Off-lead OKModerate
Deacon Road East Loop
Riverhead · Auckland · Loop
↑ 84 m gain↓ 82 m descenthigh 127 msteepest 16 %
DISTANCE5.3 km
ASCENT84 m
DURATION1.5–2 hr
STEEPEST16 %
ROUTELoop
RATING · HIKERS 4.3 · 124
DOG EFFORT2.5 /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 shadeA popular track, busy on weekends
About Deacon Road East Loop
Deacon Road East Loop covers 5.3 km, near Riverhead in Auckland, walked as a loop.
It sits at the moderate end and gains roughly 84 m, pitching up to 16 % 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 4.3 / 5 across 124 reviews.