IELTS LISTENING – TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRE S9T2

If you’re planning on doing some serious climbing and you need some equipment, we do have an excellent climbing supply store. Just five minutes. _Q12 Walk away, turn left. Once you’re outside the tourist information center, take Willow Lane all the way up to Pine Street. You want to go left along here, then keep walking and go up mountain road on your right until you come to the next, turning on the left head down there and you’ll come to the climbing supplies store. If you get to the small building that sell ski passes, you’ll know you’ve gone too far. You also need to head to Pine Street for the museum. It’s small but well worth a visit if you’re interested in the history of the village and the old gold mining industry. So _Q13 when you reach Pine Street from here, you’ll see the old railway line on the other side of the road. Turn left into Pine Street and keep going until you come to Mountain Road and just past here, the museum will be on your left, just behind the railway line. Don’t worry about crossing over the tracks. The train stopped running through here in 1985. If you’re planning on following one of the easier forest walks, you might like to hire a bicycle. _Q14 To get to the higher shop again, you need to head to Pine Street on the left-hand side of Pine Street. You’ll see the town hall go down the little road that you come to just before it and you’ll find a bike hire shop just behind the hall. They have a good range of bikes, so I’m sure you’ll find something that suits your needs. Last but not least, if you’re hungry after a long day’s trek, I can recommend our local cafe again. _Q15 When you leave the tourist information center, turn right and follow Willow Lane until it joins Pine Street. And right opposite, on the far side of the railway tracks, is the cafe.

Okay, let me tell you a little bit about the different tracks we have here. All of them. Start at the end of Mountain Road and you’ll find a parking lot there where you can leave your vehicles. Let’s start with _Q16 North Point track. It’s a gentle route through lowland forest, good for biking and probably the one for you. If you have small Children, there’s a wooden hut where you can stay at the end of the track. But be aware that it’s really just an overnight shelter, and you’ll need to take your own sleeping bags and cooking equipment. Another option is the Silver River Track. As the name suggests, _Q17 you’d be following the river from most of the way, and you get to see some of our beautiful native birds. But the track also goes through a densely forested area. Unfortunately, the signposting isn’t very good in places, and you do need good map-reading skills to avoid becoming disoriented, which happens to visitors a little too frequently. _Q18 I’m afraid Valley Crossing will take you through some stunning scenery, but there are several points along the way where you’ll need the level of fitness required to get over some pretty big rocks. _Q19 Stonebridge is one of the shorter tracks, but very steep is it takes you up to the waterfall, and you do need to be in good condition to manage it. Lastly, _Q20 the Henderson Ridge track will take you all the way to the summit of the mountain. Do bear in mind, though, that at this time of year, the weather is very changeable, and if the clouds suddenly descend, it’s all too easy to wander off the track. It’s best to check with us for a weather report on the morning. You think you want to go on the way to the summit. There’s a hotel which provides comfortable rooms and quality meals, so it’s worth climbing. 

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