NZ Bike Trails

How the Otago Central Rail Trail easy guide started

November 7, 2011

In 2008 a couple of friends finished the Rail Trail and called in for dinner. ‘Great ride’ they said but I wish we knew more about the New Zealand countryside we biked through, and the wildlife we met. I grabbed a piece of paper and started the outline of a new guide to the...
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Lifelogs publishes innovative pocket bikers guide to the Otago Central Rail Trail

November 2, 2011

When the Department of Conservation bought 150km of unused rail corridor in Central Otago 1993 and proposed a bike trail, many people laughed at the idea. Who would use it they said? Well 10 years after the full track was finished more than 10 000 people a year cycle the full trail and many...
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Rail trail still proving popular | via Otago Daily Times Online News

May 23, 2011

The popularity of the Otago Central Rail Trail shows no signs of waning, despite anecdotal reports of demand dropping or levelling off during the past season. More than 120 people attended the first workshop on the future of the trail, held at Omakau on Friday, and were told user numbers had increased for the...
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