The entrance is from the Poads Road end carpark, over farmland for 1 km into bush entering the Tararua Forest Park.
[1][2][3] In 1909 the first documented Northern Crossing from Levin to Masterton was completed between 13 and 19 February by Leslie Adkin and Ernest Samuel Lancaster.
In 1911, Leslie Adkin, Ernest Lancaster, and Harry Thompson completed the second documented Northern Crossing from 9 to 17 March.
[7][8][9][10] On 26 February 2023 the Heritage Horowhenua Charitable Trust included Adkin & Lancaster into their Walk of Fame and both now have plaques of commemoration on Oxford Street, Levin.
[11][12][13][14] The track is mostly unformed with steep, muddy or rocky sections and requires good navigation skills and fitness.