Mt Faust Loop

Start at Boyle Village carpark and head onto the road North over the bridge. Immediately turn right onto the track that is the start of the Mt Faust Loop.

Following the good trail through amazing Beech forest for a leg-burning 700m of ascent until you are ejected onto the tops. Follow the ridgeline until the true summit of Mt Faust.

You can detour here and tick off Mt Mephistopheles or continue to point 1661. The trail can be tricky to find here, but head South past two tarns until you hit the ridgeline at an obvious notch, just below point 1607.

Follow the ridgeline down until you hit the tree line and follow an often overgrown trail all the way to the valley floor. It can be easy to get lost here!

Once you hit the St James Walkway, 5km of excellent trail next to the river, with one vertigo-inducing swing bridge, brings you back to the car park.