CURVES TO CURVES

FEILDING & BUNNYTHORPE TO PALMERSTON NORTH

ROUTE DESCRIPTION

Course

-Start: Curves, Feilding; On Eyre Street midway between entrances to carpark

-along Eyre Street

-right onto Aorangi Street and along footpath

-along Aorangi Road and cross to railway side at bus shelter before South Street intersection

-continue along Aorangi Road and over Oroua River using footpath

-left onto Campbell Road, over railway line

-along Campbell Road, past Taonui Aerodrome, Kung Fu corner to Bunnythorpe on right side of road

-straight ahead over Bunnythorpe roundabout onto Ashhurst Road

-Start of Bunnythorpe race from opposite Bunnythorpe Fire Station

-right onto Stoney Creek Road

-right onto Cleveley Line

-left onto Sangsters Road

-left onto Tutaki road

-right onto Kelvin Grove Road on right side facing traffic

-at James Line cross to footpath and continue along Kelvin Grove Road

-left into Lydia Place pedestrian accessway opposite Roberts Line

-down Lydia Place pedestrian accessway, cross Parnell Heights Drive and onto Roberts Line

-continue along Roberts Line on left side footpath to SH 3 Napier Road

-cross SH 3 Napier Road onto Te Matai Road and move to right side of road

-right onto Riverside Drive

-right onto Bridle Track at carpark at end of Riverside Drive 

-continue along Bridle Track, crossing Napier Road/Gasworks Drain, past PN Golf Club

-leave Bridle Track at Ruahine Street car park

-left out of car park onto Ruahine Street and continue along left footpath

-cross to right side footpath using pedestrian crossing at Winchester School

-continue along Ruahine Street footpath on right side to Pahiatua Street

-cross to left side of Pahiatua using pedestrian crossing at intersection

-continue along Pahiatua Street to Albert Street using left footpath

-left into Pahiatua Street exit of Curves car park

-Finish: Curves Palm. Nth, last car park next to exit to Pahiatua Street

Total measured distance 21.4 km, distance from Bunnythorpe Fire Station 12.95 km.

Drink Stations (Distances to Finish)

16.9 km At Taonui School pedestrian railway crossing near Taonui Aerodrome

12.95 km At Bunnythorpe Fire Station

9.4 km At Orakei Road

4.2 km At 12 Riverside Drive, entrance to Town and Country Garde

Relay

Relay changeovers must be at drink stations.  Relay can be completed in teams of 2, 3, 4 or 5 with legs of any combination.

Leg 1 4.5 km Start to Taonui Aerodrome

Leg 2 3.9 km Taonui Aerodrome to Bunnythorpe Fire Station

Leg 3 3.6 km Bunnythorpe Fire Station to Orakei Road 

Leg 4 5.2 km Orakei Road to Riverside Drive

Leg 5 4.2 km Riverside Drive to Finish

Total 21.4 km

Distances to Finish

21.4 Start: Curves Feilding, on Eyre Street midway between entrances to carpark

21.3 Stafford Street

21.22 Aorangi Road

21.04 Gladstone Street

21 At TRC Toyota, opposite street light N° L0894

20.86 Russell Street

20.60 South Street

20.48 East Street

20 20m east of power pole N° P19913 (second from end)

19.8 Oroua River bridge, west side

19.62 Oroua River bridge, east side

19.42 Campbell Road railway crossing

19 At N° 49 Campbell Road

18.93 Matai Road

18.68 Aorangi Road

18.25 Durie Road

18 At N° 147 Campbell Road

17.15 Taonui Road

17 50m west of Taonui School pedestrian rail crossing

16.9 Drink Station, Taonui School pedestrian railway crossing near Taonui Aerodrome entrance

16 20m west of N° 347 Campbell Road

15.17 Nannestead Line

15 Kung Fu corner

14 80m west of railway shed at end of double tracks

13.1 Bunnythorpe Roundabout

13 Opposite takeaway, midway between hall and shop

12.95 Start: Bunnythorpe Fire Station and Drink Station 

12.75 Stoney Creek Road

12.55 Nathan Place

12.2 Clevely Line

12 10m north of N° 22 Clevely Line

11.77 Sangster Road

11.43 Parrs Road

11.25 Tutaki Road

11 60m east of N° 418 Tutaki Road

10 220m east of N° 335 Tutaki Road

9.4 Orakei Road, Drink Station

9 20m east of N° 226 Tutaki Road

8.85 Dobsons Lane

8 20m east of N° 256 Tutaki Road

7.9 Kelvin Grove Road

7.67 James Line

7 Centre of N° 130 Kelvin Grove Road

6.87 Lydia Place pedestrian accessway opposite Roberts Line

6.4 Parnell Heights Drive

6.25 Peppertree Grove

6 At N°s 100/102 Roberts Line

5.84 Daniel Place

5.7 Fernlea Ave and Mihaere Drive

5.55 Liberty Grove

5.3 Railway crossing

5.23 Rosealie Terrace

5 20m west of N° 6 Roberts Line (Sunshine Trees)

4.9 SH 3 Napier Road

4.27 Riverside Drive

4.2 Drink Station, at N° 12 Riverside Drive, entrance to Town and Country Garden Centre

4 20m west of stockyards, Riverside Drive

3.75 Car park at start of Bridle Track

3 70m upstream of Napier Road/Gasworks Drain

2.93 Napier Road/Gasworks Drain meets Manawatu River

2.8 Napier Road exit, bridge over Napier Road/Gasworks Drain

2.67 Napier Road/Gasworks Drain meets Manawatu River

2.47 Ruamahunga Crescent exit

2 On Bridle Track, at start of trees, 80m downstream of PN Golf Club Driving Range building

1.38 Ruahine Street car park exit of Bridle Track

1.15 Roxburgh Crescent

1 Pedestrian crossing at Winchester School, Ruahine Street

0.78 Pahiatua Street

0.57 Galway Avenue

0.32 Crewe Crescent

0 Finish: Curves Palm. Nth, last car park next to exit to Pahiatua Street