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Bring on the mud

Thursday, 9 January 2025

14.5km
Distance
142min
Duration
809m
Elevation gain
Start point
Nicols Creek carpark, Leith Valley Road
Leader
Adam

Areas & Points of Interest

Route Map

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Route Details

This week we'll meet at the regular time of 6 pm on Leith Valley Road at the bottom of the Nicols Creek track. We'll head all the way up until meeting the Moon track, then continue on to Swampy Ridge then down McQuilkans. At the bottom of the hill, we'll follow Possum Busters and Swine Spur to the Airways navigation beacon on Swampy Summit, before heading down the Powerline Track, through the muddy wonder of Morrisons, then down Leith Valley Road to the start. Link to route: https://www.strava.com/routes/3311263380584720384 All up, it should be around 13.5 - 14 km and almost 800 m of climbing. It'll likely be pretty wet and muddy underfoot, and the forecast is for cooler temperatures. Please come prepared. See you there!

Run Report

Run report by Adam

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It's best to just go through the middle. Had planned on doing Swine Spur too but Strava route planner was way over optimistic with time and distance. Thought there would only be 3 of us but turned of to be 7.