Ref: http://tracks.org.nz/track/show/157
Print date: 01 Aug 2010 22:04:18
Location: Belmont Regional Park, Wellington, New Zealand
Overview:
Farm track connection from Dress Circle to Duck Creek.
Grade: Intermediate
Access: Bike and Foot
Description:
This is a quick way to drop from the Belmont Regional Park hill tops down towards Porirua. Alternatively, this is a demanding climb.
From the intersection with Dress Circle, the first section is a gentle cruise along a grassy farm track. After abruptly dropping down a very steep (28%) grassy slope to a gate, the track continues down the hill along a sheep track before opening out to a rocky farm road under the transmission lines. This road will take you down to an intersection, where you have a choice of continuing along the gravel road (which is Duck Creek) or head up the hill opposite via Maara Roa.
Getting there:
Top end branches off Dress Circle about 0.9km from the Cannons Head summit, or about 0.6km from Round Knob, at a sign that says "Cannons Creek".
The bottom end is on Duck Creek, almost opposite the end of Maara Roa.
Length: 1.44km
Conditions: Double track
Last modified: 17 Jan 2010 by Ian
Created by: Ian