve.
Getting there
Lake Ngatu is 16 km north of Kaitaia. Follow SH1 then turn left onto West Coast Rd. Access is signposted 1.9 km along West Coast Rd on the left.
Weather
Forecast at the start of the track