Wednesday, 21 December 2011

11 - Old Coach, Fairy Falls and Goodfellow Tracks (Cascades)


Old Coach Road Track

Goodfellow Track

Fairy Falls Track
Fairy Falls
                                                                                                                        
Loop: 11 - Old Coach, Fairy Falls and Goodfellow Tracks
Region: Cascades
Access Point: Mountain Rd
Coordinates: -36.90865 174.55678
Track #
Track Name
Distance (km)
39
Old Coach Road Track
2.1
36
Fairy Falls Track - west
1
38
Goodfellow Track
1
38
return Goodfellow Track
1
36
Fairy Falls Track - east
1.8
Map Distance
Measured Distance
6.9
6.8
                                                                                                                        
Completed: Solo on 21 DEC 2011


38. Goodfellow Track
keywords:  
 runnable, non-technical, river-crossings, gravel, single-track, well-marked, steep, stairs (large quantity), bush-covered, view (Auckland City).
comments:
Stairs, and a lot of them! Otherwise a nice piece of even gravel single track...with stairs!!


36. Fairy Falls Track
keywords:
runnable,  non-technical, river-crossings, even gravel surface, wide, slippery river-crossings, well-marked, easy to medium slope, but steep near falls, stairs (large quantity), bush-covered, view (Fairy Falls).
comments:
A nicely presented gravel track for the masses and a huge quantity of stairs to ease the slope around the falls.
                                                                                                                        
Top Section
39. Old Coach Road Track
keywords:
runnable, technical, roots, rock/dirt, some mud, slippery rocks, medium width, well-marked, steep to medium slope, bush-covered.
comments:
A nice long stretch of bush track of a challenging gradient. The slippery rock material near the Mountain Rd end is quite trying.
                                                                                                                        
Topo Map (click to enlarge)
Elevation Profile (click to enlarge)


Old Coach Road Track

Goodfellow Track

Fairy Falls Track
View from Goodfellow Track

2 comments:

  1. I meant to say on this one, did you stop for a dip in the fall?

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  2. Nah, not this time, maybe next time I visit!

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