Ref: http://tracks.org.nz/track/show/105
Print date: 01 Aug 2010 22:16:46
Location: Belmont Regional Park, Wellington, New Zealand
Overview:
Classic tight single track through mature hillside forest.
Grade: Intermediate
Access: Bike and Foot
Description:
A great piece of classic single track which winds its way through a block of mature forest on a steep hillside.
Danzig provides a good way to ascend to the Park's hilltop tracks - such as OCR Belmont, Round Knob, Dress Circle, and Belmont Trig - as part of a circuit that starts and ends at Stratton Street.
The track surface is a combination of soft clay, tree roots, and pine needles, with a few rocks thrown in for variety. By the end of winter the track surface is usually deeply rutted, especially on the switchbacks. By that stage, climbing is difficult and descending quickly is technically challenging.
Half way along the track is a green hut, which also marks the start of Big Weta.
Getting there:
The bottom of the track is 250m past the Ranger Station at the end of Stratton Road, past some farm buildings and 50m beyond the gate.
The top of the track is 1.5 km along OCR Belmont, measured from the end of Normandale Road - or less than 100m past the entry to Sweetacres.
Other notes:
Danzig crosses The Slide about 350m from the bottom, so watch out for riders descending in a barely controlled free fall.
Length: 1.78km
Conditions: Single track
Last modified: 22 Nov 2008 by Ian
Created by: Ian