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Fainter Firetrail
Falls Creek VIC 3699
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Fainters Track in Falls Creek.This mountain bike trail winds its way from the top of Falls Creek to the valley below, presenting 40km of rugged climbs and rapid descents. All of the websites about the Fainters Track warn of its technical, rocky and fast nature. It is a mulitday ride requiring bike a bike/packing setup. Fainters Track ItineraryStart point – Begin your ride from Falls Creek Village or, alternatively, from Pretty Valley Pondage Carpark if you are on the lookout for a shorter ride.
Day 1 – 12km from Falls Creek Village, 5km from Pretty Valley Pondage Carpark; 215m elevation gain, 216m elevation drop.
Stay – Tawonga Huts, Falls Creek.
Day 2 – 32km distance; 424m elevation gain; 1692m elevation drop
End point – Mt. Beauty townshipDescription: The long Fainters trek takes riders along the ridgeline overlooking the Kiewa Valley, up past the Fainters Lookout and down to Mt Beauty. Originally an access trail for firefighters, the fireroad was once used to put out blazes sparked by lightning around the area. Now, it is more commonly used as a hiking and riding track, with aerial views and the remains of old cattlemen’s huts attracting many adventurers to the spot.Trail begins from the carpark next to Pretty Valley Pondage, 5km to Tawonga Huts. After that, there is a lot of climbing to push through to the Fainters Lookout with many rock steps and roots to ride/push bikes through. The saddle between Mt Fainter South and Mt Fainters North marks the highest point of the trail. The 360-degree views from this spot are spectacular, and the ridge overlooks the Kiewa Valley, where you can see all the way into the town of Mt Beauty and its surrounds.This last section winds past Bogong Jack Hut and the ruins of Spring Saddle Hut to the top of Big Hill Mountain Bike Park and into Mt Beauty. From here on out there is a lot of downhill.
