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Fringed Hill CircuitNelson
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Grade: Fit Event Status: Completed |
Hits : 910
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Sunday 03 August 2025 Cost: $2
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Trip Leader: Rich Field
Email: Phone: 02102244767 |
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Scroll to end to see updates... Complete a circuit that starts and finishes in the Maitai Vally with Fringed Hill the high point. Start in Maitai Valley and ascend the MTB downhill track Maggies Farm and join another MTB track Whaimana. Follow this to Sunrise Ridge, then onto Black Diamond and follow this to Fringed Hill. Start descent down Fringed Hill Road, then follow the unamed spur down to Tantragree Saddle (I believe this starts as a track then changes into a road. From Tantragree walk past the Rush Pools back into Maitai Valley and follow the road back to the start / cars. Approx 15km and 800m ascent with all the ascent over the first 4.5km
To start with we'll be climbing MTB downhill tracks, which I believe these are shared use. These are not high use tracks are we can reduce the chances of meeting bikes by starting early.
Update: I did a quick recce of the start and end points. The start is steep and narrow. The exit is a 4WD track / gravel road where it meets Tantragee Saddle. I've set the grade as fit because it's a steep start and does really let up until the saddle. It also follows a mountain bike track and we'll need to be on the look out for bikes. That said this is a grade 7 track so probably not a high use track and we should hear them coming. There is approximately 2km of road between the start and end points, so if numbers allow we may want to park a car at each end. If not we'll need to choose between a road walk at the start or the end of the walk.
Possible parking spots and distance between start / finish (start is the red square)
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Registrations are now closed
Number Registered: 2 , Trip Capacity: 8, Waiting List Space: 8
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