800 AORAKI / MT COOK BRAEMAR ROAD
700 SECTION 1: Aoraki/Mt Cook to Braemar Road 600
35km ELEVATION Fitness: Easy • Skill: Moderate • Traffic: Low • Grade: 2 500 400 0 10 20 30 40 50 KM
The Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail starts at the White Horse Hill Campground, AORAKI/MT COOK WHITE HORSE HILL CAMPGROUND which is 2km north of Mt Cook MOUNT COOK VILLAGE Village. From here, an off-road trail 2km takes you to Mount Cook Airport BURNETT MOUNTAINS 8km , where riders will need to MOUNT COOK AIRPORT make a short helicopter flight across the Tasman River to Tasman Point. 8km TASMAN POINT Travelling in a helicopter across a
Tasman Valley glacially-fed braided river with New Zealand’s highest mountain in view is Track
NEUMANN RANGE a must do. The helicopter can carry up to 6 passengers at a time (depending on weight limits).
TASMAN RIVER JOLLIE RIVER
BEN OHAU RANGE Heliworks: 0800 666 668 [Mt Cook Airport] SH80 Helicopter Line: 0800 650 651 Jollie Carpark Braemar-Mount Cook Station Rd 18km [Glentanner Park Centre] From Tasman Point it’s 10.6km to the Jollie Car Park at the top of Hayman Rd 18km . This track is rough in GLENTANNER PARK CENTRE places and includes several creek LANDSLIP CREEK crossings. On a clear day this section of trail offers views of Aoraki/Mt Cook, 27km which at 3,754 metres towers above LAKE PUKAKI a range of snow washed peaks in the Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park. From the car park, it’s 16.8km on gravel road to Braemar Rd. BRAEMAR ROAD Alternative Routes: 35km • Lake Tekapo Follow the Tekapo Canal Road to Lake Pukaki. Mapwww.alps2ocean.com current as of 20/2/17 N • Tekapo B Power Station Hayman Rd 0 1 2 3 4 5km Located near the bottom of Lake KEY: Onroad Off-road trail Pukaki, close to the start of the off- Scale road section of trail. • Jollie Carpark You can ride up to Tasman Point and back [21.2km return]. TEKAPO CANAL LAKE PUKAKI Trail route and weather conditions subject to change. Please check website before daily departure. TEKAPO B POWER STATIONIf it has been raining, check with Hayman Road DOC office about the possibility of flooding. Safety Notes: Sometimes there are quarry/logging trucks on Hayman Road.
Cyclists are advised to ride single file, and to keep left. MARY RANGESHighlights: SH8 • Aoraki/Mt Cook Trail Surfaces: LAKE PUKAKI VISITOR CENTRE • Tasman River • Lake Pukaki • Walking Tracks – Hooker Glacier Terminal Lake, Red Tarns, Governor’s Bush, Blue Lakes, Mueller Hut • DOC Visitor Centre • Glacier Landings Smooth Shingle (20%) Rough Shingle (32%) Dirt Track (less than 1%) Gravel Road (48%) • High Country Stations
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Jollie Carpark Braemar-Mount Cook Station Rd
800 T LANDSLIP CREEK 700 SECTION 2: Braemar Road to Twizel 600
42km ELEVATION Fitness: Easy • Skill: Easy • Traffic: Low • Grade: 2 500 400 0 10 20 30 40 50 KM
The trail continues along a quiet BRAEMAR ROAD country road that follows the BLUE LAKE INVESTMENT (NZ) LTD eastern shore of Lake Pukaki, TRAIL GUARDIAN BRAEMAR RD TO TEKAPO B passing the Tekapo B power station 18km . Riders will enjoy outstanding vistas across Lake Hayman Rd Pukaki towards the Southern TRAIL GUARDIAN SALMON FARM TO SALMON SHOP Alps. A wide range of native plants grow along the lake edge including kowhai and flax, as well as exotic species such as larch and pines. LAKE PUKAKI 13km SALMON The off-road trail starts at the FARM bottom of Hayman Road 23km TEKAPO CANAL and follows the Lake Pukaki
