A track into the cloud forest!
A very family friendly walking track with heaps of parking. This track takes you from the top of the Northern Motorway at the Leith Saddle up into a dense cloud forest along a very well surfaced track. Once out of the forest it opens up into tussock lands on the Swampy Spur where you will find a nice park bench to check out the view of Dunedin and Blueskin Bay. From here the track gets rougher and climbs way up to the Swampy Summit. It links up with other tracks like the Swampy Ridge Track and the Pineapple Track if you hike far enough.
Directions
From Dunedin, head over the Northern Motorway (SH1) and stop at the crest of the drive, you will notice a large parking area off to the left with mounds of gravel. The track starts opposite the parking lot.