Trail running – Massey Track to Wairoa Cossey Track to Wairoa Loop Track to Suspension Bridge Track return via Cossey Gorge Track in Hunua Ranges


Trails: Falls Road road end car park – Cossey Gorge Track (or Cosseys Gorge Track on some maps) – Massey Track – Wairoa Cossey Track (or Wairoa Cosseys Track on some maps) – Wairoa Loop Track and Wairoa Dam – Suspension Bridge Track – Wairoa Cossey Track – Massey Track – Cosseys Dam – Cossey Gorge Track – back to car park.

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Total distance: 27.56 km
Max elevation: 410 m
Min elevation: 52 m
Total climbing: 1398 m
Total descent: -1397 m
Average speed: 6.20 km/h
Total time: 05:23:18

Total flat distance: 27.3 km, Climbing distance: 10.6 km, Descent distance: 10.9 km, Flat distance: 6.1 km, Maximum difference: 357 m, Final balance: 0 m. Elevation corrected by ST3.

Difficulty Rating: 4.52 – H
The “Total Time” is my time in Dec. which includes breaks. That day was fine. Wairoa Cosseys Track was still muddy.

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