Comments on: Daywalk: Belmont Trig via Bridleway and Stratton Street

By: Mike McGavin

Mike McGavin — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:08:09 +0000

Hahaa -- I found the old on during this after I walked down from near the end of Horokiwi Road, then straight back up what I presume was the old Bridleway track. (That link doesn't actually explain it, though.) The lowest part of it was more overgrown than I anticipated, but otherwise it was alright.

By: Mike McGavin

Mike McGavin — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 04:44:08 +0000

Really? Well thanks for that pointer. Maybe I should go back and find the old one before it’s too overgrown. I found it slightly confusing to get part way up and the look down and see a poled route coming up to where I was from somewhere different. As you’ve said, that other route appeared to be more interesting, too.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:20:37 +0000

Hi Mike, sounds like you went up the new bridleway track that was cut over the summer to facilitate pest control from quad bikes. As you say, the new track joins the old one part way up, but it is now a much wider vehicle track, and from the bottom it connects more directly with the track heading up to Horokiwi (which has also been widened – presumably the access point for pest control contractors). A bit of a shame, as the old bridleway was more of a standard trail, and being further up the valley and more open than the other track, it had more of a remote feel. One of those trade-offs I guess. Apparently the lower part of the old track will be left to grow over.