View of Mt. Eden overlooking Auckland city. Photo courtesy Geonet.org.nz
This run takes me from my Newmarket office around the volcanic cone of Mt Eden before heading back up Mt Eden Road and back to work. Mt Eden is the highest of Auckland's 49 volcanic cones at a height of 196 metres. The run to the summit is another favourite and offers stunning panoramic views, a great reward for the gut busting climb to the top.
This run however, around the mountain's base, starts with a gentle climb up Carlton Gore Road before making a left turn into Mountain Road. After briefly decending down to Kyhber Pass, the road climbs again, taking me over the Southern Motorway and past one of Auckland's oldest boys schools, Auckland Grammer School.
Mountain Road is home to some of Auckland's earliest homes and features some beautifully restored turn of the century (19th century) homes. It's also home to Government House, home of the Governor General.
The half way point of the run and I'm in trendy Mt Eden Village right at the base of the 'mountain' running past it's coffee bars and boutique shops. The road climbs again a little at is approaches the entrance to the summit road before leveling off as I get past the mountain and head back towards the top end of Kyhber Pass.
I cross back over the motorway before heading back down Carlton Gore Road, arriving back at work 30- 35 minutes after I left.
Here's the full map.
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Thursday, 7 February 2008
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8 comments:
That looks like an amazing place to run right inside the city. There is nothing that green in Phoenix, that's for sure.
Wow, what a great run!
You make Auckland sound more appealing than the average tourist brochure manages to do. I'm going to have to move it closer to the top of 'my list'.
Spectacular run Bruce. So green too - although with the amount of rain we've had lately, even desert-like Canberra is starting to look green again.
Next run I'm expecting a detour to the top of the mountain!
I am with everyone else. Wow! What a great place to run. Looks very cool.
Midway through our summer and with very little rain in the last six weeks the city has browned off and is now looking a lot drier. Perfect running weather though!
Yes, looks like perfect running weather. Those cones are neat.
I had to think for a second to remember Carlton Gore Rd, which is tragic given that I've lived the bulk of my life there! Carlton Gore in Welly means the beginning of a long climb up Mt Vic!
I know the area you are describing well. I spent a lot of time around Mt Eden in my teenage years, and my in-laws used to live on Mt Eden Rd.
I'm on holiday in the South Island at the moment, and the ankle's liking the break. Tomorrow I'm hoping to get out on my bike and cycle around Lake Dunstan near Cromwell, and I'll probably try a run as well. I'm feeling horrendously unfit!
What an awesome place to run.
You are so lucky.
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