This track starts at the Ashhurst end of Te Apiti - Manawatu Gorge and caters for those who want to get their heart rate up and walk for under two hours.

This walk branches off the main track about 500m in, meandering up and around the southern edge of the reserve. Some stunning views across Palmerston North can be had from a lookout about halfway around.

The track eventually comes to a junction where stands the towering sculpture of Whatonga, a Maori warrior. Whatonga was one of three recognised Chiefs on board the Kurahaupo Waka, which journeyed across the Pacific Ocean to Aotearoa, New Zealand possibly as early as the 12th Century.