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Sunday 11 September 2022

Cost: $19

 

 Trip Leader:
Graeme Ferrier

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Graeme Ferrier

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Access to Kill Devil Track (aka Waingaro Forks Track)  is off Uruwhenua Road in Takaka East, so it requires a trip "over the hill"- probably just over an hour from Richmond.

The track itself is an old gold mining trail with a steep climb of approx 700 m on a zig zag track.( I presume this is where the Kill Devil name came from ?)

On the map it is about one-third of the distance but the switchbacks will add extra distance.(Approx 2 - 2.5hours?)  Tin Hut Shelter will provide a break after the climb. The track then largely follows a ridgeline above the Waingaro River --  in, out and over various rock formations with a further climb of 100m before descending 150 m towards Riordans Hut. My estimate is a further 7km (2hrs) to Riordans Hut. Say 4-4.5 hours but less on the return down the hill?  (It is a total of 26 km Return/8 hrs?)

The vegetation is mainly kanuka and stunted scrub on the ridgeline, but quite impressive views down into the Wainagro River. It is quite exposed to the sun and wind.

Agenda : Kill Devil Track to Riordan’s Hut, Kahurangi NP, 11 Sep 2022

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