At the New Zealand Cycle Trail, we work closely with our fantastic national partners to create and support great cycling adventures. Together we can help you get the most out of your Great Rides from the Twin Coast Cycle Trail in the Far North to the Around the Mountains in the Deep South. Bike somewhere new New Zealand!

Specialists in fabulous NZ cycle trail & tramping holidays

Adventure South offer more trails, more departure dates, and the friendliest of guides to ensure that your cycling experience in New Zealand is truly memorable.

New Zealand's largest cycle tour operator, Adventure South NZ, run popular, small-group tours full of wow moments – with majestic mountain vistas, ancient forest, stunning coastlines and history in spades.

Visit their website to read more about their North and South Island trips on 13 of our Great Rides.

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Check out the Great Rides App

Created by passionate New Zealand rider and cartographer, Gary Patterson, the Great Rides App is a New Zealand Cycle Trail national partner and the only mobile app featuring all 23 Great Rides.

With more than 1500 pages, it’s stacked with maps, video fly-thrus, elevation profiles, trail section descriptions and photos, along with details of trail services such as bike hire, shuttles, food and accommodation. It also boasts offline tracking using mobile GPS and once a trail is downloaded it works totally offline without needing mobile coverage! 

Find out more here.

Download from the Apple App Store.

Download from Google Play.

 

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Personality-packed accommodation on the Great Rides

Enjoy New Zealand’s best cycling destinations with Heritage and CityLife Hotels. Their personality-packed properties are on the doorstep of many of the Great Rides, assuring you have the perfect place to prepare or wind down after a day of pedal powered exploration.

Visit the Heritage Hotels' website.

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Awesome accommodation close to all of our Great Rides

When it comes to accommodation, camping and cycling go hand in hand. Whether you head to a basic campground or a relatively flash holiday park, there's bound to be room to practice your berms and turns.

The Holiday Parks Association lists New Zealand’s best campgrounds, which offer ‘a bed for every budget’ including cabins and motel units. Many are ‘Cycle Hubs’ making it easy for riders to stay, offering secure storage, a clean-down area and other bike-friendly facilities. They’ll know all the best rides in the area, too.

 

Visit the Holiday Parks website.

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Bespoke New Zealand itineraries for every taste, budget and fitness.

Once Upon a Trip specialises in creating tailored, self-drive itineraries for friends, families, couples and the solo traveller. Their small team of New Zealand travel experts prides itself on attention to detail and personal service, with all budgets, abilities and length of stay catered for. Their trips can incorporate Great Rides in both the North and South Islands – Twin Coast Cycle Trail, Timber Trail, Remutaka Cycle Trail, Alps 2 Ocean and the West Coast Wilderness Trail.

Visit their website.

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Iconic railway journeys and the Interislander ferry

Great Journeys of New Zealand now combine three iconic trains, the Coastal Pacific, Northern Explorer, TranzAlpine and the Interislander Cook Strait ferry.Explore the beauty of Aotearoa New Zealand by taking one of their memorable journeys. Whether you want to ferry to the South Island, take a train through our mountains, or experience the rugged landscape of the Central Plateau, they can connect you.

Visit their website.

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Inspiring travel in New Zealand for over 90 years

AA Traveller print more than 2.5 million maps, along with region-based travel guides, boutique interest guides and accommodation guides.

Their New Zealand Cycle Trail Guide, published every year focuses on the Great Rides, and also includes expanded content, from additional Heartland Trails information to details of New Zealand’s Mountain Biking tracks.

You can download an e-version of the latest guide here.