Training Log Archive: Lizzie

Out and back from Karapoti to the giant Rata. Someone's cleared the old tramline in, which made the first couple of km much easier going, there's even put a new rope on the cliff. Although it makes things easier, it kind of takes away from the feeling that no-one else ever goes in there, (although it's probably only the possum baiting people and us). Then a wade and clamber upstream, and a bush bash onto the ridge where the Rata are.
It's kinda big.

Came out the same way. Have spent the evening trying to find old old forestry maps that might have the historic tramlines on them, but no luck. Shame, they make beautiful little singe tracks through the steep native bush.