We completed the Timber Trail today. It took us about the same time as yesterday - 7 hours. It was a bit easier though. We started early and it was quite cool. We were in the bush all the way.
At times we rode along an old logging tram line. The cuttings were deeply shadowed,rocks green with moss,and great ferns arching overhead. It was like being in a green tunnel. Not as dark as a tunnel though. The one we went through on the Ongarue Spiral was very dark.
Some places were very muddy. My be lay down in the mud but I managed to stay upright. I certainly didn't want a mud bath.
Once we came out of the bush it was very hot. The last 9 or 10 km was in the open along beside the river. The pines were being clear felled and the air smelt resinous. It wasn't as nice riding through the blackberry as it was through the toitoi.
We were very glad to get to the car park.
Now we are back camping in Taumarunui, probably for a couple of nights. I need a rest. I am covered in scratches and bruises.
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