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Squashing Cargill (from the other direction)

Thursday, 11 December 2025

12.1km
Distance
97min
Duration
588m
Elevation gain
Start point
Leith Saddle carpark, Upper Waitati, Waitati 9085, New Zealand
Leader
Adam

Areas & Points of Interest

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Route Details

Meeting at the Leith Saddle carpark (top of the northern motorway), we'll cross said road, head up to Lookout Rock, then take on the slightly sketch boardwalks of the Clouds of Leith Track. Emerging onto the forestry road, we'll head along to the Three Peaks Track which will take us up to Cowan Road, which we'll follow all the way to the top. After touching the trig (it would be rude not to), we'll retrace out steps to the forestry road, then head down the other Three Peaks Track through the pine forest all the way to Leith Valley Road. After a quick circuit of Sullivans Dam to finish (us) off, we'll head back to the starting point. All up, it should be around 13.5 km with 550ish metres of climbing. The forecast, unfortunately, doesn't look amazing, but we don't let that stop us. Maybe just pack an extra later See you there!

Run Report

Run report by Adam

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Very damp run from Leith Saddle to Cargill. The track to Lookup Rock’s had a bit of a zhuzh up, the rest pretty rugged with a decent clamber *through* some downed trees