Our small group met in Raiha Street and set off on  the easier combined walking/cycle track up to the lookout. This is much longer than taking the steps but has a gentle gradient - we only had to move aside once or twice for cyclists.

After just over 2 hours we reached the lookout where we had a snack at the tables just below the lookout. We headed up to the lookout for a group photo. Although the day was sunny and we hadn’t particularly noticed wind on the walk there was a cold wind so we took our photos and headed down again on the 4-wheel drive track, making it back to our cars 3 hours after we set off. We enjoyed a coffee at Columbus.

Leader - Sharon

Walkers - Helen, Mark, & Judith