Meet at Mark Smith Reserve on Turnbull Drive (off Taylor Pass Road) .
Non Competitive
Winter Solstice Run
A later start for this event (5.00 pm).
Meet at Rifle Range carpark by 4.45pm for a 5.00pm start. Bring your hi-viz and headlamp. 1 hour run/walk MAX.
Mid Winter Dinner – Venue to be advised
Informal Run/Walk Kings Birthday Weekend
Twin Dams Tirohanga Track, Picton. Meet at Nelson Square (as you get into Picton) and run/walk to one or both of the dams with the optional return via the Tirohanga track.
Bridge to Bridge (Condors Bend to Waihopai Bridge – SH6 to SH63)
Meet at the big SH6 bridge past Renwick. The run/walk is along the stopbank with the ultimate goal of reaching the bridge over the Waihopai River on SH63 and return. The full distance is approx 20km.
Post run/walk stay for a chat over afternoon tea. Please bring a plate to share with others.
Look for the Harrier sign.
Ward Windfarm
Drive out SH1 to Ward and turn into Seddon Street (opposite the Fuel Station) and drive about 2k.
Look for the Harrier sign.
Post run/walk stay for a chat over afternoon tea. Please bring a plate to share with others.
Awatere Scenic Run – Black Birch Stream – was Seddon Scenic Run
Join us for this very interesting event going to a place not many have been or run/walk from.
All meet 17.5km up the Awatere Road from SH1.
Look for the Harrier sign.
You go as far as you want to go and return.
Post run/walk stay for a chat over afternoon tea. Please bring a plate to share with others.
Black Birch Track is a walking and mountain biking track in the Awatere Valley within the Ferny Gair Conservation Area. Access is via public easement across farmland. The track follows Black Birch Stream north through scrub and then west through kanuka forest between the Black Birch and Blairich Ranges. From Awatere Valley Road to Black Birch Bivvy is about 9km. Hunting and dogs are permitted in the area with appropriate permission from DOC. Mountain biking is also a permitted activity in the area.
The initial parts of the track are relatively flat and suitable for all levels of fitness, however there is a steep climb for the last 1.5km to Black Birch Bivvy, which is situated at about 840m altitude. In addition to the main track it is also possible to make a short but steep climb up to Blairich Ridge from the start of the track.