Experimenting with Different Geotrax Track Layouts

The Geotrax toy line is a remarkably versatile play toy for kids of all ages. While some can improve their motor skills with all of the small mechanical movements, others use their imagination with pretend play and well-developed character teams; still others will enjoy the construction aspect of these toys or running a Geotrax train along a newly crafted layout.

Okay, so I don’t have pictures of these to show you. Blame it my little builder, who is as quick to tear down as he is to build up. But I’ve been playing with some new layouts and wanted to post a few ideas here.

A Twist on Traditional Switches

Try this on: on either side of a railroad crossing line, create alternate routes with switches. You’ll need a lot of Geotrax track to do this, but the end result is that you can use the switches to avoid Geotrax train collisions right before the railroad crossings. It really adds a fun twist to gameplay. Even better, add some elevation changes near those switches to loop around to the other side of the switch. 

Figure Eight Intersection Squared (Almost)

We set up a figure eight intersection that used the GeoAir Barn as its centerpiece. We then added some elevation packs to circle round the top of the GeoAir barn. The end result is that every so often, we would have a train hitting the 8, a plane screaming through the barn, and another train coming down the hill just outside the barn. And we crashed and burned 50 percent of the time, but that’s half the fun.

Jumbo Curves

You can make use of jumbo curves and a parallel switch to create a passing siding for the trains. Not a stellar combination, but interesting nonetheless.

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