| benched
| where the track has been cut into the hillside
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| biv/bivvy
| bivouac: any rudimentary shelter e.g. under a rock; a minimalist hut
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| blaze
| the scar left after some bark has been cut from a tree: an outdated and bad track-marking practice
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| BN
| navigation grade = Bushcraft/Navigation = well experienced, see Introduction
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| burn
| an area cleared of vegetation by fire
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| cairn
| a mound of stones marking a track, route or fork
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| campsite
| flat cleared area of sufficient size to pitch a tent
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| crush zone
| a region where rocks have been crushed by fault activity, resulting in a mixture of small angular stones held together with clay
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| disc
| a metal or plastic trail marker; usually a metal disc, venetian blind offcut, or plastic triangle. A column of three discs marks a track junction.
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| DoC
| Department of Conservation; the custodians of our Forest Park
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| face
| a steep, generally featureless hillside: no significant spurs or creeks
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| flats
| flatlands; may be in grass or the bush
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| FG
| Navigation Grade = Family Group = no great difficulty, see Introduction
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| gorge
| a narrowing of the watercourse inducing difficulty; commonly with rock walls, pools to be swum, or falls to be sidled
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| graded
| where the gradient is fairly uniform
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| gut
| a narrow and steep watercourse or dry gully
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| L
| to the left as you face it
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| lawyer
| tataramoa: a forest vine with sharp clinging hooks
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| OT
| Navigation grade = ordinary tramping = pretty normal, see Introduction
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| pad
| the ground print of a trail
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| QBN
| Bushcraft and Navigation, see Introduction
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| QOT
| Ordinary Tramper, see Introduction
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| QFG
| Family groups, see Introduction
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| R
| to the right as you face it
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| ridge
| the highest ground between two major stream catchment areas and connecting several high points (see also spur)
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| route
| a feasible passage from one place to another, but not necessarily marked or easy to follow
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| saddle
| a low place on a ridge or spur, often giving access from one catchment to another
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| SH
| State Highway
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| sidle
| to traverse around a hillside, or to bypass an obstacle
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| slip
| the trace of a landslide
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| spaniard
| taramea: an upland plant with sharp bayonet leaves
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| spur
| the highest ground between two minor stream catchment areas and running from a ridge to a valley. contra ridge
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| standard
| a metal fence post – often a waratah
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| talus scree
| loose rubble
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| tarn
| pond or tiny lake, typically on a ridge or the tops
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| terrace
| a raised flat area, often with a sharply defined edge
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| TL
| True Left i.e. the left side of a stream when facing downstream
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| tops
| country above the bushline; may be alpine
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| tor
| an isolated natural column of rock
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| TR
| True Right i.e. the right side of a stream when facing downstream
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| track or trail
| a well-formed or well-marked route; sometimes graded and commonly kept cleared
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| tram-line
| a bush-logging tramway or the remains of its ground formation
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| windfall/windthrow
| a fallen tree or branch (Take care not to lose the trail!)
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