Hump Ridge Track (walk to Blue Cliffs only)
Our destination is Okaka Hut (9 Hrs). We walked to Blue Cliffs (3km) we then walked to a wrong way (misguided by visitor centre). We walked for total 7 hrs (incl half hr for lunch) and didn't walked up to the Okaka Hut...
track starts from the Rarakau carpark
track scene
track meanders gently through the native bush
elegant scenes
step descent down the shoreline of Blue cliffs beach
Blue cliffs beach
crossing the industrial-strength swing bridge over the Waikoau River
Blue cliffs of the Waikoau River mouth
brown colours of tea like waters
Lake Hauroko Lookout Track
a tramping track that is steep and rough, but well worth the effort - stunning views of Lake Hauroko
information panel at the carpark
jetty at Lake Hauroko
the beginning section of the walking track following along the lake edge is quite even
pleasant walking track
quite steep once walking up to the lookout
quite rough
lots of white musheroom along the track
白菇若能食用 晚餐將很豐盛
大白靈芝
some good views when getting higher
some good lookouts before walking up to the summit
arriving at the summit
good views from the summit
passing over the rock will have a stunning view
a stunning view
looking across Lake Hauroko
superb photo spot
Lake Hauroko Natural Walk
From the car park at Lake Hauroko, this easy loop walking track skirts a swampy area close to the lake.
Note how the trees change from mainly matai, tōtara and rimu in the wetter area, to mountain beech in the drier areas.
looking back jetter
track starts from the beach and skirts a swampy area close to the lake
giant matai
beach forest
優雅步道
很多木耳 登山隊的人來將大有斬獲
有點特殊的靈芝?
Big Tōtara Walk
A pleasant short walking track winds through forest to some of Southland’s largest tōtara trees. This small pocket of forest has never been logged and visitors can see these giants of the forest, some of which are over 1000 years old.
Halls Totara
Girth at chest height 8.31m, approx 1000 years old
several similar giant totara trees around
a pleasant walking track
Historic Clifden Suspension Bridge
longest suspension bridge in New Zealand
Completed in 1899 and famous for having 'the longest span in the land'
Towering concrete pillars constructed on a base of locally quarried limestone
28 Steel Cables suspend the bridge
Settlers depended on a ferry to get stock and supplies across this dangerous river. By the early 1890s the Government funded a punt attached to a wire rope until the bridge was built in 1898-99 taking ten months to complete. It was opened on 5 April 1899 by Sir Joseph Ward.
Clifden Roll of Honour
"In honoured memory of those men of this district who fought and fell in the great war 1914-1918 for liberty and justice died on the field of honour"
Limestone Banks
Clearly showing lines where the once mighty river carved into the banks
Underground Stream
Emerging from under the limestone cliffs
Luther Vandross - Dance With My Father
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