Longwood Range

[1] From the 1860s until the 1950s gold mining was prevalent in the Longwood Ranges.

[2] There are many small towns and localities situated around the periphery of these hills: clockwise from the south-east, these include Riverton, Pourakino Valley, Colac Bay, Pahia, Orepuki, Tuatapere, Otautau and Thornbury.

[3] The Te Araroa Trail runs through the forest.

The highest point of the range is Bald Hill, west of Otautau, and is used for a cellphone tower.

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