15 min by car and 3hours walk and return to Whananaki via Sandy Bay which is a surf beach by the way.
- Drive down on Lawnson Dr Road and road and turn right on Tutukaka Block road
- When you can’t go any further, turn right on Matapouri Road towards Tutukaka
- Pass the Tutukaka Marina and petrol station and keep driving until you reach Sandy bay via Matapouri
- Once at Sandy’s the road will turn sharply left, follow it for a few seconds, pass a little bridge and take first on your right
- Drive to the top and park before a gate
- Start your walk (very good on bikes too)
- Reach the forest that will take you to the Capitaine Bougainville Monument
- Decide if you want to turn back there or keep going twoards Whananaki
- On the off chance that you travel with someone who prefers driving than walking: one drives to Whananaki and meets up with walker at Whananaki itself where you can enjoy the foot bridge