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We need your feedback to help us deliver world-class The initial focus of ‘Nga Haerenga (and recreational cyclists) away from a wider range of cycling interests and cycle trails. – The New Zealand Cycle Trail’ busy state highways and arterial routes abilities. • Enjoy the ride? and on to scenic, quiet back country (NZCT) has been on developing a • Further enhancing New Zealand’s • Something we need to know? roads where they will experience reputation as a cycle tourism series of ‘Great Rides’. These are heartland New Zealand. destination. https://www.getsmartglobal. predominantly off-road cycle trails The benefits of connecting Great Rides In summary, the differences between com/nzcycletrails that showcase the best of New with Heartland Rides include: Great Rides and Heartland Rides are: Zealand’s landscape, environment, • Spreading the economic benefits culture and heritage. of cycle tourism to more regions Great Rides Heartland Rides throughout New Zealand. However, there has always been a longer Predominantly off-road trails On-road riding – mainly quiet • Providing more cycle-friendly term objective of expanding the NZCT, backcountry roads so there’s a mix of alternatives to riding on busy state connecting the Great Rides with the rest sealed and gravel roads highways and arterial routes. Showcases New Zealand’s unique of New Zealand through the creation of landscape, environment, culture and Highlights rural scenery and farming, a nationwide cycling network. Heartland • Getting more New Zealanders and heritage ie New Zealand’s heartland Rides aim to encourage cycle tourists visitors on their bikes by catering for