Rd 18km Canal TEKAPO B POWER STATION apo shoreline. With Aoraki/Mt Cook Tek Hayman Road as a backdrop, the trail passes over the Pukaki dam, taking you to the car park at the Mt Cook Alpine Salmon shop 31km . 23km
MARY RANGESYou then cross the highway and SH80 SH8 follow the trail across Pukaki 31km Flats – an expansive area of dry SALMON SHOP grasslands that are characteristic of the Mackenzie landscape. This BEN OHAU RANGE
PUKAKI CANAL SH8 takes you to the town of Twizel. Take care crossing the State PUKAKI RIVER Highway. LAKE OHAU LODGE Ben Ohau Rd Glen Lyon Rd Glen Lyon Rd Trail route and weather Manuka Tce Old Glen Lyon Rd Pukaki Flats Track conditions subject to change. 42km Mapwww.alps2ocean.com current as of 28/7/17 N Lake Ohau TWIZEL PUKAKI FLATS Please check website before Glen Lyon Road daily departure. LAKE RUATANIWHA Rd OHAU CANAL OHAU RIVER 0 1 2 3 4 5km LAKE OHAU KEY: Onroad Off-road trail Picnic Area SH8 OHAU WEIR Scale
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Safety Notes: Sometimes there are quarry/logging trucks on Hayman Road. Highlights: Cyclists are advised to ride single file, and to keep left. Sections of Pukaki Flats are • Lake Pukaki subject to freezing in winter. Do not ride when ground is thawing, mud becomes sticky. • Tekapo B Power Station Trail Surfaces: • Pukaki Dam & Spillway • Links With Te Araroa Trail • Pukaki Flats • Mountain Bike Trails – Pukaki Kettle Holes, Dusky Trail, Twizel River Trail, Baikie Hut, Darts Bush Stream • Mountains – Benmore Range, Gravel Road (43%) Sealed Road (12%) Smooth Shingle (45%) Ben Ohau Range
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TWIZ EL LAKE O HAU S 80 S 8 SECTION 3: Twizel to Lake Ohau Lodge
38km T Fitness: Easy • Skill: Easy • Traffic: Low • Grade: 2 U A I CAR AR
EN O AU RAN E PUKAKI CANAL S 8 LOCH CAMERON 38km 6km en O au R len L on R LAKE OHAU LODGE PUKAKI RIVER SKIFIELD CREEK len L on R Manuka Tce LAKE OHAU Ol len L on R PARSONS CREEK EN O AU Lake O au TWIZEL SAWYERS CREEK Ma Sm t r OH len L on Roa AU RIVER R OHAU CANAL O S 8 FREEHOLD CREEK 18km AU LOO RO LAKE RUATANIWHA Tam rae Track EIR 20km UT LAKE LA E O AU VILLA E E ak / lack St lt V s tor e MIDDLETON 31km O AU EIR 4km 29km Lake O au Track Maor S amp o nt 00m Lake O au R
TRAIL GUARDIAN OHAU WEIR TO LAKE OHAU LODGE Mapwww.alps2ocean.com current as of 20/2/17 N ua l urn R KEY: Onroad Off-road trail Ohau Weir Flood Route 0 1 2 3 4 5km ISTORIC OOLS E Picnic Area Scale
From Twizel, you follow Mackenzie Drive, then Nuns Veil Road which takes you to Glen Lyon Road. Follow this until LAKE BENMORE it crosses the canal bridge just past Loch Cameron 6km . After crossing the bridge, stay on the two lane northern side of the canal road until reaching the edge of Lake OhauS 8 18km . From there an off-road trail descends down
ua l urn R to the lake foreshore, taking you to the Ohau Weir 20km . After the weir the trail skirts around the lake foreshore en urn R where it eventually meets up with the sealed Lake Ohau ro t on R Road 29kmAHURIRI . Follow RIVER the road for the final 10km to Lake CLA CLI S OMARAMA Ohau Lodge (you go past Lake Ohau Village). S 83 S 8 Trail route and weather conditions subject to change. Please check website before daily departure.
