Most people start the A2O trail at Mount Cook and take a helicopter across the river to the head of the trail. A fellow cyclist recommended that instead we start at a side branch of the main trail on Lake Tekapo. Boy are we glad we did. We took the intercity bus from Christchurch to […]
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Hamilton to Wellington by train
The Northern Explorer is one of the three New Zealand passenger trains. It goes from Auckland to Wellington running down the middle of the North Island and is the only long distance train on the North Island. We had to wait for a day until they had room for our bikes as the train only […]
Cambridge-Hamilton-River Trail (North Island)
The Cambridge – Hamilton River Trail The first day was supposed to be a short ride across the top of a dam to a campsite. However, the route across the dam was closed and a 15 km detour was required to reach the campsite at one of the largest rowing centers in NZ. Never could […]
Hauraki Rail Trail (North Island)
The Hauraki Rail trail from Kaiaua to Waihi and Matamata is 168km long and is considered to be one of the easier "Great Rides" (Grade 1) in New Zealand.
Transportation
Below the transportation we have used in New Zealand so far: Bus The InterCity Bus system worked very well for us and our fold-able bikes. Although it is at the discretion of the bus driver, if they take bikes we never had any issues. Trains There are three long distance train lines in New Zealand. […]