Track Difficulty Rating: 1 2 3 4 5 (1 = easy : 5 = difficult)
Distances:
- Totara Road - Pioneer Highway: 2.56kilometres
- Pioneer Highway - Amberley Avenue: 1.68kilometres
- Amberley Avenue - Highbury Avenue: 1.20kilometres
- Highbury Avenue - Botanical Road: 0.48kilometres
- Botanical Road - Tremaine Avenue: 0.56kilometres
- Tremaine Avenue - Benmore Avenue: 1.20kilometres
- Benmore Avenue - Rangitīkei Line: 0.60kilometres
- Rangitīkei Line - John F Kennedy Drive: 0.40kilometres
- John F Kennedy Drive - Milson Line: 0.47kilometre
Total Distance: 9.15 kilometres
Contour: Mainly flat though slightly uneven
Surface:
Grass, limestone. Stiles present at Pioneer Highway, bridge of trotting club, and Tremaine Avenue access points
Access Points:
Totara Road, Pioneer Highway, Amberley Avenue, Highbury Avenue, Botanical Road, Tremaine Avenue, Benmore Avenue, Rangitīkei Line, Apollo Parade, John F Kennedy Drive (x2), and Milson Line
Conveniences: Nil
Special Attractions: A stream-side walkway through suburban Palmerston North
Motorised Trail Bikes or Vehicles
Not permitted on any walkways
Dogs
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Dogs must be on leash through the racecourse area |
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No access through racecourse between 5am-9am |
- Ensure dogs are under control at all times and do not disturb livestock where walkways pass through rural areas.
- Please pick up your dog waste and put it in a rubbish bin or take it away with you.



