t201_spiritualtramping

Hunua Falls - Massey Tracks

with interesting new-found route (baitline network)

The special of today's walking is with Baitline network which is not a regular track but a network for putting baits.

Having chance to experience romote and wild environments. Thanks Eric for the guidence. 打Ruby的那兒有爛泥就往那兒沖衝 登山的那裏有難路就往那裏走 真是犯賤啊!

Walking per the purple marking. Massey Track --> Baitline (near 308) --> Wairoa Cosseys Track --> Cosseys Dam --> Cosseys Gorge Track.

 

行前禱告 (22 persons turned up today's walking)

 

starting at Massey Track, a metalled track but steep in places

 

entering the Baitline

 

a little bit wild

 

more and more remote and wild

 

down to the stream

 

giant trees on the way

 

interest tree

 

giant kauri tree

 

walking on the ridge (Ragitoto ridge)

 

lunch at an elegant kauri grove

 

kauri grove

 

very primitive

 

arriving at Wairoa Cosseys Track

 

Cosseys Dam - viewing from Wairoa Cossey Track

 

Cosseys Dam - one of five dams in the Hunua Ranges and fruther five dams in the Waitakere Ranges. The dam is the third largest in Auckland

 

 

Cosseys Gorge track - a gentler and more scenic track

 

walking above the deep valley

 

down to the Cosseys creek side

 

walking along the creek

 

creek scenes

 

crossing the Cosseys creek

 

returning thru Massey Track

 

elegant Nikau grove

 

Hunua Falls - a 30m height horsetail falls.
beautiful reflection in the stream

 

Yanni Reflections of Passion