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Thark Plain
Thark Plain
Initial work on Thark Ridge involved adding marker poles and track clearing in the southern end of the ridge. Once this was done, we concentrated on the northern half where a very substantial portion was quite degraded. There were multiple tracks at the start going across the wet moorland. Various options were checked out for potential rerouting and approval gained for the selected way. On ground work in rerouting the track began in 2012 (stage 1) and several days work was done to clear vegetation on harder ground. Once this was completed it allowed the old tracks over the plains to be closed. Each of three pads had closed signs installed.
The plain is gradually recovering with the old tracks in some areas being very hard to find.
The photos below show some of this change.
2014 to 2020
2014 to 2020
Braiding on the plain prior to closing prior to 2013
Braiding on the plain prior to closing prior to 2013
Recovering damage on Thark plains Now 3 years since closed February 2015
Recovering damage on Thark plains It is now easy to lose the original track in this area. February 2015
Old track closing over and Mountain rocket March 2020
Old track closing over near rerouted track 2020
Scene at junction where pads split Now 3 years since closed February 2015
Scene at junction where pads split East pad February 2015
Scene at Thark plain junction where pads split West pad February 2015
Old track at start quite faint 2020
Old track on plain 2020
Old track now recovering well 2020
Old track still quite visible 2020
Old track still showing braiding 2020
Old track wet spot 2020
Stage 2 Reroute
Stage 2 Reroute
Old Thark track photopoint 1 WP 3378AI December 2014
Old Thark track Photopoint 2 part now closed off and should regenerate December 2014
Location to be verified
Location to be verified
C:\Users\User\Pictures\Bushwalks\Wellington Park\2004_10_29 Montagu\IMG_0660 s bog on flank Thark 1.JPG
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