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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 6, Issue 8 (April 1, 1932.)

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Bush Track at Peel Forest.

Bush Track at Peel Forest.

The combined rail and motor excursion from Christchurch to Peel Forest (run on 7th February in conjunction with the weekly Christchurch-Timaru excursion) was a thoroughly enjoyable one. The train carried over 350 passengers, about 40 of whom made the journey to Peel Forest.

Leaving Christchurch at 8 a.m. the party detrained at Orari and were conveyed by McKenzie's bus and cars over the twenty-mile run to the Forest, which was reached shortly before noon. In a short time a fire was started, the billies were set to boil, and lunch was on the way. With milk, sugar and tea provided free, the excursionists were only called on to supply their solid provisions. The halting place, on the northern side of the Forest, made a faery setting for the al fresco meal, the presence of a number of other visitors by motor-car adding to the picnic appearance of the little glen.

Shortly afterwards, under the guidance of the railway officers in charge of the excursion (Messrs. P. A. Taylor and W. T. Hanna) the party set off on the trip, by bush track, through the Forest to Eland's Wood—a distance by the main (lower) track of one and a half miles (on the map). It proved slightly longer— probably two miles—but the trip through virgin New Zealand forest was so wonderful that few, if any, of the party would have objected had it been longer.