Dickey's Flat Camp Ground
Just a two-hour drive from Auckland, the Karangahake Gorge is chock-a-block with breath-taking riverside views, native bush, historic railway tracks, tunnels, bridges and beautiful tracks. An amazing adventure you can do in a day!
Dickey's Flat Camp Ground
Dickey's Flat Camp Ground
All events start and finish at Event Base which is located at Dickey Flat Adventure Camp, 111 Dickey Flat Road, Waikino, 3682
Parking will be available on private land next to the event base. Head to Dickey's Flat Campsite and our parking marshals will direct you from there.
There is no specific Carpoolers area for this event - as you are all right where you need to be!
However, as we like to try and minimise our impact on the environment, and car parking space is not infinite, we hugely appreciate any efforts to carpool to events. It is also a great way to meet new buddies that you already have a common interest with!
If you'd like to get yourself a ride, or offer a space in your car, head over to Total Sport Community Group to find some new friends.
THIS EVENT IS LIKELY TO SELL OUT - IN WHICH CASE, THERE WILL BE NO ‘ON THE DAY’ ENTRIES AVAILABLE.
If you miss online entries, simply head to the On The Day registration area. Cash is the preferred payment method but we accept credit card (processed on the Tuesday after the event) and Eftpos. We recommend checking into this area at least 45 minutes prior to your scheduled start time.
As trail lovers we're keen to do our part to protect our beautiful planet and reduce the environmental impact of our events. As such this event will not include disposable cups at aid stations. We’ll have reusable silicone cups for you at event base for $5. You can also bring your own hydration pack or water bottle to fill up.
Once you have registered online, your race number and timing transponder can be collected on Saturday morning from 6:30am at the Dickey’s Flat Camp Ground event base (start/finish line). Please head to the Pre-Registered tent, our team will split the registrations alphabetically by surname e.g. A to G, H to O & P to Z.
If you would like to change your distance, please let the Total Sport staff member know and they will give you a new race number/transponder for your new distance (where possible). We recommend checking into this area at least 45 minutes prior to your scheduled start time.
REGISTER ON THE DAY - ONLY IF AVAILABLE!
If you miss online entries, simply head to the On The Day registration area. Cash is the preferred payment method but we accept credit card (processed on the Tuesday after the event) and Eftpos. We recommend checking into this area at least 45 minutes prior to your scheduled start time.
3.1 Participant acknowledges that Total Sport reserves the right to:
(a) change the format of this event (and/or route of the Event) where it may become necessary or desirable to do so due to circumstances beyond the control of Total Sport, and if that occurs, Participant consents to the changes and agrees that each and every one of the Event rules, terms and conditions will apply to that changed Event; and
(b) postpone or cancel the Event whether due to poor weather, natural disaster, pandemic outbreak, any Force Majeure Event, or for any other reason beyond Total Sport's control. If the Event is cancelled (or postponed and Participant cannot make the postponement date), Participant acknowledges and accepts that Participant's entry fee is non-refundable, however, Credit will be given in accordance with clause 3.4.
3.2 Total Sport will make reasonable endeavours to postpone the Event rather than cancel.
3.3 If Total Sport cannot postpone the Event (or if the Event has been postponed once before already and the postponed Event cannot go ahead) the Event will be cancelled and a Credit will be issued.
3.4 Where the Event is cancelled in accordance with clause 3.1(b) Participant acknowledges that the amount of Credit given will depend on the amount of lead time between the circumstances rendering the Event cancelled (i.e. government lockdown announcement or weather event) and the Event date and:
(a) where there is more than 2 weeks’ notice, 100% Credit will be given; and
(b) where there is 2 weeks’ notice or less, 50% Credit will be given.
3.5 If Participant is sick or injured and cannot participate in the Event, they may transfer the value of the Entry Fee to any Total Sport event within the following 12 months, minus a $20 administration fee which Participant acknowledges there is a reasonable amount for the administrative dealings involved with changing Participant's Event entry. Participant must inform Total Sport no later than 48 hours before the Event in order to be eligible for this Credit.
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You can change distances prior to online registration closing. This is possible through your online registration, click to amend through your confirmation email. If you can’t locate your registration confirmation email registrations@totalsport.co.nz. Note: There are no partial refunds or event credits if downgrading.
We are very privileged to have access to some wonderful tracks through some amazing native bush around the Karangahake Gorge area. We also want to keep the bush that way!! The Kauri Dieback Disease is thought to be a soil-borne species that basically root's Kauri tress, and kills them. No good at all! So please ALL follow these steps below, and if you have been running or driving in area's known to have the disease (most areas of native bush) please be extra vigilant when washing your shoes, and car tyres!
Make sure shoes, tyres and equipment are clean of dirt before and after visiting kauri forest.
Clean shoes and any other equipment that comes into contact with soil after every visit, especially if moving between bush areas.
Keep to defined park tracks at all times. Any movement of soil around the roots of a tree has the potential to spread the disease.
Keep your dog on a leash at all times. Dogs can inadvertently spread the disease if they disturb the soil around the trees.
Check out www.kauridieback.co.nz for more information on how you can help stop the spread.
Hygiene Procedures (SOP) for those working in Kauri areas (441k pdf)
Kauri PTA Q & A factsheet (214k pdf)
What you can do to help poster (175k pdf)