Last Updated: 17th Jan 2025
Once bitten...
Fanghill Hut via Wilberforce River and Fanghill Stream
Last Updated: 17th Jan 2025
Grunt Factor: 40 ?
Gnarl Factor: 29 ?
23.3km
925m
920m
Last Updated: 17th Jan 2025
Last Updated: 17th Jan 2025
Grunt Factor: 40 ?
Gnarl Factor: 29 ?
23.3km
925m
920m
Back country - remote
Out and Back
Totally/mostly flat
Riverside
Farm Road / 4WD Track
Moderate Single Track
Untracked / Route only
Average Uphill Gradient: +7.9%
Average Downhill Gradient: -7.9%
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5:00
Slow
3:15
Moderate
2:30
Fast
This route follows rough 4WD tracks up the Wilberforce River to Fanghill Stream and requires river crossings, so pick you season and weather window. There is an alternative (easier) route on farm tracks (with only one side stream crossing as far as I can tell) but that is not public access and permission is required from Glenthorne Station.
Follow the rough tracks or your best guess of the tracks for about 10km upriver until you reach Fanghill Stream. Look for a path on your right that goes up to Fanghill Hut. Return the way you came.
River and views.
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It's a long rough drive, but the scenery is fantastic
8 km
38 minutes
No
No
Moderate.
Non-existent.
Lightweight fleece top, Windproof jacket, Beanie/thermal headwear, Personal Locator Beacon (PLB), Whistle, First aid kit, Extra food for emergencies, Cellphone, Map
Not far from river all the way - but might be runoff around cattle grazing.
Flooding - watch rainfall forecast for the headwaters in the divide when deciding to go.
Fastest Known Times (FKTs)
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