Ref: http://tracks.org.nz/track/show/135
Print date: 13 Feb 2012 21:11:31
Location: Belmont Regional Park, Wellington, New Zealand
Overview:
Link between Belmont Road and Boulder Hill.
Grade: Intermediate
Access: Bike and Foot
Description:
This is a steep 200m+ climb to the summit of Boulder Hill, along a rough farm track and across open paddock. For much of its length the track is ill-defined, though the orange markers provide sufficient guidance.
In case the climb isn't hard enough, after a particularly steep section that goes straight up a grassy hill, the track drops down a bit before the final ascent to the summit.
Approaching the summit of Boulder Hill you will encounter a boulder field that will probably require a bit of walking, but it isn't far.
A challenging loop off Belmont Road is: climb up Murphys to the summit of Boulder Hill, backtrack a bit then drop down Speedys, climb up the northern half of Kilmister to the saddle point near the start of Murphys, and then back up to Belmont Road.
Getting there:
The track starts about half way along Belmont Road, drops down to a saddle point that is also the northern end of Kilmister, then climbs up to the summit of Boulder Hill.
Other notes:
The lower section of this track approximately follows a paper section of Murphys Road - hence the name.
Length: 2.57km
Conditions: Single track
Last modified: 20 Jan 2010 by Ian
Created by: Ian