Mt Algidus Station Tour (320km)

Full Day Tour - Itinerary

• Explore the area that has become well known through the writings of Mona Anderson and her books 'A River Rules My Life' and 'The Good Logs of Algidus'.

• Departing Geraldine at 8:00am, we travel up the Rakaia Gorge to the west end of Lake Coleridge where we will enjoy morning tea.
  
  
• From here we cross the mighty Wilberforce River onto Mt Algidus Station.
  

  and follow the old bridle track with tremendous river and bush views .
  
  
• After lunch we will travel through the station to a vantage point that takes in some magnificent views of the upper Rakaia Gorge area, Mathius River valley, the northern end of the Arrowsmith Range and Manuka Point Station.
  
  
• From here we move back through the station yard passing the old buildings and down past the old homestead that Mona & Ron Anderson lived in.
  
  
• Crossing over the Wilberforce River we travel on past Mt Oakden and Peak Hill Stations to Lake Coleridge where the Intake that feeds the Coleridge Power Station can be seen.
  
  
• Here we take in a wonderful view up the lake to the head of the Wilberforce River before travelling down through the old Power Station village on our return to Geraldine, arriving back around 5:30pm.