Jan 09, 2021 Cycling
Codgers MTB Park to Richmond via the Barnicoat Range
A great 38km ride from Codgers MTB park up the Dunn Mountain Trail (Coppermine) to Third House. From there along the Brook Fence line to Jenkins Hill up some very steep terrain. (rideable on an e-bike) Followed forestry roads and some single track… Click to read article
Sep 21, 2020 Cycling
MTB Hanmer Springs - Sept 2020
Had a great two days in Hanmer Springs staying at the Hanmer Forest camp. Rode some 30km of the local trails in the adjacent Hanmer Forest Park which had a great variety of trails from easy thru to more technical trails on the steeper slopes. Also… Click to read article
Mar 12, 2019 Cycling
Archer Track, Marlborough Sounds - Mar 2019
A 20km return ride along the Archer Track from Elaine Bay to Penzance Bay. The section from Elaine Bay to Deep Bay is an easy ride along a 4 wheel drive track. From there to Penzance Bay its medium rated single track with plenty of roots and rocks.… Click to read article
Apr 03, 2018 Cycling
Cycling Sullivans Track, Denniston Plateau - Mar 2018
A rough 6km, grade 3 MT bike trail on Denniston Plateau which can be completed as a circuit or you can hook up onto a number of bi-secting tracks. For more info check out this DOC brochure 20180330 142623 20180330 144910 20180330 145100 20180330… Click to read article
Mar 22, 2018 Cycling
Cycling the St James Cycle Trail - Mar 2018
The next of the Cycle Trails to tick off the list was the St James Cycle Trail. With two vehicles between the four of us we were able to leave one vehicle at the St James Homestead and start at the Mailing Pass entrance and cut out a 25km road… Click to read article
Mar 21, 2018 Cycling
Cycling Lake Guyon to Stanley Vale Hut - Mar 2018
While we were riding the St James Cycle Trail we did a side trip from Lake Guyon up to Stanley Vale to explore the area. This historical hut is still regularly used by horse trekking parties and 4 wheel drivers. There is a photo album in the hut of… Click to read article
Jan 03, 2018 Cycling
Cycling Lake Tennyson to Mailing Pass - Jan 2018
This ride was part of a three day road trip down the Rainbow road and back up the Molesworth road to make a great 250km trip on some of New Zealand's best remote back country unsealed roads. The track over the pass to the Waiau river is a four wheel… Click to read article
Sep 11, 2017 Cycling
Cycling Wai-iti to Spooners Tunnel
We parked at the carpark beside the road at Wai-iti and cycled up to and thru Spooners Tunnel, returning the same route. Cycling alongside a tributary of the Wai-iti River. 20170910 125255 20170910 125302 20170910 125641 Entrance to the Belgrove… Click to read article
Jul 15, 2017 Cycling
Cycling Barnicoat Walkway, Wilddershins and Involution Trails
Started from Mardsan Valley roadend and cycled up logging access road (Barnicoat Walkway) to start of Widdershins which was a bit of a grunt with a 400m climb over 4.5km. Widdershins climbs another 140m in under 2km before gaining access to the top… Click to read article
Jul 09, 2017 Cycling
Cycling the Dun Mountain Trail
Started from Matai Valley Carpark and joined trail at Tantragee Saddle so it was all downhill or flat back to the vehicle from the Coppermine Saddle. Easy climb once at Tantragee saddle to Coppermine saddle (2.25hrs riding) and then a quick but… Click to read article
Apr 25, 2017 Cycling
Fringed Hill, Nelson
After moving down to Nelson just before Easter a perfect blue sky on Anzac Day provided the opportunity to explore one of the tops in the Richmond Range behind Nelson. My intention was to ride the Dunn mountain trail but Fringe Hill looked to… Click to read article
Jan 01, 2017 Cycling
Cycling the Bridge to Nowhere
The Bridge to Nowhere (part of Mountains to Sea) was the last North Island NZ Cycle trail that we hadn't completed and we were rapped when a fine weather window presented itself just before New Years 2016/17. We had accommodation in Ohakune and… Click to read article
Apr 29, 2016 Cycling
Cycling the Tongariro River Trail
Over Anzac weekend we stayed at our Tramping Club Lodge up on Ruapehu which gave us the opportunity to do a few rides down that neck of the woods. On the Monday as we returned to Auckland we stopped off at the carpark beside the Tongariro river in… Click to read article