Safety Notes: When the Ohau Weir is in flood, there is no way across. Do not attempt to cross weir if water is flowing over it. The alternate flood route is to followthe highway from Twizel riding south 4km to Lake Ruataniwha. Just opposite the salmon farm, turn onto the 4WD track alongside the lake. Follow this for 15km to the weir. If the weir is closed it will be noted on the website. The flood route is rough and steep in places and mountain bikes are recommended.
Highlights:
Trail Surfaces: • Canal fishing • Kaki/Black Stilt Visitor Hide • Loch Cameron (swimming spot) • Pukaki & Ohau Canals • Lake Ohau Foreshore • Ohau Weir Sealed Road (72%) Grass Track (less than 1%) Smooth Shingle (28%) • Maori Swamp
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LAKE OHAU LODGE OMARAMA Lake Ohau Lodge to Omarama 45km SECTION 4: T Fitness: Intermediate • Skill: Intermediate • Traffic: Low • Grade: 3 PUKAKI CANAL S 8
LAKE OHAU LODGE Starting from the Lake Ohau len L on R Lodge driveway, the trail SKIFIELD CREEK len L on R EN O AU traverses the lower slopes of the LAKE OHAU Manuka Tce Ol len L on R PARSONS CREEK Ruataniwha Conservation Park, Lake O au TWIZEL SAWYERS CREEK with stunning viewsMa back Sm t across r O len L on Roa O RO R OHAU CANAL L U the basin to the Ben Ohau T FREEHOLD CREEK R E LAKE RUATANIWHA 6km IV E R LA E O AU VILLA E R I Tam rae Track U E LAKE A O AU Range. 6km of easy cycling S 8 O MIDDLETON will take you to Freehold Creek, O AU EIR 600m above sea level. From Maor S amp here the track narrows and it’s a o nt 00m steady climb to the high point 11km on the trail at 900m 11km . Please be aware that there are Lake O au R several ‘false summits’ where the trail appears to reach the high point, but instead keeps winding upwards. There is plenty of clean 19km ISTORIC OOLS E drinking water available from the various streams that flow down from the mountains. Once ua l urn R at the high point it is a rolling descent to the historic woolshed at the top of Quailburn Road 19km . Toilets and parking are available here. On the way down ENMORE RAN E S 8 Quailburn Road you can turn 36km onto Henburn Rd 36km and ua l urn R TRAIL GUARDIAN take a side trip to see the Clay LAKE OHAU LODGE TO QUAILBURN RD 42km en urn R Cliffs (14km return). AHURIRI RIVER A ur r Camp roun ro t on R Where Quailburn Road meets 45km the highway, take the off-road CLA CLI S AHURIRI RIVER OMARAMA trail which leads through the Mapwww.alps2ocean.com current as of 20/2/17 N S 8 S 83 Ahuriri Camp Ground 42km . Exit the camp ground and cross KEY: Onroad Off-road trail Ohau Weir Flood Route Picnic Area over the Ahuriri river using the 0 1 2 3 4 5km Trail route and weather conditions subject to change. road bridge. A short off-road trail Scale Please check website before daily departure. then takes you to Omarama.
Trail Surfaces: Highlights: • Ruataniwha Conservation Park • Native Beech Forests • Quailburn Historic Woolshed • Clay Cliffs (side trip) • Freehold Creek Track Smooth Shingle (23%) Rough Shingle (14%) Grass Track (14%) Gravel Road 32%) Safety Notes: It is advised to bring some high energy food, as you may require a boost. Please allow plenty of time for this section, and take frequent breaks if you are feeling tired. Sections of Tarnbrae Track are subject to freezing in winter. Do not ride when ground is thawing, mud becomes sticky.
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