Last Updated: 21st Sep 2023

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Beginner's Adventure Park Loop

Last Updated: 21st Sep 2023

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Grunt Factor: 7

Gnarl Factor: 12

7.3km

115m

115m

114m

  

  

  

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Trail Map

Type of Run

Urban fringe

Combo

Undulating, small hills only

Native bush

Run Makeup

20%
80%

Sealed Road

Easy Single Track

Average Uphill Gradient: +4.6%

Average Downhill Gradient: -5.4%

Trailhead

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Estimated Times to Run

1:00

Slow

0:50

Moderate

0:40

Fast

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

Christchurch Adventure Park; major urban wetland restoration project

You should find enough road side parking nearby

7 km

15 minutes

Unknown

No

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!

CAP Cafe
CAP HQ
https://christchurchadventurepark.com/experiences/cafe/
Great craft beer, pizza,chips and coffee

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Tony Sharpe

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Trail Reviews

Never realized how awesome this would be in winter. Perfect if you want to put the hammer down on the speed front, and just enough up in the middle to elevate the HR

Tony Sharpe

June 25, 2021

Was searching the trail directory for a flattish taper run and found this one. Thought it did the job very nicely. Easy flat section in and then a little bit of hill work once you’re in the forest. Is a good beginners trail. Would recommend doing it on a day with cloud cover.

Stefanie Parks

February 27, 2021

A warm and quite bland run in the hot summer sun with no trees - for the majority. A good easy run if you need something fast and easy to navigate as an out of towner. Not very well signposted but it's a loop so it should end up at the same place if you take the wrong turn. A bit confused as to where to start the run - parked at the start of Worseleys Rd just after the turnoff from the main road and went from there for an 8km loop.

Amiria Macbeth

February 21, 2021

Probably one of the least scenic WT runs I've done but needed something to get me back into the game. Glad it was overcast when I ran it as it would be stinking hot running along the road up to the park to start and end with. Got a little confused and managed to add an extra wee loop on bike trail I probably shouldn't have been on. Still the track is well grades for the most part with just a couple of steep bits towards the top of the loop.

Rebecca Sunderland

January 17, 2021

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