Off-lead OKModerate
Barlow Road Loop
Riverhead · Auckland · Loop
↑ 127 m gain↓ 129 m descenthigh 149 msteepest 16 %
DISTANCE5.8 km
ASCENT127 m
DURATION2–2.5 hr
STEEPEST16 %
ROUTELoop
RATING · HIKERS 4.2 · 531
DOG EFFORT2.6 /5 paws
PARKING40 m away
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 shadeA popular track, busy on weekends
About Barlow Road Loop
Near Riverhead in Auckland, Barlow Road Loop runs 5.8 km as a loop.
It sits at the moderate end and gains roughly 127 m, pitching up to 16 % at its steepest, and takes about 2–2.5 hr to walk.
The track takes in native forest. Dogs are allowed off the lead on this one. Hikers rate it 4.2 / 5 across 531 reviews.