Sat
24
Jan
2015

Tussock Traverse

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

26km Run/Walk

13km Run/Walk

6.5km Run/Walk

The Tussock Traverse offers both keen trail runners and walkers, as well as people new to the excitement of off-road adventures, one of the most scenic and varied courses in New Zealand. The event is proud to support the ongoing work of Project Tongariro (Tongariro Natural History Society), and the great work they do conserving this spectacular area.

The iconic 26km course remains unchanged, with a maximum number of 500 participants (last years event sold out!); the two shorter distances include a 13km run/walk and a shorter 6.5km run/walk, both with a maximum of 500 participants in each event option. Tussock Traverse The 26km run/walk 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 initially. From there it's a mixture of rock hopping, lava fields, desert, alpine track (the views are amazing), and beech forest before finishing beside the Chateau Tongariro in Whakapapa for a rest and BBQ.

The 13km and 6.5km options will both start and loop back to the event finish line at the Chateau Tongariro.