6:06 6:34 10:35 8:55 4:39 8:01 3:34 4:47 5:37 5:47 5:03 8:52 1:04 6:55 7:24 10:07 2:13 9:26 3:37 9:12 0:58 3:40 2:07 Whangarei 452 496 803 602 352 543 271 361 433 438 388 684 70 518 571 763 154 652 281 647 58 264 159 Travel time & distance 3:45 7:26 5:50 3:33 3:42 3:04 1:23 2:28 3:53 1:27 5:43 7:05 5:33 4:15 6:58 8:15 3:27 2:50 3:12 6:26 9:41 4:02 Whakatane Time (hrs : mins) 261 535 423 234 175 205 91 164 256 87 416 521 380 303 494 605 191 194 186 469 715 295 4:36 2:49 2:07 4:43 4:28 3:23 1:25 0:47 2:26 2:53 7:32 3:42 3:07 4:08 8:42 7:01 3:02 5:33 6:54 10:09 4:30 Whakapapa Village Distance (kms) 336 136 158 285 304 240 97 58 178 217 565 278 232 296 649 454 217 419 512 759 338 2:47 6:17 7:03 8:09 7:04 5:06 4:57 6:07 2:09 11:35 5:04 4:34 1:30 12:45 10:03 7:04 7:20 10:56 14:11 8:32 Wellington Alexandra 193 464 480 578 514 371 363 451 141 872 353 314 99 956 703 523 524 820 1066 646 3:09 4:28 6:02 6:32 5:27 3:29 3:08 4:30 1:03 9:54 2:19 3:33 2:31 11:04 9:02 5:23 6:19 9:15 12:30 6:51 Aoraki/Mount Cook Wanganui 231 264 416 466 402 259 163 340 74 670 160 250 180 755 639 323 460 618 865 444 10:20 8:44 5:12 2:46 2:18 2:21 1:20 2:15 4:33 5:38 2:28 4:09 5:48 6:48 6:54 1:07 6:34 5:00 8:14 2:35 Blenheim Waitomo Caves 754 632 303 171 146 164 101 148 345 421 180 302 424 505 426 73 489 369 615 194 6:10 4:34 4:23 5:34 4:02 3:25 5:03 3:04 5:03 9:00 7:02 2:42 5:44 10:10 5:08 4:29 2:26 8:22 11:36 5:57 Christchurch Waikaremoana 452 330 309 314 220 189 304 158 343 612 445 171 394 696 338 263 159 560 806 386 13:11 11:35 3:57 7:13 1:46 3:10 3:53 2:36 6:25 4:33 5:02 4:57 7:40 5:43 6:25 1:49 6:11 3:55 7:09 1:30 Collingwood Thames 943 821 244 498 115 208 257 159 459 341 337 346 538 425 406 108 401 288 535 114 0:28 2:47 9:57 5:47 12:48 2:05 3:18 1:04 5:20 5:46 4:33 3:53 6:36 6:56 4:45 1:34 4:30 5:08 8:22 2:43 Cromwell Tauranga 34 203 725 423 914 143 225 65 395 430 312 281 473 515 293 106 288 378 625 204 2:31 4:33 9:14 5:04 12:04 2:59 1:44 1:09 3:21 6:37 4:07 1:55 4:37 7:47 5:44 2:06 4:21 5:59 9:13 3:34 Dunedin Taupo 190 320 663 361 852 224 115 82 251 502 296 142 330 586 358 153 328 450 696 276 5:55 7:36 7:03 5:32 7:57 5:29 8:26 2:34 3:14 6:46 2:56 3:28 4:29 7:56 7:09 2:15 5:54 6:08 9:22 3:44 Franz Josef/Waiau Taumarunui 365 484 496 387 542 332 555 173 244 507 220 251 323 591 449 160 437 455 701 281 4:14 2:39 6:08 1:58 8:59 3:52 3:20 6:20 4:23 6:02 4:13 2:55 5:38 7:12 4:43 1:31 4:29 5:24 8:38 3:00 Geraldine Rotorua 314 192 440 139 630 285 233 450 332 457 297 219 411 541 279 108 274 405 651 231 1:54 5:03 11:17 7:07 14:08 2:22 2:05 7:48 5:22 9:51 3:20 2:32 1:29 11:00 8:01 5:20 5:18 9:12 12:27 6:48 Gore Palmerston North 136 368 814 513 1004 170 152 501 384 753 234 177 107 837 566 403 387 701 947 526 8:13 7:17 4:44 3:48 5:39 7:47 7:49 2:19 4:38 9:51 7:55 8:24 11:07 1:38 10:27 4:38 10:12 1:58 3:02 3:08 Greymouth Paihia 538 505 323 250 369 505 546 173 313 697 588 640 832 102 722 351 716 127 213 228 3:24 5:05 9:33 8:02 10:28 2:58 5:55 2:30 6:10 5:17 4:49 5:51 4:48 9:03 8:48 3:22 8:19 7:15 10:29 4:51 Haast New Plymouth 221 341 640 531 686 188 411 144 423 357 317 410 340 671 573 239 620 535 781 360 2:49 5:53 12:08 7:58 14:58 3:07 2:55 8:18 6:14 0:56 10:36 5:47 3:14 9:33 5:42 