Last Updated: 15th Apr 2024
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Last Updated: 15th Apr 2024
Grunt Factor: 17 ?
Gnarl Factor: 24 ?
14.4km
435m
435m
Front country - easily accessible
Loop
Undulating, small hills only
Dog Friendly
Other
Gravel Road
Moderate Single Track
Average Uphill Gradient: +6.0%
Average Downhill Gradient: -6.0%
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2:15
Slow
1:45
Moderate
1:15
Fast
Start up Forestry road where the gate is (usually closed). You can park hard to the left of road to leave room for any vehicles just make sure the gate can fully open up. You'll quickly hang a left into the forest and continue via 50/50 mix of gravel roads and forest trails.
There's a few gradients in the mix but nothing too difficult.
A couple of kms before the finish you will cross over your original trail to end up on Forestry Rd again, back to the gate.
Side of Forestry Rd allowing for vehicles to pass by.
3 km
4 minutes
Yes
No
Hard.
Take a watch with a GPX map as trails are easy to miss.
Patchy.
Windproof jacket, First aid kit, Cellphone, Map
Not suitable.
Muddy after rain but generally dry after a few days of sun.
The odd logging truck on the roads - wear a high-vis top.
Hallertau Brewery
1171 Coatesville Riverhead Highway, Auckland
https://hallertau.co.nz/
Trail Legend
Fastest Known Times (FKTs)
You and Riverhead Forestry Road 14KM
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Take the second left after the Forestry Road gate. As per Bruce's comment, the tree felling means you have to pick your way through about 300m of slash to connect up to another forest access road, but it's pretty easy going. The rest of the trail is pretty good underfoot at the moment.
March 31
Be aware that the start of the trail has been deforested recently so you'll need to go around or pick your way through it for about 200m.
January 8
These overlap with this trail to some degree. You may wish to combine them but please note that to qualify for FKTs on these runs you should record a separate activity for each.
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