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SECTION 8: Duntroon to Oamaru OTIAKE RIVER 55Km FITNESS:Intermediate SKILL: Easy TRAFFIC: High GRADE: 3 HAKATARAMEA SH82 WAITAKI RIVER Otiake Road Grants Rd Gards Rd SECTION 8: Duntroon to Oamaru OTIAKE RIVER 55km FITNESS:Intermediate SKILL: Easy TRAFFIC: High GRADE: 3 Special School Rd SH83 Eastern Rd OTEKAIEKE RIVER SH83 DUNTROON 8 WAITAKI RIVER MAORI ROCK ART www.alps2ocean.com Island Cliff- Map current as of 24/9/13 Duntroon Rd ELEPHANT ROCKS MAEREWHENUA RIVER MAORI ROCK ART Island Clliff Duntroon Rd Tilverstone Rd Prydes Gulley Rd Livingstone-Duntroon Rd Tokarahi-Ngapara Rd Conlans Rd Tokarahi - Ngapara Rd SH83 Paradise Valley Rd Peaks Rd Cants Rd Peaks Rd TAPUI Tunnel RdRAKIS WINDSOR TUNNEL RAILWAY Weston-Ngapara Rd TUNNEL Windsor Rd Pig Island Rd Burnside Rd Wellington Rd Weston-Ngapara Rd Whitestone-Five Forks Rd WESTON Cormacks Kia Ora Rd SH1 LEVEL Tokarahi Railway 1000 Saleyards 800 Oamaru AORAKI/MOUNT COOK AORAKI/MOUNT Rd LAKE OHAU LODGE LAKE OHAU Gardens 600 BRAEMAR STATION TWIZEL OMARAMA 400 OTEMATATA KUROW 200 DUNTROON OAMARU 9 0 OAMARU 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240 260 280 300 N SH1 0 1 2 3 4 5km KEY: Onroad Off-road trail Vanished World Fossil Site Maori Rock Art Scale From Duntroon the trail passes through the limestone and rock formations TRAIL IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. Highlights: known as ‘Elephant Rocks’ [6.4km]. The trail then connects with quiet country • Elephant Rocks roads to take you through to Weston. • Vanished World Fossil Sites From here you rejoin the old railway • Maori Rock Art Sites line and continue to Saleyards Road. • Historic Tokarahi Branch Rail Line Proceed along the sealed cycleway • Historic Rakis & Tapui Sandstone until you enter the Oamaru Gardens. Block Tunnels Bike through the gardens, passing • Oamaru Historic Victorian Precinct the Aquatic Centre to the Main Street • Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony (Thames Street). Turn right on Thames • Steampunk HQ Street, then past the i-SITE, turning left on Itchen Street. Follow the historic trail • North Otago Museum to the Oamaru Harbour where the trail • Oamaru Gardens ends at Friendly Bay, adjacent to the Victorian Historic Precinct. Trail route and weather conditions subject to change. Please check website before daily departure. Trail Surfaces: Sealed Road (47%) Smooth Shingle (9%) Gravel Road (44%) Dirt (less than 1%) FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE GO TO: www.alps2ocean.com.
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