Tramping in the Rimutaka Forest Park

On Saturday 12th Feb, Jen and Nige went tramping again! This time we went up into the Rimutakas, to the Orongorongo Valley. We climbed up onto the Cattle Ridge Track, which was a long hard climb, but once on the tops we had a gorgeous view back over to Wellington Harbour in the distance. We then walked along the top of the ridge for hours, and unfortunately, the track rapidly deteriorated from a lovely grassy open path with gorgeous views, to no path at all! We were reduced to making our way from one orange arrow stuck to a tree, to the next, stepping over tree roots and clambering under fallen tree trunks. Needless to say, it got a bit tedious, and we were very glad when we finally reached the bottom of the ridge, and the Orongorongo River.

We had a brief sit down and dabbled our tired feet in the sparkling water, before a speedy hike back to the car along the valley, beating the time on the signposts by at least an hour, cause we were so desperate to get back!


Distant Harbour Views from the Rimutakas