Day 62, Tokomaru to Makahika (1571)
It was a bright morning but clouded over later and looked like rain on several occasions but it kept away in the end.
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| Bright morning |
The first part of the day followed the river up to the Tokomaru number 3 reservoir along a gravel road before turning off into the bush.
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| Tokomaru dam |
The path wasn't too wet so slightly less mud today but there were some quite steep bits.
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| Drier through the bush |
The trail climbed up to 690m before coming to a view point where I met a day walker who had come up from the south end.
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| View point number one |
Not much of a view from this point or the next but it was a nice change from the enclosing trees.
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| Viewpoint number two |
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| One of the many stream crossings |
Down then to meet the beginnings of the Makahika Stream which had to be crossed multiple times before reaching the line of the old timber trail.
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| Farmland |
A final river crossing to open farmland and then the road to Makahika Outdoor Centre and the little TA campsite with it's sheltered cooking area, shower and toilet.
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| Entrance to the outdoor centre |
The shower was most welcome. Another TA walker, Tim, arrived later having walked all the way from the Moturimu hut.
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| Campsite |
The weather forecast is looking bad for the mountains ahead. SJ, Di, etc went to Levin today and are spending the night there.
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