Very easy loop track starts at the Murchison camping ground at the eastern end of the town. The Kahikatea Reserve is a small remnant of the lowland podocarp forest which would have once dominated the plains around Murchison. The reserve features many fine specimens of kahikatea and mataī trees and a lush ferny understorey. Many forest-dwelling birds can be observed and heard, including bellbirds, tuī, kererū, robins, fantails, silvereyes and kingfishers.
- Duration: 20 minutes
- Grade: very easy
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