Westward Ho! Rise and Fall (North Otago) Traditional Cache
Westward Ho! Rise and Fall (North Otago)
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400 ml with logbook and small swaps
Arriving at Danseys Pass you can’t help but feel a sense of achievement and freedom; it truly is, away from it all.
This classic alpine pass is unsealed, narrow in places and can be closed by snow during winter. It also travels directly though high country paddocks, so be aware that stock may be on the road.
The Pass is named after William Heywood Dansey. William Dansey was a North Otago run holder who was with three others on an expedition over the Pass into Central Otago in 1855-56. These gentlemen are likely to have been the first Europeans to see the Maniototo Plains.
Danseys Pass was once well used for gold mining traffic. Races dug by Chinese miners into the hillsides scar the landscape and are a reminder of the intense hard work required to source water for inland and high country prospecting.
There are many places where you can stop, spend some idle time and absorb the soulful peace and solitude of Danseys Pass.
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