Last Updated: 7th May 2024

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Canterbury Agricultural Park Loop

Christchurch, Canterbury

Submitted by Corey Woodward

Last Updated: 7th May 2024

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Grunt Factor: 5 ?

Gnarl Factor: 13 ?

5.3km

5m

5m

25m

  

  

  

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Trail Map

Type of Run

Urban fringe

Loop

Totally/mostly flat

Dog Friendly

Native bush

Riverside

Open farmlands

Run Makeup

20%
10%
50%
20%

Sealed Road

Farm Road / 4WD Track

Easy Single Track

Moderate Single Track

Average Uphill Gradient: +0.1%

Average Downhill Gradient: -2.0%

Trailhead

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Estimated Times to Run

0:40

Slow

0:30

Moderate

0:20

Fast

A rare trail run on the edge of a bustling urban area, incorporating patches of native bush, open farmland, riverbanks, and a motorway! Approximately 1.8km of the loop is on a sealed shared use path beside the motorway, the rest is actual trail running with a mix of grass route, single track, gravel walkways, and old farm track.

Native bush

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Can start from multiple parking locations but the carpark at Nga Puna Wai off Augustine Drive is probably the easiest.

7 km

14 minutes

Yes

No

Easy.

Perfect throughout.

Windproof jacket, Beanie/thermal headwear, Cellphone

Drink fountain at the start location, no other water sources around the loop.

Some of the single track can get a bit slippery after rain, grass can be a bit wetting after rain if long.

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Trail Reviews

Tried out this loop for a Saturday 5km. It's about a third gravel road, a third paddock, and a third sealed road by the motorway. Not a bad choice for a flat loop, but quite exposed to the elements.

Heidi Su

October 17, 2021

Enjoyable flat run loop, lots of side tracks to explore or get lost on. Took earbuds with me and the music drowned out the Motorway noise. Would make a great Park run for that side of Town, about 1.5kms from the end of the loop it can get pretty crappy depending on what is in the paddock.
Will run again.

Callum Templeton

May 16, 2021

Great if you’re wanting a short, flat loop. Nice to dust off the road shoes today.

Stefanie Parks

February 15, 2021

Good to do this loop, (albeit w slight variations due to hanging w another runner - chatting not watching.. stayed on Wigram too long, got back on via aidanfield and some lovely big track.)

Tom Steele

August 29, 2020

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