Skyline North - Churton Park to Kaukau

This includes the brand new track extending the Skyline all the way to Churton Park, easy to follow the purple-topped navigation posts. This run is an out and back, via the steep trail options near the top of Kaukau and the flowing trail back down. This route includes the Kaukau trig which is a great spot for views over the South Island and Makara wind farm.

Start from Churton Park (by 60 Erlestoke Cres) following switchbacks up, then down through farmland, before crossing Ohariu Valley Road. When you get to Ohariu Valley Rd the trail continues across the road about 50m to your right. Follow more switchbacks to join Old Coach Road and the main track south to Mt Kaukau. Turn right just before the transmitter tower and take the trail up to the Mt Kaukau trig, turn around there and head back to the Mt Kaukau lookout platform (currently closed off) then down the hill towards Khandallah park and take the trail to the left to join the easy mountain bike trail (if you get to the stile you've gone too far) and follow that back down the hill. That trail criss-crosses the trail you came up on and you can rejoin at various points before heading back on to the farmland.