Beginner's Adventure Park LoopBeginner
Beginner
1:00 (Slow)
0:50 (Moderate)
0:40 (Fast)
-5.4%
+4.6%
Christchurch Adventure Park opening hours are generally 11-5 or 7 weekdays; 10-5pm weekends, but closed Tuesdays.
Check opening hours here
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Description
This is a perfect entry level run for any new or old trail runners who want a cruisy trot around the foot of the Port Hills. It's also a great option to warm up on if you are taclking the Chairlift Choice which leaves from the Adventure Park carpark half way in. Please check Adventure Park website for opening hours. Access is free for foot traffic during Park open hours.
You'll start with a nice easy flat trot into the Adventure Park using a mix of the urban trails that have been developed around the new wetland retention area, and the CAP access road. Pleasant travel.
Head up to the Adventure Park café and pick up the well signposted Hiking Trail option to the left of the building. This follows a great trail into the forest which soon becomes a loop. There's nice amounts of easy vert to get the blood flowing. Just make sure to pay attention where the foot trail crosses the mountain bike paths - this is well signposted where it occurs.
About 3.6 km into the run you will reach the top of the loop and head back on the turn towards the café again - nice fast trails to really put the hammer down on here.
Finish the route by retracing your steps out to the main road on whatever trails you choose around the wetland area, unless you are nipping up the hill trail for extra points
Trail Community
Features of interest
Christchurch Adventure Park; major urban wetland restoration project
Make Up of Run
Easy Single Track: 80%
Sealed Road: 20%
Route Data
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Overlapping Runs
The following trails overlap with this run 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 Strava activity for each
The Gorsetrack Strikes Back
Length: 14.00km
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Access
Park up on Worsleys Road near the entrance road to the Adventure Park
You should find enough road side parking nearby
7 km
15 minutes
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Staying Safe
Easy.
Follow the signs once in the Adventure Park and don't run on the designated MTB trails please
Perfect throughout.
Windproof jacket, Cellphone, Map.
Water available at the Adventure Park HQ
Please check https://christchurchadventurepark.com/park-status/ for opening hours and track status
Look out for bikes, needless to say!
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Post run indulgence
CAP Cafe
CAP HQ
https://christchurchadventurepark.com/experiences/cafe/
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