Apr 28, 2016 Cycling
Cycling the Old Coach Road
Over Anzac weekend we stayed at our Tramping Club Lodge up on Ruapehu which gave us the opportunity to do a few rides down that neck of the woods. On a damp Saturday we drove down to Horopito and rode the Old Coach Road to Ohakune before returning… Click to read article
Mar 26, 2016 Cycling
Cycling The Old Ghost Road
Thought it was time we checked out the Old Ghost Road since it had been open since Dec 2015 and in the first two months they had 2,500 keen cyclists ride it. We managed to clear the last week before Easter in our diaries and got our hut bookings… Click to read article
Jan 09, 2016 Cycling
Cycling the Hawkes Bay Trails
After our road trip down to the Wairarapa to do the Rimutaka Cycle trail we based ourselves in Clive for a few days to do some cycling and walking. The cycle trails around Hastings and Napier are fanastic with many of the rivers having trails along… Click to read article
Dec 29, 2015 Cycling
Cycling the Rimutaka Cycle Trail
Whilst down in the Wairarapa we just had to fit in the Rimutaka Cycle Trail as it was one of the north island cycle trails we had yet to complete. We based ourselves in Featherston and the plan was to take the train to Petone and cycle back to our… Click to read article
May 29, 2015 Cycling
Cycling Alps to Ocean
Route Details Day One, Mt Cook village to Guide Hill Station, 42km Day Two, Guide Hill Station to Twizel, 46km Day Three, Twilzel to Lake Ohau Lodge, 36km Day Four, Lake Ohau Lodge to Otematata, 65km Day Five, Otematata to Craigneuk Farmstay, 76km… Click to read article
Mar 01, 2015 Cycling
Cycling Te Ara Ahi
Te Ara Ahi - Waiotapu to Lake Ohakuri and return. We couldn't find much information on this stretch of Te Ara Ahi, so decided we'd better check it out and write it up. Parking at the Waiotapu Tavern, we set off at 11am in mid-summer on the 28km of… Click to read article
Feb 13, 2015 Cycling
Cycling the Motu Trails
If you're fit and keen, or pushed for time, the complete Motu Trails loop of 91km can be mountain biked in one day. We had a long weekend holidaying in Opotiki to enjoy the summer sun, so not only did we cycle it in two days, but did it in two… Click to read article
Jan 06, 2015 Cycling
Cycling Pirau Ridge Track - Puketi Forest Northland
As the name suggests this 21km (return) track follows a ridge so there are plenty of wee undulations. The surface was mostly packed metal with small areas of large crushed rock on repaired areas. Some good strands of mature Kauri from about 7km till… Click to read article
Jan 05, 2015 Cycling
Cycling the Twin Coast Cycle Trail (Kaikohe to Horeke Rd)
During the 2015 New Years extended weekend we had the opportunity to ride part of the soon to be completed (hopefully) Twin Coast Cycleway. Accompanied by our friends Euon & Samantha from the UK we rode one and half of the five sections. On picking… Click to read article
Dec 22, 2014 Cycling
Cycling the Forgotten World Highway
Trip Plan Day One: Bus from Auckland to Taumarunui, stay overnight at the Taumarunui Holiday Park Day Two: 82km - Holiday Park to Backcountry Accomodation on the Tahora saddle. [Tot time: 6hrs, Ride time: 4:30, 16.8kph] Day Three: 46km - Tahora… Click to read article
Dec 22, 2014 Cycling
Cycling the Timber Trail
Just completed riding one of John Key's new cycleways in the Pureroa forest park west of Late Taupo. The Timber Trail hasn't been officially opened yet and construction is still being carried out on a small portion of the track. To enable an early… Click to read article
Oct 30, 2014 Cycling
Cycling the Waikato River Trails
We had been talking about cycling the Waikato river trails for a while and when my partner Di put together a weekend trip overnighting at Out in the Styx there was a lot of interest. Day One - 58km Our group of eight meet up at the Horahora Rd… Click to read article
Feb 28, 2014 Cycling
Cycling the Otago Rail Trail
The Otago Rail trail or just a section/s of it is an excellent starting point for people new to cycling or families with young children. The infrastructure supporting the trail allows riders heaps of options for the lenght of your daily ride, cafe… Click to read article
