The Missing LinkBeginner
Submitted by Corey Woodward
Urban fringe
Point to Point (one way)
Undulating, small hills only
Native bushPlantation/exotic forestVolcanic
Beginner
1:00 (Slow)
0:50 (Moderate)
0:35 (Fast)
-11.9%
+8.4%
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Description
Ever wondered if there was a way to link up with all the glorious Governors Bay trails from the city side of the Port Hills? There is! A Governors Bay local generously allows people to cross his land which provides the "missing link" between Coronation Hill, Reuter Park (donated in 1995 by Horst and Christina Reuter) and Governors Bay thus opening up a number of options for loops incorporating other Wild Things trails (such as The Guv'nor & His Birds).
Head up Harry Ell from the Sign of the Takahe to the Sign of the Kiwi, take the trail to the left of the Sign of the Kiwi. At the 4.2km mark, take the trail to the left which descends down towards Dyers Pass Road, cut over the driveway and head through the Gum trees to Reuter Park and then down to Dyers Pass Road proper. From here there is a 1.4km stretch of roadside/footpath running to reach the Governors Bay Wharf if you're headed that far.
Trail Community
Features of interest
Great views across Lyttelton Harbour and native bird life
Make Up of Run
Technical Single Track: 5%
Moderate Single Track: 27%
Easy Single Track: 50%
Sealed Road: 18%
Route Data
Reviews:
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
Sign Of The Takahe - Rapaki
Length: 13.00km
Lava - H.ELL Loop
Length: 10.30km
Pour Some Sugarloaf On Me
Length: 8.30km
Vicki Vale
Length: 9.25km
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Access
Start at the Sign of the Takahe.
Usually plenty of parking across the road from the Sign of the Takahe. Buses also stop there.
6 km
15 minutes
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Staying Safe
Easy.
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Just head down the hill at the 4.2km mark, you really can't go wrong. The trail is signposted where is crosses driveways, etc.
Generally good.
Short-sleeved thermal top, Windproof jacket, First aid kit, Cellphone, Map.
Water available from the drink fountains part way up the Harry Ell track and at Sign of the Kiwi, no other public source of water.
The trail down to Governors Bay is likely to be very muddy post rain.
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See other runs nearby:
Godley Head loop
Lyttelton to Diamond Harbour
Halswell and Kennedys
Summit Walkway
The Bowenvale Elevator
The Gorsetrack Strikes Back
Rapaki Sugarloaf Return
Sign Of The Takahe - Rapaki
Port Hills Nearly Half Marathon
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Horse Latitudes
Sumner Half Heads
Whigs' Flying Fifty (WFF)
VKV challenge
Banks Peninsula Ultra Beer Run
Bottle Lake Blue Loop
Gebbies to Packhorse Romp
Hagley Figure of 8
Bowenvale / Huntsbury Loop
Avon City Loops
Avon - Source to Surf
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Gondola Gallop
Orton Bradley Loop
The ATH (Around The Harbour)
Lava - H.ELL Loop
Travis Wetland Loop
Punk Rock Assault On Windsor Castle
The Guv'nor & His Birds
The Crater Rim
Lava Lite
Takahe Half
North New Brighton Spit
Mt Pleasant Trig
God's Con - Rehab Road
Gang of Four
Dog Sniffing Rhythms - Harbour Crusin'
Trinity - Harbour Bruisin'
Gates Of The East
Hunting Out A Gorge-ous Loop
Lyttelton Dress Circle
A Diamond in the Rough
Port Hills Spur Challenge!
Up Hill Down Valley
The Coffee Run
Pour Some Sugarloaf On Me
Never Trust A Crocodile
Lyttelton Semi-Circle
Hagley Perimeter
Holliss Stairway to Heaven
Diamond, Herbert & Fitzgerald
Barnett Bunker Buster
The Pipeline of Pain
Mt Vernon Farm Track
Vicki Vale
Heathcote River Run - Opawa to Hoon Hay
Christchurch 360 Trail - Sugarloaf Hills Section
Little Learner Loop (Halswell Quarry)
Bird to Bird
Port Hills Protocol
Bodybag
O'Farrells For Shore
The Governator
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Spitting Distance
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The Chairlift Choice
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Christchurch 360 Trail - Godley Cliffs Section
Westmorland Wetland Time Trial
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The North Faces
Westmorland Hill Reps
360 Trail - Dunes Wetlands Section
Rocking Gibraltar
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Hey Sisters!
Living Springs Loop
Springing Around Longhurst
Lady Isaac Loop
Beer Bum Bluffs
Brooklands for the Birds.
Surf's Up!!!
Styx Pick Me Up
Orton Odyssey
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Tauhinu-Korokio TKO
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