Ecotourism in my back yard.

Students from our first year Outdoor Recreation course use a rather nasty hill situated at the back of  Tai Poutini Polytechnic. While an arduous test of strength  staggering up 2ks of 1 in 3 gradient the environment gives the student an excellent opportunity to view the regenerating bush. The Massive grove of Mamaku (Cyathea medullaris) which is by and large sheltered from the nasty cold southerly.  In spring this walk is particularly spectacular with a large amount of the native Clematis indivisa

The views to Pt Elizabeth and down on to the town of Greymouth are also worth mentioning and I know the students appreciate these on the down hill.

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