Some blaze wrong trails

Some of the 400 entrants in the 2011 New World Wakatipu Trail Blazer set off from Jacks Point, near Queenstown, on Friday evening.

Cheering the competitors on were (from left) Sharon Carpenter, of Kelvin Heights, Gillian Paape, of Arrowtown, Susan Stevens, of Gibbston, and Mary Harrison, of Lake Hayes.

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Richie Lambert (left) as a skeleton, with Sarah Cole, the "rasta wench", having completed the cycle leg.

Trail Blazer medals. Photos by Tracey Roxburgh.

Ashika Asha Ram, of Queenstown, is all smiles as she nears the finish line.

Some of the 400 entrants in the 2011 New World Wakatipu Trail Blazer set off from Jacks Point, near Queenstown, on Friday evening.

Some took a wrong turn, got slightly disoriented and ended up running or walking the 15km cycle leg of the 2011 New World Wakatipu Trail Blazer on Friday night, while other cyclists managed to complete the 7.5km walking and running section in 20 minutes, but ultimately it was for a good cause.

The Trail Blazer raised a total of $360,500 towards the 90km Queenstown Trail, leaving just $139,500 to raise before next September.

The total had been sitting at $177,000, matched by the trustees of former Alliance Freezing Co chairman Peter Wilding's estate, but was boosted by further donations at the end of the event.

About 400 people took part in the event, traversing primarily private land from Jacks Point to Jardine Park.

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