Up and Over Mt. Dore

Distance: 10.4 km.  Elevation low/high/total: 49/731/823 m.

Difficulty:6.8/10.  Scenic: 8.6/10

On a bright Sunday morning, MIss K and hiked up and over nearby Mt. Dore.  Album is linked to pic above and the gpx track is here.

Mt. Dore is impressive as seen from our kitchen door.  It looks tall.  And it's not that far away.  I convinced Miss K to come hike with me, only a bit differently from how I'd hiked it before.  We got Ildiko to come along to give us a ride to the north side of the mountain after we dropped my Land Rover at the south side.  This allowed us to walk up the slowly elevating mining trail to the peak.  The descent on the south side is quite steep (I'd hiked up and down that way in the past) and utilizes a lot of steps cut into the side of the mountain as well as rubber mats placed along much of the trail as a means of dealing with walking on the always slippery red mud.  We picked a lovely day and the views over Noumea and the ocean were stunning.