Catchpool Valley Road, Eastbourne, Lower Hutt City
Starting from the Catchpool Stream in the Rimutaka Forest Park the return trip to Mount Matthews in the Orongarongo Valley, takes about 5 hours for a moderately fit person. It is very steep in places, but not difficult. Mount Matthews is 941m high and has 2 summits, one slightly lower than the other.
Tom comments: I think 5 hrs return is optimistic. Perhaps 5 hrs from the car park (Catchpole) is more realistic. Duncan comments: Tom is right, it is about 5 hours one way from the catchpool carpark to the top of Mt Matthews, ie 10 hour return trip.
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