Thark Reroute Stage 3

An investigation was done to see if it was viable to reroute the track at the final wet area.

It was found, as suspected, that a reroute would cross hard ground. The work would be relatively easy, with several parts going over already fairly clear terrain. The suggested reroute is 80 metres long. It cuts out a 60 metre boggy section and the join is 40 metres up track from the existing bend. In fact the rerouted track would be 40 metres shorter than the existing one.

The section for reroute is quite wet and boggy for extended parts of the year, although at the date checked it was about as good as it gets.

Here is a Google Earth copy with the route and the location of photos indicating where they were taken.

The photos below relate to the map above and can be zoomed in.

Photo 1 suggested route hard ground

Photo 2 hard ground of suggested reroute section

Photo 4 hard ground of suggested reroute start of the section

Photo 5 hard ground of suggested reroute at the finish of the section

Photo 3 Boggy area of existing track

Photo 6 Boggy area of existing track with second pad on left side

Photo 7 Boggy area of existing track

Photo 8 Boggy area of existing track with braiding