3:52 2:59 7:45 10:59 5:21 Invercargill Napier 201 436 869 567 1058 234 206 524 438 65 697 380 228 724 395 291 216 588 834 414 8:33 6:57 1:47 2:35 5:41 8:10 7:27 6:53 4:21 9:29 4:34 9:24 10:20 12:15 8:40 6:34 5:58 10:27 13:41 8:02 Kaikoura How to use the chart: Masterton 625 503 129 180 373 596 534 498 312 685 325 642 740 916 617 482 438 780 1026 605 2:59 1:24 7:21 3:11 10:11 2:37 4:06 7:25 1:15 4:52 5:51 4:55 5:42 5:33 To find the distance and 11:35 5:47 11:21 2:50 1:28 4:16 Lake Tekapo Kaitaia 225 103 528 227 717 196 287 478 89 361 401 335 430 399 time needed to travel between, 805 434 800 160 110 312 5:22 7:42 14:52 10:42 17:43 4:57 6:06 10:07 8:46 4:02 12:26 7:37 4:15 13:05 7:31 6:11 2:43 9:48 13:02 7:23 Milford Sound Hicks Bay 368 536 1058 757 1248 335 406 625 619 254 798 481 273 929 530 for example, Haast and Timaru, 386 179 670 916 495 9:55 8:19 2:21 3:58 3:16 9:33 8:49 4:41 5:43 10:51 2:23 7:12 11:42 4:05 6:56 14:27 5:57 3:58 7:13 1:34 Murchison put one finger on the name Haast Hamilton 735 612 162 290 208 706 644 334 421 795 161 478 849 292 509 1039 381 298 544 124 11:37 10:02 1:40 5:40 2:18 11:15 10:32 6:24 7:26 12:34 4:05 8:55 13:25 3:25 8:38 16:10 1:43 and the other on the name Timaru. 9:34 12:49 7:10 Nelson Gisborne 859 737 114 415 130 830 768 459 546 920 285 602 974 243 634 1164 125 Move sideways along the chart 665 911 490 3:12 3:00 7:40 3:30 10:31 3:17 1:34 7:57 1:46 3:36 6:13 5:35 4:27 5:53 2:33 7:38 7:15 8:58 4:17 2:28 Oamaru from Timaru and downwards from Dargaville 220 208 551 249 740 227 112 570 121 263 433 365 318 422 175 518 532 656 270 175 10:42 9:06 0:26 4:45 4:09 10:20 9:36 7:22 6:30 11:38 5:03 9:52 12:29 2:09 7:43 15:14 2:41 1:53 8:02 Haast. Where they meet you’ll see 5:43 Picton Cape Reinga 781 659 28 337 264 752 690 522 468 842 349 666 896 157 556 1086 188 134 578 422 1:18 3:37 10:47 6:37 13:38 0:52 3:49 6:02 4:42 2:22 8:21 3:32 2:34 9:00 3:27 4:24 10:22 12:05 4:10 11:09 the distance between them is Queenstown 93 262 784 483 973 60 283 350 345 168 524 207 187 655 256 287 765 890 287 812 407 km and the travelling time Auckland 3:25 5:44 12:54 8:44 15:45 2:59 4:09 8:09 6:48 2:05 10:28 5:39 2:17 11:07 5:34 2:00 12:29 14:12 5:42 13:16 2:28 Te Anau 252 421 943 641 1132 219 290 509 503 139 682 365 158 814 415 118 924 1048 402 970 172 is 6 hours and 9 minutes. 4:13 2:50 6:30 2:20 9:21 3:51 2:43 6:47 0:37 4:46 5:04 6:09 5:37 4:43 1:26 8:45 6:05 7:48 1:11 6:52 4:43 6:47 Timaru 298 209 466 165 655 269 197 486 36 348 348 407 402 337 105 603 447 572 85 494 329 487 2:18 0:55 8:06 3:56 10:56 1:56 3:42 6:44 2:00 4:11 6:36 4:14 5:01 6:18 0:45 6:50 7:41 9:23 2:10 8:28 2:48 4:52 2:11 Twizel 169 64 586 285 775 140 257 422 146 304 459 278 373 457 58 474 567 692 146 613 200 358 163 1:09 2:51 10:01 5:51 12:51 0:44 3:41 4:53 3:55 3:03 7:12 2:23 3:28 8:14 2:40 5:17 9:35 11:18 3:22 10:23 1:15 3:19 3:54 1:59 Wanaka 86 206 728 427 827 53 276 285 288 222 458 141 243 599 200 343 619 743 231 755 69 227 272 143 9:36 8:39 3:52 4:31 4:47 9:10 9:11 3:41 6:01 11:14 1:24 6:11 11:59 4:42 7:16 13:48 1:31 3:13 7:39 4:11 9:46 11:50 6:28 8:01 8:35 Westport 638 605 260 332 305 605 646 273 413 797 101 417 797 328 502 898 97 222 534 286 624 782 449 560 558

