Course overview: Tucked away in the heart of Auckland, the Auckland Botanica Gardens and Totara Regional Park are one of Auckland’s best kept secrets! Our courses begin in the heart of Auckland gardens, and have you meandering through the gardens before making your way out into the native bush of Totara Park. The mid and long course will get to explore more of this stunning regional park, moving through pockets old growth native bush before rejoining the short course in the Nikau forest and exploring more of what the Botanic Gardens has to offer!

 

Suitable for: Entry level trail walkers and runners, weekend warriors and flora experts! A course full of difference scenery, so its magical for every level of run/walker. 

 

Track conditions: 55% well formed gravel track, 25% paved footpath, 20% grass.

 

Elevation gain:

Short course – 53m

Mid course – 138m

Long course – 221m