Orton OdysseyBeginner - Intermediate
Submitted by Ciaran Hayes
Urban fringe
Loop
Undulating, some big hills
Native bushOpen farmlandsOpen tussock/grasslands
Beginner - Intermediate
2:30 (Slow)
1:50 (Moderate)
1:30 (Fast)
-10.9%
+10.5%
Closed during lambing
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Description
This provides a longer alternative to the Orton Bradley Loop run.
Follow sealed road entrance into Orton Bradley Park. Take a left along the Rhododendron path. Follow single track through to the playground. Pass playground and cross over bridge. Run along the road 100m and enter the park; from here keep following the blue marked stakes, through the trees and into an area populated by gum trees.
Keep going along the well-marked track, following the stream on your left hand side. Emerge onto a 4wd track and steadily climb upwards. Crossing a number of stiles en route, and again making sure not to lose track of the blue markers, you eventually come to a stile pointing in the direction of the waterfall - ignore this and keep following the fence, through muddy 4WD track until you get to another stile and a sign for Mt Herbert track.
From here the going gets a bit slow, through winding gorse track and some steep technical trail upwards, as well as having to negotiate a wee stream crossing and an ankle-deep muddy traverse - you have now lost track of the blue markers and need to follow the orange markers instead. Keep climbing until you get to another 4WD track which curves around the valley between Mt Herbert and Mt Bradley.
Follow this track - it can get quite cut up, so be careful not to roll an ankle - and watch for cows! Keep going until you catch sight of the blue markers yet again, hopping a few more stiles over a nice flat/downhill section back to the entrance to the park.
Simply retrace your steps through Rhododendron park and back to the start!
Trail Community
Features of interest
Waterfall as a detour
Make Up of Run
Technical Single Track: 30%
Moderate Single Track: 30%
Farm Road / 4WD Track: 40%
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
Entrance to Orton Bradley park on Charteris Bay Rd
Limited space for parking on main road. Parking spaces at a fee in the park
25 km
38 minutes
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Staying Safe
Moderate.
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Try and follow blue markers as much as possible until passing the sign for the waterfall - then keep following the fence until you see the sign for Mt Herbert where the orange markers take over
Generally good.
Short-sleeved thermal top, Windproof jacket, Whistle, First aid kit, Extra food for emergencies, Cellphone, Map.
Taps at start
Very muddy after rain - some streams may be full
Cows along the farm track
Exposed heading up the valley so windbreaker might come in handy -
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