Track side with a View (Canterbury) Traditional Cache
Track side with a View (Canterbury)
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Not far from the road and just off the track with a view on a nice day. The cache is about a 200 mil jar that used to be hot stuff. BYO Pen.
From the Sign of the Bellbird the walkway proceeds through the last of Kennedy's Bush above the road and onto private land. The walkway heads away from the road, around a hillside with views over the harbour, through thich gorse and bracken, and patches of native bush which include broadleaf, fuchsia, whiteywood, montane totara and mountain pepper. Cass Peak (546m) which rises above the walkway makes an impressive sight due to the red volcanic rock of the bluff facing the walkway. On top of the peak are a radio transmission station and navigational aids. Adjacent to the peak, on both side of the road, is the small Cass Peak Scenic Reserve. The smaller section of the reserve, situated above the road, contains the only surviving fragment of montane forest on the Port Hills, featuring montane totara, fuchsia and mountain pepper. The larger part of the reserve, below the road, is in scrub and forest. On the way to Coopers Knob Scenic Reserve the walkway crosses private land belonging to the Living Springs Trust, a camping and convention centre. The walkway runs near to the road, across tussock and grassland and through the occasional area of bush. A sign reading "Caution Hang Gliders Landing" warn walkers of a possible aerial threat to their safety during the walkway's progress through an expanse of tussock. A walk up a hillside shortly before Coopers Knob reveals a panoramic view of lake Ellesmere and the plains. The walkway reaches its present terminus at the beginning of Coopers Knob Scenic Reserve. However, there is a walking track linking the Coopers Knob and Ahuriri Bush Scenic Reserves. Coopers Knob (575 m), an outcrop of volcanic rock, is the highest point of the Port Hills and the reserve provides expansive views of the plains and Southern Alps. On a clear day Mount Cook may be seen due west. The reserve consists of two almost adjoining areas. The first, which the walkway passes through, is a small area of tussock grassland, while the larger area, on which Coopers Knob is situated, features a mixture of tussock grassland, native bush, shrubs,and bracken. Around the higher points are a few snow tussock, the only ones found on the Port Hills.
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