The final approach to Steepface Hill. Photo: Edward Hathway

Steepface Hill, Hakatere Conservation Park

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This walk is great for those who like to gain height quickly for epic views and bag a decent-sized hill while doing so. By Edward Hathway

Terrible Gully is an inauspicious place to start, but there’s a vehicle track on a public easement at first. Before long there’s a right turn onto a narrower poled route through matagouri, which might be overgrown in places. At the boundary of the conservation area the troublesome matagouri closes ranks, which means exploring to find […]
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