Birchwood Road is a straight forward gravel track up the Ahuriri Valley, the first 21Km to the Park Boundary is easy 2WD access from this point a sign states the road as being 4WD. Although a little more rutted its still a straight forward track with a few ford and landslip crossings. 1 hour. 34km
From the road end I followed the walking track up over Canyon Creek through the beech forests and to the upper valley waterfalls, along the way I explored Canyon Creek for a possible future descent. 3-4h return. 16th March 2013
