Last Updated: 2nd Oct 2024
Te Kauri Park Loop
Last Updated: 2nd Oct 2024
Grunt Factor: 13 ?
Gnarl Factor: 50 ?
5.4km
395m
394m
218m
Last Updated: 2nd Oct 2024
Last Updated: 2nd Oct 2024
Grunt Factor: 13 ?
Gnarl Factor: 50 ?
5.4km
395m
394m
218m
Front country - easily accessible
Loop
Undulating, some big hills
With permit
Native bush
Easy Single Track
Moderate Single Track
Technical Single Track
Average Uphill Gradient: +11.9%
Average Downhill Gradient: -11.5%
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1:30
Slow
1:05
Moderate
0:45
Fast
This loop starts on the Medium Gorge Route and turns into the Deversons Track once you cross the stream.
Find the start of the track behind the Lodge. It begins by descending swiftly and crosses through some muddy technical sections for 800m before popping out onto the ridge. Once on the ridge there is a couple of kms of excellent trail running track. It's a little overgrown but underfoot it's clear.
Once you start to steeply descend again you will reach the halfway point and cross over a small stream. The climb back to the top is a bit of a lung buster and steep, and the second half is a little more technical with some rock scrambling but once you see the farm on your left it gets a little easier.
You will finish behind the lodge again. Walk past the toilets and back down the steps.
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Park on the grass verge in front of the Lodge on the side of the road. Don't park in the driveway.
18 km
16 minutes
With Permit
No
Moderate.
While the track is well marked, it's not used as much as other tracks, so there is more debris than a well worn track. Keep your eye on the orange markers.
Generally good.
Seam-sealed waterproof jacket, Whistle, First aid kit, Extra food for emergencies, Cellphone, Map
Water on the route is not reliable
Prepare for mud after rain or in winter.
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Trail description is accurate. Really enjoyed running the ridgeline, but the rest of the track is very overgrown, technical and steep in places. While it was a fun adventure there wasn't much running involved!
Turns out the track is actually closed due to a slip and has been since April 2023! There was evidence that the track is still in use though, and a path above the slip is well established.
September 28, 2024
Pretty tough going for such a short run. There's a good scramble up some rocks onto the Ridgeline that was fun.
January 23, 2023
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