This is a tough track if you're going up, a lot easier coming down but your legs will still feel it either way! The track up is a good hour plus of pretty continuous climbing. The Butcher track is...
If you want a relatively steep uphill track that's good underfoot, this is it. Once you get to the top, you follow the ridgeline along Cattle Ridge before descending to the main Orongorongo Track nea...
Hard but well worth it
It’s a long ascent across several streams and stream beds. It’s uphill all the way, stunning views at the top make it all worthwhile
Tough going
This is a tough track if you're going up, a lot easier coming down but your legs will still feel it either way! The track up is a good hour plus of pretty continuous climbing. The Butcher track is...
Hard work but worth it
If you want a relatively steep uphill track that's good underfoot, this is it. Once you get to the top, you follow the ridgeline along Cattle Ridge before descending to the main Orongorongo Track nea...