Mount Titi Full Bush

This trail can be tough for the navigationally insecure, so at the request of a couple of members Gary (the author of this guide) has ribboned it. Purple and orange ribbons show which track to take at every branching.

Aug 2021: A large matai has fallen and obliterated a portion of the ascent up Titi. Gary has now cut a diversion around the tree and marked it with blue ribbons.

Head east across the creek (this is a wet track with numerous creek crossings). Go straight up the valley in front of you, following a quad bike track. Do not turn right and go up the steep gravel road. You are now climbing Mount Titi. Note: this is a downhill mountain bike route so keep your eyes and ears alert for fast moving wheeled objects.

At approximately 2.9kms (300m climb) the track crests a rise and begins to go down. At this crest a narrow track branches sharp left and this is the beginning of the single track to the peak. Now you’ll run through some beautiful bush rarely seen by the public. When you get to the tall, mossy trees, the track will divide numerous times as it has been made by descending mountain bikes, but the undergrowth is clear. Just follow the obvious bike tracks in the mud, always heading up.

When you reach an altitude of just under 600m (a climb of 400m from the start), the track crests and begins to go down. At the crest is an obvious track up and to the right. 40m along this track is Titi peak. On your left when you reach the peak (roughly west) is a muddy track heading down. Follow it. The track is slippery, muddy and riddled with nasty little shoelace roots that just live for tripping runners. But it is beautiful, untouched, technical masterpiece that rewards the brave.

Keep going down until you reach an old, overgrown 4WD track, then turn left. You will have to deviate from the track occasionally to avoid steep sections and tree falls, but the alternative tracks are easy to follow. Eventually you’ll come out on Perhams Road, a broad clay 4WD track. Turn left and follow the clay road for 1.5kms.

After you cross the bailey bridge there is a steep climb. When the climb starts to level out, you will find a hole in the bush wall, and through the hole is a straight single track that descends gently. Here begins a fantastic downhill run that will remind you why you’re not a road runner. Keep running down the ridge, all the way to the creek at the bottom.

Once on the valley floor you head downstream for 1.5kms. There is no actual track here, but the valley is flat and there are motocross bike tracks everywhere. You will cross the creek several times but cannot get lost as long as you stay on the valley floor. When you see the green hut, move to the right of the valley and follow the fenceline. Perhams Road is now visible up and to the right. Cross the gate when you come to it, and rejoin the 4WD track for the last kilometre or so to the finish.