He Ara Kotahi Pathway

This beautiful walking and biking pathway gives you a taste of Palmerston North’s surroundings: its rivers, streams, dairy farms, pā sites, military camp, and forests. The He Ara Kotahi Bridge is designed to resemble a karaka tree (which once grew in groves in the area) and connects the town with the educational centres over the river, as a safe and beautiful way to avoid highway traffic. Along the path, check out what a sustainably-run university dairy farm looks like at Dairy 1 Farm, or maybe you’d like to cross Greenwoods Bridge to the raised boardwalk above a canopy of native forest. The 45m Kahuterawa swing bridge connects to Linton Military Camp (keep an ear out for the gun range here).