Walk 12 Tūpari Reserve Valley Ridge Walk

Start time: 9am
Duration: Walking time 7-8 hours, approximately 12 km with 550m of vertical
Cost: $20
Tramp/Route

Come explore the Tūpari Reserve near the head of the Kaituna Valley with Dianne Lang and Max Lang.  This is a brand new walk for 2025 and walks up the ridge of the reserve which is also the southern spur of Mount Bradley. The walk along the ridge is on exposed alpine grassland with occasional windswept scrub fragments and you will see commanding views of Kaituna Valley and eventually Lake Ellesmere/Te Waihora and the Pacific Ocean at the top of our walk at 600 metres above sea level. We will descend down the valley floor, taking in towering stands of kahikatea, mataī and tōtara, regenerating kānuka/mānuka, moss covered boulder lined streams, and tussock grasslands.

Your guides are Dianne and Max Lang, who are keen trampers and regular volunteers at Tūpari Reserve.  

**The ridge track is a mixture of stock tracks, farm tracks and bush trail. This is a unique and rare chance to do a true ridge walk with views in all directions. This route has many challenging, steep sections which will require a high level of fitness and agility.