Centre Ridge
Name
Centre Ridge
Location
Pakuratahi Forest, Wellington, New Zealand
Overview
Short excursion from Back Road offering inspiring views of the surrounding mountains.
Grade
Intermediate
Access
Bike and Foot
Description
The summit of Centre Ridge is the location of one of Greater Wellington Regional Council's automatic hydrological monitoring stations. Although the monitoring station isn't much to look at, the views certainly are.
From the summit of this peak there are spectacular views of the surrounding mountains - which are mostly 200-300m higher with deep valleys inbetween, giving the impression of standing on the raised centre of a huge bowl. The summit is only 60m higher that the turnoff from Back Road, so the short climb is well worth the effort.
Getting there
Branch off Back Road at a hairpin bend immediately before the top of Pig Gully and just north of Back Road's highest point.
Deadend, so return the same way.
Other notes
Google's aerial photo shows a track heading north along the ridge. While this track is discernable on the ground, as of 4 January 2009 it was so overgrown as to essentially not exist.
Length
0.64km
Conditions
4wd
Last modified
6 Aug 2009 by Ian
Created by
Ian
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