Last Updated: 21st Sep 2023
Rewanui Loops
Masterton, Manawatu - Wanganui
Submitted by Dianne Bailey
Last Updated: 21st Sep 2023
Open
Grunt Factor: 13
Gnarl Factor: 37
9.0km
290m
290m
330m
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Last Updated: 21st Sep 2023
Masterton, Manawatu - Wanganui
Submitted by Dianne Bailey
Last Updated: 21st Sep 2023
Open
Grunt Factor: 13
Gnarl Factor: 37
9.0km
290m
290m
330m
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Front country - easily accessible
Loop
Undulating, small hills only
Dog Friendly
Native bush
Plantation/exotic forest
Open farmlands
Farm Road / 4WD Track
Moderate Single Track
Technical Single Track
Average Uphill Gradient: +10.1%
Average Downhill Gradient: -10.6%
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2:30
Slow
1:45
Moderate
1:15
Fast
After parking at the carpark enter the farmland through the gates and cross easy open farmland until you reach the junction of the loops. There is a flushing toilet here for your convenience. Tackle the Exotic Loop first - marked with orange triangles. Recent rain and animal movement can make the first part of the loop very slushy. Undulating moderate hills in this area. Great views over the valley at different points.
Return to the junction to tackle the Matai Loop - marked with yellow trangles. This is native bush on narrow single track with undulating hills (some quite steep) before returning to the carpark on open farm track
Matai Loop The Matai loop is marked in yellow on the map at the carpark. It is quite steep to negotiate and requires a moderate level of agility. As the name indicates there are some very good old Matai trees to be seen on this track. There is a grove of Matais a short distance from the junction with the Totara loop that is easy to visit without tackling the steeper sections of the track. Exotic Loop the Exotic Loop is mostly farm tracks in open grassland and forestry tracks in recently planted trees. Some great views are to be seen from stages along the track
There is a small carpark at the entrance to Rewanui Forest Park
23 km
19 minutes
Yes
No
Easy.
just follow the coloured triangles
Non-existent.
Short-sleeved thermal top, Windproof jacket, Gloves, Beanie/thermal headwear, Whistle, First aid kit, Extra food for emergencies, Survival blanket, Cellphone, Map.
Take your own drinking water
Very muddy after rain
Watch for stinging nettle on the tracks
Entice Cafe
Dixon Street/Bruce Street corner
Coffee is great and the counter food yummy
Fastest Known Times (FKTs)
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Got lost a few times on the Matai Loop, almost lost a shoe (and the dog) in the mud on the exotic loop, and the cattle were a wee bit chasey. So your average WT trail really.
September 5, 2020
Did this a few months ago. The Matai loop was lovely in places but the Exotic loop was a complete mudbath and impossible to run in.
September 5, 2020
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