Off The Track: More Tales From the New Zealand Bush

Part one of three from this full length programme. Part two of three from this full length programme. Part three of three from this full length programme. Sir Ed Hillary, then in his early 50s, acts as tour guide to remote New Zealand. He goes bush and dives for scallops off Stewart Island and fishes on a Hollyford sandspit. Not bad for a self-described "middle-aged family man who has tried to keep himself reasonably fit".

Sir Ed narrates, and his down-to-earth passion for adventure makes this an inspiring travelogue. Department of Conservation page on Aoraki-Mount Cook.

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We're sorry, but your browser is unable to play this video content. Please upgrade your browser, or install the flash plugin. We're sorry, but this video is currently unavailable on mobile. I have to say, we were thankful for the hut as the number of sandflies on standby ready to attack us when we got there was immense. From here the track winds its way through goat creek valley to one of our favourite tough bits of the ride.

When we got to this bare and stony climb it was sunny and extremely hot, so the riding up though the rocks and boulders was tough, but it was one of those climbs where you get a buzz from putting in the hard work. The trail zigzags in and out of boulders as it climbs up the back wall of the valley, the view of the valley below opens up and tries really hard to distract from the task at hand. And whoa on the other side of the saddle, is another epically long, great surfaced downhill.

One of the best, we still dream of it. Back wheels were skidding round switchbacks and the pace was fast and exhilarating for a good 20 minutes. The next section of track through the bush is easy riding and we got the pace on, nailing it through the beautiful native bush and counting the kilometres flying by. You get peeks of the river next to the track and get wet, crossing side streams before you get to Mokihinui Forks Hut. From here it was an easy few kilometres to our hut for the night at Specimen Point.

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Sandflies, Sandflies and more Sandflies. It was like World War Z with them gathering outside. The view is great but we advise you only look at it from inside the hut. For our 3rd and last day, the weather deteriorated slightly but it was still incredibly beautiful riding, the 17km mostly running parallel to the Mokihinui river note for paddlers a great grade 3 run with the right levels. What we loved about this section with the sporadic glimpses of views up and down the valley, the variation of bush vegetation as we went along and the technical riding that was necessary to not end up in the river.

We were all stoked to get to the end of the track, what a fantastic 3 days of riding with great friends and stunning scenery. You just couldn't ask for better, but hey it got better as another 2km down the road there's a pub with hot chips, beer and a hot shower. Technical single track for 85km and seriously impressive scenery. Slightly negative points to be prepared for are: Contact us, we're friendly and ready to help plan your New Zealand adventure. Your browser is no longer supported. Please upgrade to fully enjoy the site.

DAY 1 Beginning at Lyell Scenic Reserve in a carpark full of vicious sand-flies, we excitedly threw on our well packed rucksacks on our backs and headed off onto the start of the track. DAY 2 We were so excited to get started on the track The first section of downhill is steep, exposed with some seriously tight switchbacks to tackle, that is if you're not looking at the stunning views of the valley in front of you!! DAY 3 For our 3rd and last day, the weather deteriorated slightly but it was still incredibly beautiful riding, the 17km mostly running parallel to the Mokihinui river note for paddlers a great grade 3 run with the right levels.

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