The Mule Drivers’ Refuge, near the marshes Its name comes from its location near an old mule trail used by the GR® NC1 trail. Its pathswere used either by convicts formining or forestry, or by the Kanaks to pass from one valley to another and exchange with other tribes. The development of the GR® NC1 trail was based on the layout of these trails in order to minimize the environmental impact and preserve the memory of these paths with their historical and heritage character. During your walk, you may see some vestiges of this past (old stone walls, mining remains, old logs cut during logging). 35 Direction of Sustainable Development of the South Province Territories I Strolling along the waterways 34 Strolling along the waterways The White River A mysterious fragmenting hydrographic network An enigmatic circulation The White River takes many forms, sometimes narrow, sometimes wide and sometimes impetuous, at the edge of its waterfalls. Being a river with a variable flow rate due to the fact that it drains a relatively large catchment area, crossing it can be difficult or even impossible in the event of heavy rain. Winding through the plain dotted with discreet remains The Locomobile A witness to logging at the beginning of the 20th century, this boiler is the vestige of a locomotive. A huge steam winch, it was used to pull felled trees in the forest on a slope. Guided in their descent, the trees transported to the side of the track were loaded onto wagons and transported by small train to the mouth of the Pirogues River. As it travels, it develops long and meandering networks which divide then come together forming a communication between numerous ponds which shelter eels in particular. Waterfall on the White River White River Marshes Remains of rails
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