Sat
29
Jan
2011

Tussock Traverse

+64 (0)9 412 5508
jenm@totalsport.co.nz
Tongariro National Park, North Island, New Zealand
http://www.totalsport.co.nz/events/tussock_traverse/

The Tussock Traverse is a 27km run or walk. The course begins approximately 6kms up the Tukino Road in the Rangipo Desert (entrance off the Desert Road, SH1) with a long hard climb straight up.

From there it's a mixture of rock hopping, lava field, desert, alpine track (the views are amazing), and beech forest before finishing beside the Chateau Tongariro in Whakapapa for a rest and a BBQ.

In order to preserve this fragile and unique environment, the event entrants are limited to only 400 so get your entry in early!