Dingle Dell Reserve

My pursuit of trail running options in the Eastern Bays brought me to Dingle Dell Reserve.
With a number of entrances around St Heliers (including from Fern Glen Road, The Parade, and Dingle Road), the Reserve is an ideal spot to get some trail loops in without straying too far from Tamaki Drive.
The trail network isn’t huge, but large enough to keep one entertained for a good half hour of running. The hills aren’t super steep either — a perfect balance of undulating pathways and gradual inclines with forgiving gravel groundwork (but without mud!).
Dingle Dell is dog friendly, too, including an off-​leash area :)