Day 41, Camp Epic to Ongarue Campsite(1042)
A grey start to the day but the sun soon broke through for a great cycle ride today.
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| Off on the trail |
A good track all day although it was a quite rough in places with a couple of wet bits to throw the mud about.
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| A narrow bit |
The first section climbed up to 620m before a dip and a another short climb and then a relatively steady descent to Ongarue.
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| A downhill bit |
The descending route follows an old logging railway through some lovely cuttings and a couple of suspension bridges that have been built to replace the old trestle bridges that the railway used.
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| Suspension bridge |
There was an old steam winch by the track, that was in surprisingly good condition and even the marine type boiler beside it wasn't too bad although I suspect that the two didn't originally work together.
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| Steam winch |
A bit further on there was a spiral for the railway to gain height but unfortunately there had been a rock fall in the tunnel so I was unable to enjoy the full experience.
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| Another bridge |
All too soon after that we had arrived at the campsite and returned the bikes.
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| A snack stop |
Peter left after a chat and a cup of tea taking our rubbish, including my old shoes with him. Another trail angel.
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| At the campsite |
It was early so we had plenty of time to get organized, play cards, write a blog and things before it was time to eat and get to bed and rest my butt.
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| 1000km and the shoes are finished |
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