Feel The Burn
Elite Trails. Iconic Ground. One Cause.
Flock Hill & Castle Hill Stations
Saturday 24 January 2026 | Entries Open September
Choose Your Challenge
The Valley Burned. We Run To Rebuild.
Step beyond the fence line and into New Zealand’s legendary backcountry.
This trail running event grants unrivalled access through Flock Hill and Castle Hill Stations - iconic high country landscapes usually closed to the public.
Combined with stretches of Department of Conservation land, this is a one-off opportunity to run through terrain few ever get access to.
Your Race Entry Supports
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Post-fire recovery
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Working Group and the 100 year plan
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Native planting, erosion control, pest management
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Ongoing Support to Craigieburn valley
The Full Burn
30KM
Starting on Flock Hill Station above the Craigieburn Cutting, the route winds through private farmland, climbing 200 m to a limestone ridge and across the world-renowned bouldering field. A steep 400 m descent through Dry Gully (film site for The Chronicles of Narnia) drops you into Broken River, following it downstream to the Porter, then up the gorge to the Thomas River confluence.
From here, cross into Castle Hill Station and loop around Kura Tāwhiti Reserve (320 m climb) before returning to Broken River.
The final push takes you up onto Flock Hills Flockburn block and along to Dixons Track (380 m climb) in Craigieburn Forest Park, before descending via Hut Creek to the ski field road and back to base.
Total climb: 900 m | Total descent: 870 m
The Incinerator
20KM
Starting on Flock Hill Station above the Craigieburn Cutting, this route winds through private farmland, climbing 200 m to a limestone ridge and across the world-renowned bouldering field. A steep 400 m descent through Dry Gully (film site for The Chronicles of Narnia) drops you into Broken River. The final push takes you upstream about 2kms before you climb out onto Flock Hill’s farmland heading back to to Dixons Track (380 m climb) in Craigieburn Forest Park, before descending via Hut Creek to the ski field road and back to base.
Total climb: 580 m | Total descent: 400 m
West Coast Road, Craigieburn