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Bruce Park Loop Track, Palmerston North should feature in your tour itinerary and more so if you consider walking as a thrilling and fun filled activity. Bruce Park Loop Track, Palmerston North is regarded as one of the well known Tourist Attractions in Palmerston North. The walk follows a figure-eight formation ending where one starts. The walk features stiles and approximately a dozen steps at the beginning of the track. From this point, the walk is flat and at times, undulating. The walk is also suitable for a small buggy.
You will find the memorial to Robert Cunningham Bruce at the heart of the Bruce Park Loop Track in Palmerston North. Robert Cunningham Bruce was an eminent pioneer and conservationist to whom the district owes several forest patches. A short side track here will lead you to the old concrete gates. These gates were once the original entrance to Bruce Park before the highway was realigned.
The Bruce Park Loop Track, Palmerston North is an easy walk through a podocarp and broadleaf forest remnant where you will find beautiful species of rimu, totara and kahikatea. The area is interesting for the wildlife enthusiasts. You will find here the beautiful kereu, tui, bellbird and the fantail on the way. And, if you are fortunate enough, you might catch a glimpse of the long-tailed bat.
The walking track at Bruce Park Loop Track, Palmerston North offers easy to moderate walking and you can plan for a few minutes’ stroll or even a day’s trip. The track is mostly well formed and some sections are steep, rough or muddy. People with low to moderate fitness and abilities are suitable for the walk. You will find the track sign posted and stream and river crossings are bridged here. You should bring your walking shoes or light tramping or hiking boots.
In order to arrive at Bruce Park Loop Track, Palmerston North, you can travel from Bulls to north for about 30 km or approximately 5 km south of Hunterville and turn down Aldworth Road. You will come across a farm gate near the corner of State Highway 1 and Aldworth Road. You can park your vehicle here and cross the two stiles to follow the gravel track leading into the bush.
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