Barefoot XTRAIL Series: Awesome Akatarawas

Barefoot XTRAIL Series: Awesome Akatarawas

Whareroa Farm, Kāpiti Coast

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The Barefoot XTRAIL Series Awesome Akatarawas race at the Akatarawa Forest near Paraparaumu is part of an annual series of off road trail runs.

The next event date is to be confirmed.

This course provides a diverse mix of MTB tracks, horse trails, open field running and bush, and gives you magnificent views out over the sea towards Kapiti Island. Whilst still being an XTERRA course, it's probably the least technical venue in the series, so if you know a novice trail runner bring them along. It's also an ideal venue if you are considering stepping up a distance, although watch out for Misery Hill on the long course, it's a killer.

Each race in the series has short, medium and long distances, which equate to approximately 5km to 7km for short courses, 10km to 14km for medium courses, and 17km to 20km+ for long courses.

Organiser

Barefoot Sport

Series

Barefoot XTRAIL Series
- Next in series (10 May 2026)

Distances/Events

Distances are approximate:
Short: 6.5K
Medium: 12K
Long: 18K

Location map

This event is at Akatarawa Forest, based at Whareroa Farm. Refer to the event website for course maps.

Please note: the map location may be approximate. Refer to the event website for start lines and course maps.

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This listing was last manually checked on 16 December 2025.

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