On-leadEasy
Strip Road, Strip Road Skid and Jumpy Hill Hydraulic Loop
Riverhead · Auckland · Loop
↑ 86 m gain↓ 85 m descenthigh 113 msteepest 14 %
DISTANCE3.9 km
ASCENT86 m
DURATION1–1.5 hr
STEEPEST14 %
ROUTELoop
RATING · HIKERS 4.2 · 21
DOG EFFORT2.3 /5 paws
Nearest emergency vet111 Vet Clinic Kumeu, Auckland
09 869 6111
The route
Good to know
On the lead here. Keep it to two metres or less and watch for ground-nesting birds, as on most NZ tracks.
River swim spotsForest shade
Check the water before the dog swims. Toxic algae blooms in NZ rivers and lakes can kill a dog within hours. Scan the LAWA water quality map in warm months and keep dogs away from dark slime on rocks.
About Strip Road, Strip Road Skid and Jumpy Hill Hydraulic Loop
Strip Road, Strip Road Skid and Jumpy Hill Hydraulic Loop is a loop of 3.9 km, near Riverhead in Auckland.
It sits at the easy end and gains roughly 86 m, pitching up to 14 % at its steepest, and takes about 1–1.5 hr to walk.
Walkers come for native forest and river frontage. Dogs are welcome here on the lead. Hikers rate it 4.2 / 5 across 21 reviews.