Subway Dun Run

Description:

From the Maitai Dam, the route ascends the Dun Mountain Saddle (875m) following the south branch of the Maitai River.
Taking the Coppermine Saddle track and downhill along New Zealand’s first railway line, returning to the ORIGINAL FINISH LINE, the OK Corral, Brook Street, Nelson.
This is a testing run – but not impossible.
Long Course a challenging adventure taking you from Central Nelson along the Maitai Valley up Smith’s Hill Track( Big Hill) at Smiths Ford and onto the Dun track at the Dam. Following the Original Dun Run you’ll finish at the Old Codgers Park.

This course has two big climbs with sweeping views of dramatic landscape of the Dun Mountain ophiolite belt and the glittering Tasman Bay.