Knowles tops.

This last weekends adventure involved a bit of a hike in the Ashley gorge area. It started from the start of the Mt Richardson track, but up a farm track. The climb was a little dull, going across farm land. When we ran out of farm track, we were close to the top. A short bush bash later left us at 835 metres above sea level. Knowles tops was where we decided to have lunch. The cloud had decended to this level, so the much promised views across the Canterbury plains towards Christchurch were disappointing. After having lunch, we quickly decided it was getting cool, so off we went. After a bit of searching we found an unmarked track, that had recently been cut back. This was a plesant walk, on a gentle downward gradient. We ended up close to the Ashley gorge, and after a afternoon tea break, it was another bit of a bash thru broom and gorse down to the road. We had about three quarters of an hour of a walk along the road, at which stage it started to pelt down. We were happy to see the cars at the end of it.

Kiwis spotted: Nil

Moas Spotted: Nil