Last Updated: 21st Sep 2023

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Park to Pond

Havelock North, Hawkes Bay

Submitted by Adrian Rhodes

Last Updated: 21st Sep 2023

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Grunt Factor: 12

Gnarl Factor: 15

17.0km

45m

45m

  

  

  

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Trail Map

Type of Run

Urban

Out and Back

Totally/mostly flat

Riverside

Open farmlands

Run Makeup

10%
90%

Sealed Road

Easy Single Track

Average Uphill Gradient: +6.9%

Average Downhill Gradient: -6.9%

Trailhead

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Estimated Times to Run

2.15:00

Slow

1.45:00

Moderate

1.15

Fast

From the carpark make your way to Prebesen Drive and carefully cross over at the barriered crossing. Head right towards the wooden bridge and the start of the limestone track.

Follow this track along the stream and bottom of the pre-earthquake cliffs where it meets the estuary. Here there is an informative lookout platform and the trail follows the estuary, past the pump station, a large collection of drainage pipes finally meeting the expressway.

Turn left here taking the trail under the expressway, over the weir, and under the old rail bridge. The trail turns up onto the old sealed road bridge, turn left, and after 100m turn left again over the small footbridge. This path winds its way for 1.5k and brings you out at the Pandora Pond carpark.

Follow the limestone path past the wakas along the water's edge. Toilets and water can be found here if needed.

Follow the pavement to the left and over the road bridge after the limestone path starts again on the left. This will take you back to the old road, turn left and head back across the old rail bridge.

At this point, you will turn left and onto the same trail which bought you here. Follow this path back the same way you came back to Park Island.

This route follows the Water trail along through the Ahuiriri Estuary wildlife reserve on land that rose up during the 1931 earthquake. Informative sign boards along the way tell of the history of the area and about wildlife and native birds that can be spotted along the way.

Plenty of parking in the carparks alongside the sports field.

25 km

23 minutes

Unknown

No

Easy.

Perfect throughout.

Cellphone.

Water and toilets are available at the start in Park Island and at the halfway point at the Ahuiriri Pond car park.

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Craig Thornley

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