Detailed course ramblings 😄

  • ARA Drive (Mangitangi Hill Road) – 2.5km – Warm the legs up 

  • Moumoukai Valley Tracks – 8km. Farm loop, gravel single track and gravel road, easy flowing 

    • Rise’n’shine, Kauri, Backyard Bogie

    • Aid station 4km (only here because you come back to this same point at 10.5km, but will be handy for those of you who forgot to fill your water bottles or lube up)

    • Rocky’s Roots, Doova, Water Wheel, DC3, Grammar Gauntlett, Pipeline, Luna, Freaky Styley DH

    • Toilet – LMCG  - 7.4km

    • Moumoukai Valley Road, washout.  

  • Aid station 10.5km 

  • Manning Road – 0.2km 

  • Graeme Hill Road – 0.3km  

  • Mangitangi Hill Road –2km – gravel road, uphill slog

  • PukaPuka Track – 6.3km – single track, rooty, undulating - the good stuff

  • Lilburne Road – 2.8km – gravel road, easy flowing, nice views 

  • CHECK POINT #1 – 22.2km Aid station, Toilet – PCG & Spectator spot #1 

  • Rata Rodge Track – 1.4km – single track, really nice, mainly down  

  • Mangatangi Ridge Track – 5.9km – single track, ridgeline climb, tough – Adams Lookout (688m) 

  • Kohukohunui Track – 4.4km – easy singe track, boardwalks, fast/fun 

  • Aid station – 34.8km  

  • Mine Road – 0.2km – Gravel Road 

  • Mine Road Track – 2.2km – Big down to river crossing, big up. HARD!! 

  • Upper Mangatawhiri Track (lower) – 1.1km – Single track, pretty tough, amazing bush 

  • Ernies Track (main) – 3.8km – Single track, manly down slippery when wet, pretty tough on the knees  

  • CHECK POINT #2  - 42.2km Aid station, Toilet –PL & Spectator spot #2 

  • Waterline Road – approx. 700m – gravel Road – steady climb  

  • Wairoa Hill Road – approx. 400m – gravel Road – uphill 

  • Challenge Track – 4.3km – gravel/clay single track – adulating, stunning views, nice under foot (if dry!) 

  • Aid station – 47.6km Toilet – RCG & Spectator spot #3

  • Wairoa Loop Track (southern section) – 2.3km – Easy single track, freshly done up - thanks Council rangers! – fun downhill 

  • Otua Road – approx. 0.1km - gravel road

  • Suspension Bridge Loop (clockwise) – approx. 2.2km – awesome single track, lovely 

  • Otua Road – approx. 0.7km - cross Wairoa Dam, down gravel road 

  • Wairoa Loop Track (northern section)/Repeater Road – 3.3km – Single track, few stairs, uphill, final GRUNT

  • Aid station - 56.2km, Toilet – RCG & Spectator spot #3/start of support run

  • Repeater Road – 1km – gravel Road 

  • Moumoukai Road – 1km – gravel Road 

  • Challenge Downhill Track – 1.3km – downhill MTB track, fun to run.  

  • Moumoukai Road – 0.5km – gravel Road and through campground

  • FINISH 60km