Pee­chon Cove is a small in­let lo­cat­ed just be­fore the top of the hill on the Mara­cas North Coast Road. It is one of the many beach­es of La Vache Bay.

This pic­turesque land­scape is full of un­ex­posed trea­sures and wel­comes the op­por­tu­ni­ty for ad­ven­ture. Apart from the beach there is a stream with a 30-foot wa­ter­fall that drops di­rect­ly in­to the sea. The wa­ter cas­cad­ing from the moun­tains has cre­at­ed sev­er­al jacuzzi-like pools ide­al for tak­ing a rinse from the salt wa­ter.

The sea has erod­ed the land­scape to form an arch and along the sandy shore­line there are small caves worth ex­plor­ing. Over­look­ing the beach there is a head­land from which thrill-seek­ers can en­joy a 20-foot jump in­to the sea, and the penin­su­las that sur­round the sea­side pro­vide per­fect con­di­tions for fish­ing and re­lax­ing.

The trek to Pee­chon Cove takes ap­prox­i­mate­ly one hour and 30 min­utes and starts at Stollmey­er Es­tate, sit­u­at­ed at the end of Blazney Road in La Pas­to­ra, San­ta Cruz. The first part of the jour­ney is a 35-minute up­hill trek to the top of the Mara­cas Road.

At the top of the road the view of the San­ta Cruz Val­ley is breath­tak­ing. The trek con­tin­ues down­hill for a fur­ther 30 min­utes on the oth­er side of the moun­tain to­wards the beach. On Sun­day, Is­land Hik­ers will lead a hike to Pee­chon Cove.

For more de­tails, con­tact Mario at 749-2956 or vis­it is­land­hik­ers.com.

As­sem­bly: 7 am, Cen­tral Bank Au­di­to­ri­um en­trance or 7.30 am at San­ta Cruz Food Bas­ket, Akal Trace, San­ta Cruz.

Rat­ing: Four: mod­er­ate

Rec­om­men­da­tions: Bring one litre of wa­ter and wear walk­ing shoes with grips.