I’ve already thanked my new knees for all the work they’re doing here in New Zealand. As I organize my efforts, I think of all the climbing we’ve done here. A lot of the walking here is getting to the top of very high things for the view. I love it and am so happy I can do it again. The views are pretty spectacular.
Here’s our three big climbs, from lowest to tallest:
⛰ ️Baldwin Street
It’s the worlds steepest street and it’s here in Dunedin. Sarah and I walked up it with Jo and Greg, family visiting from Australia. Here we all are!
⛰ ️St Clair cliffs
It was an after dinner walk to end all after dinner walks. Sarah and I walked up to St. Clair Heights and beyond, via Jacobs Ladder which is 285 steps. The whole walk was 12K steps and Garmin says the equivalent of 43 flights of stairs. Beautiful views!
⛰ Leith Saddle
Our last climb, Leith Saddle, was also the biggest. Wow. My Garmin watch says the equivalent of 86 flights of stairs through the “cloud forest” to the top. Again, fabulous views of the city, the harbor, Blue Skin Bay and beyond. I was so happy I could do it with my new knees!
“A well surfaced track climbs, steeply at first, through thick, native cloud forest. The gradient eases before coming out onto open tussock on Swampy Spur. From here the track climbs to a trig for panoramic views of the city and beyond. After that the track is rougher – more typical of a tramping track – and it’s another steady climb to the vehicle track that traverses Swampy Summit.”
