Wairau Lagoons Loop v2Beginner
Submitted by Philip Taylor
Front country - easily accessible
Loop
Totally/mostly flat
Plantation/exotic forestBeachCoastalRiversideLakesideOpen farmlandsOpen tussock/grasslands
Beginner
1:30 (Slow)
1:00 (Moderate)
0:40 (Fast)
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Description
If you want hills, forget about it. If you want flat and fast then ask yourself why the rush! Here's a beautiful run for the seasoned trail runner to remember why they got into trail running in the first place and for the complete novice to enjoy.
Start out at the car park for Kotuku Trail, take a look at the sign to give you a heads up and follow the blue and white arrow signs through trees, across farmland, along the river, past lagoons and enjoy the prolific birdlife. Navigation is simple and the terrain is non-technical. Pick a sunny blue skies day and enjoy yourself.
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Features of interest
A bird watcher's paradise. Lots of wetland shore birds and a shipwreck
Make Up of Run
Easy Single Track: 40%
Farm Road / 4WD Track: 40%
Gravel Road: 19%
Sealed Road: 1%
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
Wairau Lagoons Loop
Length: 10.00km
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Access
Head South out of Blenheim on SH1, look out for a left turn onto Hardings Road just after Mt Riley Wines. Take this road almost to the end looking for a small car park on the left-hand side sign posted for Kotuku Trail.
7 km
7 minutes
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No
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Staying Safe
Easy.
For the first 4.5km of this track you follow blue signs with white arrows. After this distance it converts to orange triangles. Marked and signposted all the way around.
Perfect throughout.
Windproof jacket, Cellphone.
No water en-route. Will need to take what you need with you.
Very open and expansive and flat part of the country making it exposed for windy and sunny days.
The loop will be exposed to strong winds and strong sun so check the forecast in advance
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Post run indulgence
Raupo
Fantastic food. French Toast highly recommended.BP Blenheim
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