The Slide

Belmont Regional Park, Wellington, New Zealand

Hard, smooth clay chute straight down a steep hillside.

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For those who like flying uncontrollably down a ridiculously steep track towards mature pine trees, The Slide is the place to be.

Throw in a track surface that – particularly on the bottom half – consists mostly of smooth, hard-packed clay, with a layer of pine needles providing the only traction, and what more could you ask for?

Although The Slide and Danzig start and end at the same altitude, The Slide is much, much steeper because it goes essentially straight down the hill. Excluding a couple of flattish bits, the chutes are at a grade of 30%+. Overall, the track drops almost 200m over a length of less that 900m.

But seriously – this is a track for dry weather only.

The Slide runs roughly parallel to Danzig, typically being 30-50m north except where they cross towards the bottom. Entrance is 10m north of Danzig on OCR Belmont. Exit is 60m south of Danzig on Bridleway.

Down hill only.

The Slide crosses Danzig about 100m from the bottom. You'll probably not even notice the intersection, due to your adrenalin-induced tunnel vision as you hurtle towards the inevitable.

0.86km

Single track

12 Aug 2009 by Ian

Ian