Horse LatitudesBeginner
Submitted by Matt Doherty
Beginner
0.45 (Slow)
0.30 (Moderate)
0.25 (Fast)
-12.0%
+12.6%
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Description
Route described in an anti-clockwise direction
Great beginners run to practice a few technical skills, can also be done in reverse (clock-wise) if you prefer a steeper climb or want to practice runnng fast downhill.
Head over the bridge and up Captain Thomas track making sure that you bear right and take the mtb track at the juncion after approx 2kms. When you hit the summit rd turn left through the crossroads. Immediately look to your left, next to the big boulder take the trail into the bush. After a couple of hundred meters turn right down a few steps, follow this track till you head over a stile & out of the bush. Follow this single track as it decends back to Sumner & ignore any trails to your right. After a small rocky section cross Evans Pass road at the stile and follow the trail back to the junction with the start.
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Features of interest
Make Up of Run
Moderate Single Track: 30%
Easy Single Track: 60%
Farm Road / 4WD Track: 10%
Route Data
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Overlapping Runs
The following trails overlap with this run to some degree. You may wish to combine them but please note that to qualify for FKTs on these runs you should record a separate Strava activity for each
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Access
Captain Thomas Track in Sumner. From LOWER Sumnervale Drive. Warm up jog from the dead end of the road round the side of the horse field and up the steps to the start of Captain Thomas on the right hand side of the roundabout.
Lower Sumnervale drive, only houses on one side of the street so plenty of parking
Bus. Purple bus route terminates 100m from Lower Sumnervale Drive14 km
25 minutes
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Staying Safe
Easy.
Patchy.
Long-sleeved thermal top, Windproof jacket, Gloves, Beanie/thermal headwear, Whistle, First aid kit, Extra food for emergencies, Cellphone, Map.
If required, at a building in the hoses field at the end.
Slippery clay on Captain Thomas after heavy rain
Dog friendly but there are normally lots of sheep
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