Ruby Bay Circuit

From the Ruby Bay carpark pick up the Great Taste trail which goes North West up Pine Hill Road. Follow road for about 600 metres to where the trail branches off to the left and climbs up to the top of a small ridge, then continue to follow the Blue Markers of the GTT on a nice gravel trail as it gently meanders its way down open country side with housing and apple orchards all around.

Just past the Jester House Cafe turn Left off the GTT and run south up Williams Road. Keep running along road for about 2.5 km until the gravel road comes to and end by a very stately set of gate pillars with statues on top. Turn left just past these gates on to a marked rough track called the Tasman Loop Track and follow this up a steep hill and along open paddocks. This is marked with white posts.

Past a house with many old wrecked cars you come to the old forestry road called Dickers Road. Turn Left (East) and follow Dickers Road, which is a rough clay road, for about 2 kms until just before the only house on your left. You'll see a timber stile that leads downhill on a gravel path through an alpaca farm down onto Westmere drive. Follow Westmere Drive to Suncrest Drive and turn Right and follow this downhill to Awa Awa Road. Turn left and keep the lake on your left. Follow Awa awa until Pumona road where you rejoin the Great Taste Trail. Turn right on to the trail and retrace your steps back over the ridge to Ruby Bay and jump in for a swim..if the tide's in !