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Biking Aotearoa for Mental Health

  • tour aotearoa day 33: invercargill to bluff     8 December 2025
    4 hrs 38 mins
    64.8 km
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  • tour aotearoa day 32: mossburn to invercargill     7 December 2025
    6 hrs 15 mins
    108.2 km
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  • tour aotearoa day 31: arrowtown to mossburn     6 December 2025
    9 hrs 51 mins
    140.9 km
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  • tour aotearoa day 30: wanaka to arrowtown     5 December 2025
    3 hrs 53 mins
    51.5 km
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  • tour aotearoa day 29: pleasant flat to cameron flat     4 December 2025
    3 hrs 26 mins
    23.9 km
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    made it over the haast pass but one snapped cable later and i had a single speed bike with a whole lotta hills in front of me. fortunately was able to call in the calvary with cousin hamish giving me a lift into wanaka. total bummer driving through the insanely scenic downhill id been dreaming of with my morning climbing the pass. hoping to jump the queue at a bike shop tomorrow, otherwise it might be a youtube jobby

  • tour aotearoa day 28: lake paringa to pleasant flat     3 December 2025
    8 hrs 10 mins
    102.5 km
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  • tour aotearoa day 27: franz josef to lake paringa     2 December 2025
    7 hrs 16 mins
    100.7 km
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  • tour aotearoa day 26: lake ianthe to franz josef     1 December 2025
    7 hrs 50 mins
    84.7 km
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    pulled the pin after cycling through the rain all day, made the mistake of sitting down too long and couldn't quite convince myself the last three big hills to fox were worth the trouble. as far as rain days go it was one of the better ones - traffic wasn't crazy and wind was fine

  • tour aotearoa day 25: hokitika to lake ianthe     30 November 2025
    5 hrs 24 mins
    66.7 km
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  • tour aotearoa day 24: greymouth to hokitika     29 November 2025
    8 hrs 32 mins
    100.4 km
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  • tour aotearoa day 23: springs junction to greymouth     28 November 2025
    10 hrs 46 mins
    130 km
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  • tour aotearoa day 22: lake rotoroa to springs junction     27 November 2025
    12 hrs 18 mins
    115.2 km
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  • tour aotearoa day 21: wai-iti to lake rotorua     26 November 2025
    8 hrs 36 mins
    96.3 km
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  • tour aotearoa day 20: maungatapu saddle to wai iti     25 November 2025
    9 hrs 30 mins
    74.8 km
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  • tour aotearoa day 19: picton to maungatapu saddle     24 November 2025
    9 hrs 21 mins
    75.3 km
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  • tour aotearoa day 18: martinborough to wellington     22 November 2025
    8 hrs 19 mins
    102.2 km
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    absolutely wicked rail trail over remutaka. gave the internationals a cultural experience in petone - followed the cyclepath into the sideline of some good old mongrel mob affiliated club rugby. super high energy pushing into the cbd, north island ticked off!

  • tour aotearoa day 17: eketāhuna to martinborough     21 November 2025
    6 hrs 47 mins
    92.8 km
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  • tour aotearoa day 16: feilding to eketāhuna     20 November 2025
    8 hrs 44 mins
    95.4 km
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  • tour aotearoa day 15: whanganui to feilding     19 November 2025
    9 hrs 43 mins
    116.8 km
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  • tour aotearoa day 14: pipiriki to whanganui     18 November 2025
    5 hrs 36 mins
    73.7 km
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  • tour aotearoa day 13: whakahoro to pipiriki     17 November 2025
    8 hrs 34 mins
    75.9 km
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    bridge to nowhere was an absolute cracker. 6am start in heavy fog broke to a glorious morning on the big climb. played tour guide again and had a good swim in the mud on the way down, cause man, what an absolute bone shaker of a day on the downhill. picked up by a jet boat from the riverbank before a swim in the whanganui followed by burger and beer.

  • tour aotearoa day 12: taumarunui to whakahoro     16 November 2025
    6 hrs 19 mins
    70.9 km
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  • tour aotearoa: day 11 timber trail to taumarunui     15 November 2025
    8 hrs 34 mins
    76.2 km
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  • tour aotearoa day 10: mangakino to timber trail     14 November 2025
    10 hrs 45 mins
    85.4 km
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  • tour aotearoa day 9: putāruru to mangakino     13 November 2025
    7 hrs 25 mins
    78.2 km
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  • tour aotearoa day 8: te aroha to arapuni     11 November 2025
    5 hrs 12 mins
    66.8 km
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  • tour aotearoa day 7: clevedon to te aroha     10 November 2025
    10 hrs 38 mins
    147.7 km
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  • tour aotearoa day 6: night shift to clevedon     9 November 2025
    1 hr 49 mins
    22.2 km
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  • day 6: helensville to pine harbour ferry     9 November 2025
    10 hrs 10 mins
    68.7 km
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    awesome day on the peloton with some trail buddies from the ferry - we were absolutely hissing on our way back into auckland

  • tour aotearoa day 5: dargaville to pouto point     8 November 2025
    6 hrs 7 mins
    70.4 km
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    fun arvo, beat the worst of the rain to meet some other bikepackers and wait for the ferry

  • day 4: waipoua forest to dargaville ii     7 November 2025
    5 hrs 4 mins
    57.1 km
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  • day 4: waipoua forest to dargaville     7 November 2025
    3 hrs 34 mins
    17.5 km
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  • day 03: rawene to waipoua forest     6 November 2025
    7 hrs
    56.4 km
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    bit of a slog today, think the bikepacking gods cursed me for sleeping in. couple mechanicals, beefed with a magpie, and was too late to see tane mahuta (i do not think trees should have closing times). downhill was absolutely class though, and snack game was immaculate. two thumbs up

  • tour aotearoa day 2: ngapere to rawene     5 November 2025
    12 hrs 2 mins
    85.6 km
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    big shift on the hills today, mean gravel riding this arvo. nearly biffed it on the downhill and my brake discs were smoking hot, how good