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THE GREAT NORTH WALK 100s

 

DETAILED COURSE DIRECTIONS

 

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THE GREAT NORTH WALK 100s DETAILED COURSE DIRECTIONS - 2008  [FINAL VERSION AVAILABLE FROM 24 OCTOBER 2008]
                       
Checkpoint Position* Distance (km)* Altitude
(m)*
Trail
Going#
Cut-Off
Times
Directions
Way-
points
Cumul-ative Check-
point
Start S32 57.593 E151 36.520 0.0 0.0 0.0 21     On York Street, Teralba adjacent to Tulkaba Park Sports Pavilion
  S32 57.820 E151 36.310 0.5 0.5   22 S/Rd(E)   Right on Anzac Parade
  S32 57.749 E151 36.236 0.2 0.7   36 Tk(E)   Cross railway on footbridge at Teralba Station
  S32 57.723 E151 36.214 0.1 0.8   33 S/Rd(E)   Left on Railway Street
  S32 57.786 E151 36.091 0.2 1.0   37 S/Rd(M)   Right on Rhondda Road
  S32 57.065 E151 34.644 3.2 4.3   32 S/Rd(E)   Left on Wakefield Road
  S32 57.454 E151 33.547 2.0 6.3   60 S/Rd(E)   Wakefield Trackhead - adjacent to tennis court (continue on Wakefield Road)
  S32 57.562 E151 33.363 0.4 6.6   68 S/Rd(E)   Right on walking track.
  S32 57.730 E151 32.646 1.2 7.9   81 Tk(E)   Right on Archery Road
  S32 57.627 E151 32.479 0.4 8.2   65 F/Trl(E)   Pass under Freeway
  S32 57.785 E151 31.562 1.6 9.8   165 F/Trl(M)   Aub's Ridge Road Intersection (continue on Wakefield Forest Road)
  S32 57.952 E151 31.048 1.1 10.9   274 F/Trl(M)   Left on Sugarloaf Range Road
  S32 58.051 E151 30.862 0.3 11.3   265 F/Trl(M)   Right on Brunkerville Trail
  S32 57.884 E151 30.210 1.2 12.5   333 F/Trl(M)   Left on 4WD track
  S32 58.304 E151 29.224 2.0 14.5   235 Tk(M)   Right on Gap Road
  S32 58.108 E151 28.820 0.8 15.2   174 G/Rd(E)   Right on Freemans Drive
  S32 57.921 E151 28.766 0.4 15.6   172 S/Rd(E)   Heaton Gap Trackhead (left on walking track) [WATER AVAILABLE ON SERVICE STATION FORECOURT AT BASE OF AMPOL SIGN]
  S32 58.066 E151 28.153 1.3 16.9   434 Tk(H)   Communications Tower
  S32 59.030 E151 27.292 3.1 19.9   404 G/Rd(E)   Right on walking track (shortly after Heaton Look-Out) [WATER AVAILABLE AT NEARBY TANK]
  S32 58.967 E151 26.916 0.6 20.6   433 Tk(H)   Left on 4WD track
  S32 59.016 E151 26.644 0.5 21.1   456 F/Trl(M)   Cross Barniers Road onto walking track
  S32 58.059 E151 25.896 2.4 23.5   508 Tk(H)   Pass Hammonds Road terminus and continue on walking track
  S32 57.994 E151 25.819 0.2 23.7   458 Tk(H)   Right on 4WD track
  S32 57.894 E151 25.720 0.3 24.0   494 F/Trl(M)   Pass Fosters Road sign.  Continue straight ahead on 4WD track
  S32 57.866 E151 25.632 0.2 24.2   497 F/Trl(M)   Right on 4WD track
  S32 57.818 E151 25.566 0.3 24.5   473 F/Trl(M)   Left on walking track.
  S32 57.759 E151 25.328 0.8 25.3   456 Tk(H)   Right on 4WD track
  S32 57.679 E151 25.305 0.2 25.5   444 F/Trl(M)   Right on foot track at Glen Road intersection
  S32 57.646 E151 25.229 0.2 25.7   424