Swallow's loopIntermediate
Intermediate
6 (Slow)
4:30 (Moderate)
3 (Fast)
-16.7%
+16.7%
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Description
Head halfway up the tip track and cross spooky gully before heading up the red rocks track to the radar dome. From there follow the road for a couple of hundred metres before dropping down the Radome track and climbing the other side to rejoin the red rocks track.
Follow this down to the coast before finding the bunker track behind the Bach to the west. Follow this trail until the next junction before heading down into the Waipapa loop, which is run anticlockwise.
After that, it's back up to the ridgeline and along to the radar dome and down the tip track to the finish.
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Make Up of Run
Moderate Single Track: 10%
Farm Road / 4WD Track: 90%
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

Red Rocks Loop
Length: 13.30km

Aro Valley - Red Rocks Thigh Buster
Length: 25.10km

Spooky Gully and the Rocky Shore
Length: 7.80km
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Access
Near the south coast of Wellington, head up Brooklyn Hill and down Ohiro Road until the junction for landfill Road.
5 km
12 minutes
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Staying Safe
Moderate.
Patchy.
Whistle, First aid kit, Extra food for emergencies, Cellphone, Map.
A couple of stream crossings, bring means to treat water if intending to rely on these.
Can be very exposed on the ridge, and is often subject to the brunt of Wellington's wind.
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