Last Updated: 1st May 2025
Hogsback Track
Castle Hill Village, Canterbury
Submitted by John Davis
Last Updated: 1st May 2025
Open
Grunt Factor: 25 ?
Gnarl Factor: 45 ?
14.7km
700m
700m
1000m
Last Updated: 1st May 2025
Castle Hill Village, Canterbury
Submitted by John Davis
Last Updated: 1st May 2025
Open
Grunt Factor: 25 ?
Gnarl Factor: 45 ?
14.7km
700m
700m
1000m
Front country - easily accessible
Out and Back
Undulating, small hills only
Dog Friendly
Native bush
Open tussock/grasslands
Open ridges/tops
Moderate Single Track
Average Uphill Gradient: +8.9%
Average Downhill Gradient: -8.8%
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Easy intro to running in the Castle Hill area - not as hilly or as long as most other routes, very good quality track.
From the Hogsback carpark the track starts almost immediately on the right (don't follow the 4wd track). The first 2km are relatively steep climbing, then things ease off and you've got gently rolling (but trending overall upwards) terrain for 3km, at which point you start the climb up on to Hogsback itself. A short 1km section of rolling terrain along the top takes you to the start of the descent down to Texas Flat (if you're feeling uninspired for more climbing turn around before descending). At the Texas Flat car park turn around and re-trace your route back to the start.
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Easy.
Generally good.
Windproof jacket, Personal Locator Beacon (PLB), Whistle, First aid kit, Extra food for emergencies, Cellphone
Couple of stream crossings, water looks ok but I haven't actually used it
Probably longest season of any track in the basin due to it staying lower. Ok in winter in snow as not that steep nor exposed, can be very muddy early spring/late autumn so best avoided then
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Lovely start to the day as the sun rises over Castle Hill. V runnable- gonna say one of my favorite ever 2 hour runs.
November 19, 2023
Beautiful location for a run. Some single track, some wider open grassy tracks and a one extremely cold river crossing today! Was pretty muddy/slippy in parts but nothing too technical. Such a great track, will be back to run this one again.
October 3, 2021
Ran as part of the Valley Ultra 'Piglet' course. Great terrain and views on a clear day. Just awesome fun!
July 19, 2020
A lovely blend of bush, bird song and open views. Scored a day when there were only a couple of bikes on the trail. Would love to repeat with snow on the tops and blue skies.
May 24, 2020
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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