Fir Trees and Snow...it'll be Christmas next!

This week's run will start from the end of Frasers Road, Kaikorai Valley (see location). It is a varied run on tarmac, unsealed roads, single track and across farmland. The weather forecast has variously indicated heavy rain to fine and now somewhere in between! Starting off up the old Frasers Gully Track we emerge on Dalziel Road. Here we have an unavoidable road section to and up Flagstaff-Whare Flat Road to Laings Road. Here we pick up the Fir Trader trail which follows a gentle uphill course to emerge near the Bull Ring. Crossing the road, we head up towards Flagstaff. Nearing the summit we will turn onto the Snowy Mountain Track/Spiers Track. Descending through farmland and some single muddy track, we emerged onto Spiers Road. A short section of tarmac follows before we drop down a suburban track back to our cars. Estimated distance of 12-12.5 km and just a shade over 500 metres of total ascent.