Come and experience the wonderful forest and birdlife in NZ's second lar gest fenced sanctuary right at Nelson's back door. This trip will take us i nto the heart of the Sanctuary well beyond the standard visitor routes. Thi s includes down from the source of Brook Stream through the upper gorg e on a newly constructed track. Your leader was involved here and over many years with many other sections of the 110km network of tracks at BWS. So e xpect some good insights.
We will start from the Visitor Centre and p roceed up the Valley Track by Brook Stream to Ferny Flats. Then we will go up the the spur where many of the recently introduced Kakariki are liv ing. We then traverse to Toutouwai Gate near Third House on moni toring lines inside the fence. After traversing a little further we head do wn the Upper Valley Track through some magnificent beech and podocarp fores t before heading off on Carters Track to join Koru Track and thence back do wn to the Visitor Centre.
This trip is all on good tracks but does in volve some steep sections and stream crossings. The distance is about 10km with a height gain of about 600m.
BWS entry fees will apply: $11 per adult, $7 student or Gold card. Or purchase the Supporter Pass with 12 mo f ree entry for $50.
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