Two rides to mark a seasonal change and milestone (kilometre stone?) of Time Out NZ 2021 - 2022. Last autumn ride Last day of Autumn, sun shining, time for a ride! Hobsonville Point boardwalk. Herald Island, nicer when the tide is in. Lincoln Rd Cycleway Design Disaster The SH16 North-western
The Ti Ara Ki Uta Ki Tai Cycle Path (TKACP) runs from Kohimarama Rd to Orakei Basin (Yellow Arrow). It links to the existing Glen Innes (Merton Rd - Kohimarama Rd) path and will link to the Tamaki Drive waterfront path via a mix of boardwalks and roadside paths along
Woke to a misty view from the Timber Trail Lodge, Piropiro. Better than the heavy rain I heard overnight... After breakfast got kitted up for a damp day and left my overnight bag for the transfer to base. It's nice having change of clothes for the lodge, fresh
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When I found out about the Waikato River Trail section closure, but had already committed to travel to Taupo, I decided to do a ride previously relegated to my 'next summer' list. I had considered it pre-xmas 2021, but the Auckland COVID-19 lockdown scuttled that. The Timber Trail
A relocation day, just a drive to an overnight stop near Taumarunui which was positioning for the next ride departure. Took the long way, via National Park instead of SH41, as had plenty of time and there were a few potentially interesting stops along the way. Unfortunately, the weather wasn&
Change of plan today as found out the Mangakino/Mareitai section of the Waikato River Trail I was going to ride is still closed for logging works. When I booked this leg, it was only weekdays, thus the weekend ride plan, but was changed to all week recently. Instead of
Today I drove North, 56km, to Mangakino to ride another section of the Waikato River Trails. I had hoped to complete the final two sections this trip but the trail North of Mangakino was closed for forestry operations. Oh well, a reason to return! Waikato River Trail | Mangakino to Atiamuri
I had returned to Taupo for some unfinished business on the Great Lake Trails. There are four sections on the lakeside around, and further west of, Kinloch. I did the Kawakawa/K2K and W2K trails at Kinloch in January but still had the more remote Day 1 Waihaha Trail (on
Time to return to the Waikato and Taupo for some unfinished business. I had a few Waikato River and Taupo rides left to 'complete the set'. First was a section that was still being built last time I rode the Te Awa River Ride (Waikato River). A new
I delayed my second Waikato/Taupo trip a week to be in Auckland for a long-anticipated event. Thanks to COVID-19 lockdown and gathering limit delays the The Big Bike Film Night 2022 was only a few months after the delayed TBBFN 2021! Cycling to the bike movies From home it
'Time Out' has been lots of cycling but today was about revisiting Whatipu, a favourite local remote ride, for a bit of a walk. Open, for more than pedestrians/bikes, again! The road, closed for months by a substantial slip, is repaired and a section of the Te
Today is just a drive back to Auckland. Normally I'd go back over Remutaka Hill (SH2), for the scenery and find State Highway 1 a drag, but not today. Seashore Cabaret Café Before going anywhere, it was back across the road to Seashore Cabaret Café for breakfast. I
