Stencliffe Farm covenants walk
Walk time: 3 hours (10:30 am - 1:30 pm incl lunch stop)
Distance: about 3km
Elevation: approximately 300m
Walk: tramping boots recommended
Join us on a fun walk showcasing three covenants in a working farm landscape near Pigeon Bay. We’d love to show you these diverse projects undertaken by the Eaton family and explain how they fit into the wider ecological picture. Enjoy beautiful views from the top of the first gully covenant bordering Mt Sinclair Reserve back down over the catchment and to the other protected areas. Landowners Jane and Hugh Eaton will be leading the walk along with BPCT Covenants Officer Marie Neal and BPCT staff. We’ll walk up alongside the long bush gully covenant to the Mt Sinclair DOC Reserve boundary and enjoy lunch at the top while taking in the other areas below; a fabulous raupō wetland being restored and a new native tree area about to be fenced off from stock further over. We’ll then loop back to where we started via the wetland to experience this very special ecosystem up close, and the amazing restoration progress made on it in recent years. This three hour walk over approx 3km is on mostly open farmland along fence lines and tracks, with some steeper up and downhill in places so will require a moderate level of fitness – we will take plenty of time with rest stops as needed

An information sheet will be sent to all participants the week before the event with instructions for where to meet and what to bring

The Festival is being generously supported by Further Faster. Bring your ticket along to the store to get up to 10% off. Please show your Banks Peninsula Walking Festival Ticket in-store to redeem. Exclusions apply, including but not limited to electronics, paddle gear, hut tickets, gift cards and sale stock. This generous offer is not available retrospectively, so please do not ask.

**Walks canceled by the Festival due to weather related incidents or factors beyond our control (road closure/slips) are eligible for a 60% refund only. Walks canceled due to guide unavailability are eligible for a full refund (minus the Humanitix fee). There will be no rescheduling of canceled walks and refunds will not be available to people who cancel out of a walk. Please let the organiser know as soon as possible if you cancel out of a walk at bpwalkingfest@gmail.com