Leura Ladder.
WEDNESDAY 7/6/06, 3.30PM, 12.5K, WEEK TO DATE 60K, 5.5 HOURS SLEEP, SHOES- NIKE TRAIL FREES
Took the new Trail Frees bush this afternoon. Left home on a 12 degree afternoon, down Goveet St, up the long hill on Megalong St to the Mall, then around into Craigend St and onto the firetrail at the end of that street that leads down to Leura Cascades. Then picked up the Prince Henry Cliff Walk (a historic walking trail) and followed that round to Leura Falls, and then took the long, winding descent on interminable flights of steps to Federal Pass. Prince Henry's Walk is relatively rough going (and wet), and the Leura Falls stairs took forever (20 odd minutes for a kilometre) before picking up some excellent (damp) running terrain on the Federal Pass Trail from Leura Forest to the Dardanelles Pass intersection.
I like this section. Smooth enough to push things, but with the odd rock, root or switchback to ensure you keep paying attention. It descends for about a kilomtre, then ascends for the same to Dardanelles Pass turnoff, which I took to the base of the Giant Staircase. I then ascended the Staircase in 9.48 and ran out to Echo Point, where the view was clear but a few pockets of fog drifted in the Kedumba Valley. Some rain was sweeping over Narowneck and it was getting dark, so I ran home via the road (Lurline St, Lovel St, Govett St) instead of returning through the bush, about a 90 minute run, pretty slow going with all the steps etc.
With a bit more time, next time I'll continue along Prince Henry to the Scenic Railway, descend Furber Steps, and come back through the bush.
Like the Frees, although they don't grip as well as, say, Salomons, they're not bad on wet rock etc at all.
Took the new Trail Frees bush this afternoon. Left home on a 12 degree afternoon, down Goveet St, up the long hill on Megalong St to the Mall, then around into Craigend St and onto the firetrail at the end of that street that leads down to Leura Cascades. Then picked up the Prince Henry Cliff Walk (a historic walking trail) and followed that round to Leura Falls, and then took the long, winding descent on interminable flights of steps to Federal Pass. Prince Henry's Walk is relatively rough going (and wet), and the Leura Falls stairs took forever (20 odd minutes for a kilometre) before picking up some excellent (damp) running terrain on the Federal Pass Trail from Leura Forest to the Dardanelles Pass intersection.
I like this section. Smooth enough to push things, but with the odd rock, root or switchback to ensure you keep paying attention. It descends for about a kilomtre, then ascends for the same to Dardanelles Pass turnoff, which I took to the base of the Giant Staircase. I then ascended the Staircase in 9.48 and ran out to Echo Point, where the view was clear but a few pockets of fog drifted in the Kedumba Valley. Some rain was sweeping over Narowneck and it was getting dark, so I ran home via the road (Lurline St, Lovel St, Govett St) instead of returning through the bush, about a 90 minute run, pretty slow going with all the steps etc.
With a bit more time, next time I'll continue along Prince Henry to the Scenic Railway, descend Furber Steps, and come back through the bush.
Like the Frees, although they don't grip as well as, say, Salomons, they're not bad on wet rock etc at all.
posted by Mister G at 5:59 pm
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