Day 21, Govan Wilson Road to Dome Cafe (519)
A cold wind today with sunny intervals and better still it didn't rain. Tried to dry the tent before leaving but there wasn't much wind at that stage so it was fairly soggy when packed.
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| Morning at the camp |
Straight onto the trail then and another steep and muddy climb to Conical Peak and it's continuing ridge.
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| Climbing up in the morning |
Conditions underfoot were difficult and I found the bright sunlight contrasting with deep shade made walking over the roots and mud quite difficult.
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| An occasional view |
The route today was graded 'hard' but was actually easier than yesterday's 'moderate' despite some tricky bits of steep mud and rocks.
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| Double rooted tree |
There was a river to cross, that didn't cause any problems, before a short climb to a road which was followed for a short distance before turning off onto the trail again.
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| River crossing |
Up through more steep and muddy forest to the Dome Ridge. A lot of up and down with limited views but a great walk.
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| More views from the ridge |
A large wooden pyramid structure marks the top of the Dome, the NZ version of of a trig point.
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| Top of The Dome |
There was a viewpoint a bit further on and a good gravel path from there down to the Dome Café which is unfortunately no longer a cafe but they do allow camping.
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| Viewpoint |
We are now a group of five as two others who started with me, Di and SJ have joined us here.
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| Playing Yahtzee at the campsite |
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| The main road to be crossed in the morning |
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