Feilding to Palmerston North

Feilding to Bunnythorpe — 9km / 2-2.5 hours

• At the Feilding clock tower on Kimbolton Rd, continue east for about 200m.
• Turn right into Aorangi St (State Highway 54). At some stage, you will need to cross to the eastern side of the road
• Continue along State Highway 54 for 2km, crossing the Oroua River bridge.

• Turn left at the next intersection. Cross the railway line then turn right (south) onto the Campbell Road footpath/cycleway.
• Follow Campbell Rd path for 4.5km with the railway line to your right. You will pass Feilding Aerodrome on your left.  There are public toilets here if needed, about 50m inside the gate.
• Where the main road crosses the railway line, hikers must also cross over and turn left onto the quieter Waughs Rd.
• Follow Waughs Rd south for 1km to its end, with the railway line to your left.
• Climb two stiles and continue along a track outside the fence line. Veer right and follow the track down to the Mangaone Stream crossing. Take care crossing in wet weather. If in flood, see NOTE below.
• Continue left up the other side. After about 150 metres cross the small Jacks Creek and continue along the track until you reach Kairanga/Bunnythorpe Road.
• Do not go straight ahead (it is a very busy highway between Bunnythorpe and Palmerston North), but turn left, cross the railway line and then turn right into the village of Bunnythorpe which has toilets and a dairy.

NOTE: If Mangaone Stream is in flood, go back to Waughs Rd. Take the first left into Ruffs Rd, second left into Ngaio Rd and second left into Kairanga/Bunnythorpe Rd then return to the main route at the railway crossing. 

Bunnythorpe to Palmerston North – 10.2km / 2 - 2.5 hours

The footpath through Bunnythorpe passes the old Glaxo factory. GlaxoSmithKline, one of the top 10 pharmaceutical companies in the world, had its genesis here in Bunnythorpe in 1904.

• South of the village, turn right into Stoney Creek Road.
• After 150m, cross the stile on your right and follow the marked trail south, across paddocks, to the Clevely Line/Sangsters Rd intersection.
• Head south along Sangsters Rd, with the railway line to your right. At the end of the road, climb over the stile and follow the marked trail across farmland and along farm driveways until reaching the Roberts Line/Railway Rd intersection.
• Cross the railway line at Roberts Line, turn left onto Railway Rd and follow the shared path towards Palmerston North.
• Keep left at the roundabout, cross the bridge over the railway line and continue straight ahead through the traffic lights onto Vogel St.
  • There is a toilet available for public use in the branch library, 25m down Kipling St, at the start of the small Roslyn shopping centre.
• Continue along Vogel Street for 800m, then turn right into Featherston St

• Continue along Featherston St for 1km and turn left into Ruahine St at the traffic lights.

• Continue along Ruahine St for 650m to the Terrace End shops then turn right into Broadway Ave.

• Continue along Broadway Ave for 1.6km until you reach Te Marae o Hine - The Square in the centre of Palmerston North. Here you will find the i-site, bus station, library and other amenities.