Distance: 8.5 km (2.8 DOC hours) - Road - Easy-moderate terrain
Altitude: 50m to 90m. Gain: 41m. Loss: 1m . Gradient: 0 deg (Flat)
Skills: - Occasional rivers (3/6)
GPX info source: Drawn on map

Above the Makerikeri the 4WD tracks up the Ashley drop off the banks onto the riverbed, become faint & dispersed. Follow tracks upriver, sticking to the bed and avoiding cutting out on side-tracks which exit to farmland. Gravel is soft and so slow going. River levels were below my boot laces when I visited in February, and crossing channels was easy - but it should be possible to stick to the north bank if necessary when the river is up.

The Okuku is the 1st major confluence from the north and is obvious, with 4WD tracks leading up it.

Created by: Madpom on 2017-04-12. Experienced: 2017-02-26
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