North Range Road TraverseBeginner - Intermediate
Submitted by Tim Carpenter
Front country - easily accessible
Point to Point (one way)
Undulating, some big hills
Open tussock/grasslands
Beginner - Intermediate
3:00 (Slow)
2:05 (Moderate)
1:40 (Fast)
-9.9%
+8.9%
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Description
All of the run is on gravel road or 4WD track.
The run passes private land including RADAR and wind farms, all of these gates are locked.
Run starts with around 3.5km of uphill on gravel road, before going onto 4WD tracks with some deep puddles which can be run around.
There is around 10km of this before coming back onto gravel access roads again.
There are 2 significant climbs, before passing the woolshed and beginning the descent - this is around 5km, there is an uphill bump in the middle.
You will need to have a car at the finish, or it is around 15km back to the start via road.
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Features of interest
Good views of the Manawatu when the weather allows running along the ridge tops
Make Up of Run
Farm Road / 4WD Track: 30%
Gravel Road: 70%
Route Data
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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
Northern Tararua Traverse
Length: 71.00km
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Access
Top of the Pahiatua Track, between Palmerston North and Pahiatua
There is a gravel parking area at the start of the run
17 km
22 minutes
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Staying Safe
Moderate.
Don't enter any closed gates, and follow the main road along the route
Patchy.
Seam-sealed waterproof jacket, Gloves, Beanie/thermal headwear, Whistle, First aid kit, Extra food for emergencies, Cellphone, Map.
Not available.
Can be very cold and windy as exposed along the tops.
There can be some very deep puddles along the 4WD track.There can be farm traffic and windfarm traffic on the road
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Post run indulgence
Beyond the Bridge Cafe
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See other runs nearby:
Sledge Track with Toetoe Loop & Otangane Loop
Summerhill Tracks
Tawa Loop - Manawatu Gorge
Burrton's Track Return
Sledge-Arapuke Swing Bridge Climb
Dam Block Link
Northern Tararua Traverse
He Ara Kotahi - Bridge to Linton
Pettifar & Gilchrist Loop
Arawaru Trig Loop
Whakapapa/Wairere off the beaten track
Knights - Shorts loop track with Toka peak
