A nice afternoon with a little bit of cloud cover (not too hot!) - perfect for a short stroll to the Great Brak River Pump Station (downstream from the Wolwedans Dam). It's less then 2 km there and back from the parking lot opposite Beatnix Leatherworks. Though it was a bit wet after last night's rainfall.
To get there, take Charles Street (the road the Spar - soon-to-be PicknPay) is on and turn left on the gravel road (Willow Street) just after the bottle store (opposite the New Apolostic Church). You'll pass about 5 houses lining the Great Brak River before coming to the end of the road which marks a good spot to park.
Walk a bit further up the road and you'll come to a few steps which you climb before reaching the trail head. To do the "official" trail, take the route to your right (marked by a foot sign). For a description of that great little hike see this previous blog post. Otherwise, go as we did this time and continue walking straight through the cow pasture, across the weir and onward until you see the pump station. A great place for a picnic!
Click on the image below for the full "work-out" details as well as several photos
To get there, take Charles Street (the road the Spar - soon-to-be PicknPay) is on and turn left on the gravel road (Willow Street) just after the bottle store (opposite the New Apolostic Church). You'll pass about 5 houses lining the Great Brak River before coming to the end of the road which marks a good spot to park.
Walk a bit further up the road and you'll come to a few steps which you climb before reaching the trail head. To do the "official" trail, take the route to your right (marked by a foot sign). For a description of that great little hike see this previous blog post. Otherwise, go as we did this time and continue walking straight through the cow pasture, across the weir and onward until you see the pump station. A great place for a picnic!
Click on the image below for the full "work-out" details as well as several photos
