Discreet traces The GR®NC1 trail follows an old track traced on the mountainside for logging, with destroyed culverts, vestiges of logging, a place called La Tranchée, a small canyon of red earth, cut into the mountain by the old logging machinery. 33 Direction of Sustainable Development of the South Province Territories I Strolling along the waterways 32 Strolling along the waterways Micro landscape Bright reflection Rear view soul-mirrors The Upper Blue River A narrow cord Humidity and lushness From the wide and peaceful outlet of the Blue River, the path, a long ribbon of red earth, gradually penetrates into the silent shadow of the forest. The river in turn takes the form of a blue and green ribbon, colouring with the sky and the depth of the water. Its slopes, covered with a magnificent preserved primary forest, invite us to walk among palm trees with aerial roots, ferns and huge trees such as kauris, making the atmosphere of this walk fresh or overwhelming. A sanctuary for the country’s emblem With its crest deployed to intimidate, its feathers inflated, the kagu bird, with its grey plumage, walks there. Its name comes from its characteristic song which resembles the bark of a dog sounding like kagu. Rare and protected, The Big Kauri tree is said to be more than 1000 years old. It reaches 45 m in height and the diameter of its trunk 2.70 m The Giant Pots Natural cavities, hollowed out by the swirling of water and pebbles giving them an almost circular shape, they are numerous in the bed and on the banks of the Blue River, particularly in the Devil’s Horns sector. Flash floods can occur during heavy rains and make this area dangerous. ! Dotted with pots - mirrors The Great Waterfall The Giant Pots Second Devil’s Horn, crossing the Blue River on the GR®NC1 E P
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