day eleven members walked about 9 kilometres for nearly 4.5 hours in Puhoi.
Led by Carl Yang and
Tina Chen, the group started at the end of Remiger around 9:15am. The first part of the walk is on Te
Araroa Trail (the 3,000 km trail from the top of North Island to the bottom of South Island), of which
we walked through Dunn’s Bush (the west side). It was followed by J Tolhopf Road and Ahuroa Road. Then
we entered into Dunn’s Bush again (the north side). The track went west and joined Te Araroa Trail at
the entrance of Dunn’s Bush. Following the Te Araroa Trail, we came back to Remiger Road near 2:00pm.
The walk was through farm land, on the sealed/unsealed roads and formed tracks. It was easy on the
roads but often muddy and slippery in Dunn’s Bush. It was up and down, but the highest altitude was around
200 metres. Dunn’s Bush is a native forest that provides good shading above our heads.
While walking
on the private farm lands, we enjoyed the beautiful views of the mountains that have been transformed
into farms. Years after years farmers produce good dairy products from their farms, but many native forest
disappeared. Luckily Val and Arthur Dunn gifted Dunn’s Bush to QEII National Trust in 1994. Dunn’s Bush
is administered by the Department of Conservation and is open to the public.
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