Upper Leaping Lizard from the summit

Upper Leaping Lizard starts from the summit of Makara Peak.

Upper Leaping Lizard ridge

Upper Leaping Lizard traverses the south west ridge before dropping down to Leaping Lizard

South island views

There are some great views of the south island from Upper Leaping Lizard.

Upper Leaping Lizard switchback

A new section of trail was recently completed that includes a new switchback to bypass the steepest section of Upper Leaping Lizard

Native bush on Upper Leaping Lizard

Upper Leaping Lizard weaves through some mature native bush near the end of the trail before crossing the 4WD track and meeting Leaping Lizard

Supa Kanuka

Supa Kanuka crosses the Nikau Valley trail before traversing around the top of the valley.

Supa Kanuka

Supa Kanuka climbs gently for the first half of the track - this short bridge is roughly at the half way point. From here it’s mostly downhill to Aratihi.

Supa Kanuka

Supa Kanuka features some of the nicest bush in the park and is quite sheltered from the weather.

The start of Ridgeline

From the summit look along Ridgeline

The start of Nikau Valley

Smokin begins at the end of Three Brothers

Three Brothers curved hand rail

Leaping Lizard

Image from at the very end of Leaping Lizard before Bail Out

Ridgeline extension

Ridgeline Extension jump

Ridgeline extension

Upper Leaping Lizard

ULL

Tweaks to the end of Ridgeline

Zacs

Zac 1

Supa Kanuka under construction

Ridgeline extension

RLE

Improvements to Allington Road Entrance

Rimu Trail

Magic Carpet

Miro

Upper Leaping Lizard

Some substantial earth works went into the construction of the start of Upper Leaping Lizard, with a bigger bigger digger being bought in on the back of a truck….

Zacs

In 2018 a bypass of the 4WD section of Zac’s was built with a grant from the Zac Pearson Memorial Fund.

Starfish 17 Nov 18

Starfish 1 Dec dig

Starfish

Kids and Beginners Loop Map

SWIGG Extension January 2019

SWIGG Extension 2019

Missing Link and Nikau Valley Climb

Map showing the Missing Link and Nikau Valley Climb

SWIGG

An extension to SWIGG was built by TGL and opened in Autumn.

Starfish rock garden

Starfish

Map of the Lizard Loop from the summit, down Upper Leaping Lizard, into the top of Leaping Lizard, and then back to the summit via Supa Kanuka and Aratihi.

25th anniversary Tree Trail map

Mākara Peak Park Map 2024

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