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Parade Ground

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Print date: 13 Feb 2012 21:19:15

Location: Wrights Hill, Wellington, New Zealand

Overview:
Gravel road from Wrights Hill Road to Fenceline, running past the parade ground.

Grade: Beginner

Access: Bike and Foot

Description:
A useful connecting road that provides access to several other tracks including the tops of Downpipe and Mr X, plus Fenceline. Gun Pit 2 and Gun Pit 3 also branch off this road.

The road has a slight slope at each end, but nothing dramatic.

The most prominent feature of this track is the large, flat grassy area that it passes. This was a parade ground used by the military during construction of the Wrights Hill Fortress in the 1940s.

Getting there:
Starts at a steel barrier in a small alcove 0.3km from the lower car park or 0.2km from the upper car park.

Ends at a T-intersection with Fenceline.

Other notes:
The parade ground is a designated dog exercise area, within which dogs are allowed to be off the leash.

Length: 0.81km

Conditions: Gravel road

Last modified: 29 Apr 2009 by Ian

Created by: Ian

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