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11 The New Zeala trail The New Zeala safety in the outdoors grades

GRADE 1 (EASIEST) Off-road trail surface is either firm gravel or sealed and is wide enough for two people to cycle side by side for most of the way. On-road trails generally follow n quiet roads. n d Cy d Cy GRADE 2 (EASY) Off-road trails are predictable and mostly flat with some c c

le Trail Guide gentle climbs. The surface is either le Trail Guide firm gravel or sealed. The trail is wide enough for two people to cycle side by side at times. On-road trails generally follow quiet roads.

GRADE 3 (INTERMEDIATE) Off-road trails can be narrow and may include hill climbs, steep drop-offs and small river crossings. The trail Reservoir Creek bridge © Birte Becker-Steel surface is mostly firm, but may include muddy or loose sections. There may be obstacles to avoid.

The New Zealand Cycle Trail has 3. Be aware of the weather – GRADE 4 (ADVANCED) adopted the New Zealand Mountain New Zealand’s weather can be highly Off-road trails are narrow with steep Plan your climbs and unavoidable obstacles. Poor Safety Council’s Outdoor Safety Code, unpredictable. Always check the traction in places. Walking may be which can be applied across all types of forecast before you head off and be required. On-road trails have moderate ride outdoor activities, sports and recreation: prepared for weather changes. vehicular traffic.

1. Plan your trip – seek local knowledge 4. Know your limits – your The graphs shown alongside each trail The New Zealand Cycle Trail offers and plan the route you will take and responsibility is to enjoy and maximise show the approximate split or proportion of cycling experiences that will appeal the amount of time you can reasonably your riding experience, while reducing each trail grade offered by that trail. to a wide range of interests and expect it to take. and minimising the risk. This example indicates the trail’s total length abilities. No matter what type of riding 2. Tell someone – let them know your 5. Take sufficient supplies – make (187km) is made up of: ‘spins your wheels’, it is important plans so they can raise the alarm if you sure you have enough food, clothing, 25% Grade 1 25% Grade 2 haven’t returned by a certain date. The equipment and emergency rations for to take some time to plan your ride 25% Grade 3 BEFORE heading out on your bike! NZCT recommends you don’t ride alone. the worst-case scenario. 25% Grade 4

safety on the roads... Tips for people in cars

Be safe – ride to •  Make a conscious effort to look out for cyclists. the conditions and • Double check for cyclists before follow the road rules. turning or coming out of a park. Cycle no more than • Keep at least a 1.5m gap from two abreast and someone on a bike. ride single file where • Be willing to slow down and drive visibility is an issue behind a cyclist until there is space or traffic is busy. to pass them safely. • Check for cyclists before opening your car door.

Tips for people on bikes

Hauraki Rail Trail © Destination Coromandel •  Help to be seen by having lights on your bike and wearing brightly coloured or reflective clothing. New Zealand is developing our that at times cyclists will be ‘mixing it’ • Stick to the road rules. share reputation as a cycling nation. with motorists on the roads. • Use hand signals to indicate when Nga Haerenga, The New Zealand The AA urges road users, be they in you are turning or stopping. Cycle Trail, has seen the government vehicles or on bikes, to follow the • Ride in single file as much as and local bodies invest in developing the road tips listed on the right to help keep possible, especially on narrow roads. a wide network for cyclists that builds themselves and others safe on the roads. strongly on the 100% Pure New Zealand • If you have a tail of cars behind you, safely brand. PLEASE NOTE: pull over and let them pass. A little consideration stops frustrations However, cycling infrastructure around Sections of the trail on a busy boiling over. New Zealand, particularly in our cities, State Highway are indicated on Share the road safely is the AA’s is a developing asset and visitors from the maps with a broken line and • In New Zealand it is compulsory to wear a helmet when you are cycling. message for cyclists and motorists. some countries will find it less advanced the above symbol. Please take than they may be used to. This means extra care. 12 13 The New Zeala The New Zeala Travelling around n n d Cy NewTravelling Zealand? around d Cy c c le Trail Guide New Zealand? Looking for a le Trail Guide Book your New Zealand CYCLING ADVENTURE? Accommodation Bookholiday your New at your Zealand nearest InterislanderAccommodation (Cook Strait Ferry) holiday at your nearest Interislander (Cook Strait Ferry) AA Centre and earn Transport (Buses & Trains) AA Centre and earn Transport (Buses & Trains) Car Rental AA Smartfuel discounts* Car Rental AA Smartfuel discounts* AttractionsAttractions & Activities & Activities

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