Last Updated: 21st Sep 2023
Burrill Blast
Great Barrier Island, Auckland
Submitted by Ian Gilmour
Last Updated: 21st Sep 2023
Open
Grunt Factor: 28 ?
Gnarl Factor: 42 ?
16.4km
900m
900m
526m
Last Updated: 21st Sep 2023
Great Barrier Island, Auckland
Submitted by Ian Gilmour
Last Updated: 21st Sep 2023
Open
Grunt Factor: 28 ?
Gnarl Factor: 42 ?
16.4km
900m
900m
526m
Front country - easily accessible
Out and Back
Very hilly
Native bush
Plantation/exotic forest
Coastal
Open ridges/tops
Easy Single Track
Moderate Single Track
Technical Single Track
Average Uphill Gradient: +12.1%
Average Downhill Gradient: -12.2%
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4:00
Slow
3:00
Moderate
2:00
Fast
The track is well cut, not overgrown at all, and very easy to follow. It is fairly hilly, but nothing close to a 8-9 hour walk (as DoC sign says). Spot the wild pigs and odd stray cat along the way. Some views along the way but unfortunately no final view down to Needles Point unless you want to bush bash past the Tataweka summit where the track finishes.
This trail includes the peak Tataweka.
Great trail. Old locked up hut and DOC trailer.
A few parks across the road from trailhead - which you'll undoubtedly have to yourself
12 km
20 minutes
Unknown
No
Easy.
Follow the wide track, and don't go into the dense bush lining the trail. Pretty easy really.
Very patchy.
Thermal leggings, Long-sleeved thermal top, Seam-sealed waterproof jacket, Beanie/thermal headwear, Personal Locator Beacon (PLB), Whistle, First aid kit, Extra food for emergencies, Survival bag, Cellphone, Map, Headtorch and spare batteries
Best to bring your own water. There is a locked hut which has a tank but unsure if this is usable.
Would be fairly slippery in the wet
Swallow Burgers
Claris
Best burgers ever!!
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Lots of up and downs on this trail up the north of Great Barrier. While there are a few glimpses of some nice views, you don't really get the expansive views which one might be expecting at the end of the trail at the trig. Still, it's a pleasant run through some nice bush on a decent track in an otherwise inaccessible area of Great Barrier.
March 8, 2020
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