Off-lead OKModerate
Barlow and Deacon Roads Loop
Riverhead · Auckland · Loop
↑ 100 m gain↓ 98 m descenthigh 129 msteepest 20 %
DISTANCE4.5 km
ASCENT100 m
DURATION1.5–2 hr
STEEPEST20 %
ROUTELoop
RATING · HIKERS 3.9 · 185
DOG EFFORT2.6 /5 paws
Nearest emergency vet111 Vet Clinic Kumeu, Auckland
09 869 6111
The route
Good to know
Dogs can run off-lead here, one of only 323 tracks in Aotearoa where that’s allowed.
Forest shade
About Barlow and Deacon Roads Loop
This moderate-length track follows 4.5 km as a loop, near Riverhead in Auckland.
Expect moderate going, with around 100 m of climb, pitching up to 20 % at its steepest, and takes about 1.5–2 hr to walk.
The track takes in native forest. Dogs are allowed off the lead on this one. Hikers rate it 3.9 / 5 across 185 reviews.