Melina Ridge Track (Central Otago) Traditional Cache
Melina Ridge Track (Central Otago)
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A quick roadside grab beside SH 8
Opposite the Welcome to Central Otago sign is a DOC walkway for the energetic tramper of mountain biker.
The Melina Ridge Track is 35km linking SH 8 and the Ahuriri valley. Tramping 8–10 hours. Mountain bike 6–8 hours, Grade 5
A big outing for extreme mountain bikers, this track steadily climbs from the Avon Burn towards Mt Melina in Hawea Conservation Park, reaching an elevation of
1600 m. Following a zig-zag descent into Lindis River, the track continues onto Smith Creek before emerging at the S H 8 car park on the Otago side of Lindis Pass. Two
vehicles may be required for this trip; otherwise it is a 28-km ride back to the Birchwood Road car park in Ahuriri
valley.
The cache, a 200 ml sistema container with log and pencil.
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