Overview

• Total Distance: 3,113 km
• Estimated Duration: 34 days
• Average Daily Distance: Up to 100 km
• Terrain: Mostly paved roads, with some gravel and ferry crossings
• Elevation Gain: 18,410 m

 

Check out the route on Strava or Google Earth

Strava:

https://www.strava.com/routes/3389082012168009722

Google Earth:

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Daily Legs

 

Here’s a breakdown of my ride, day by day:

Day 1 — Cape Reinga → Ahipara — 94 km

Day 2 — Ahipara → Kaitaia — 90 km

Day 3 — Kaitaia → Kawakawa — 92 km

Day 4 — Kawakawa → Whangārei — 95 km

Day 5 — Whangārei → Mangawhai Heads — 92 km

 

Day 6 — Mangawhai Heads → Orewa — 91 km

Day 7 — Orewa → Manukau — 90 km

Day 8 — Manukau → Hamilton — 96 km

 

Day 9 — Hamilton → REST DAY

 

Day 10 — Hamilton → Putāruru — 90 km

 

Day 11 — Putāruru → Taupō — 94 km

 

Day 12 — Taupō → Taihape — 96 km

 

Day 13 — Taihape → Palmerston North — 92 km

 

Day 14 — Palmerston North → Levin — 90 km

Day 15 — Levin → Wellington — 94 km

Day 16 — Ferry to Picton → Blenheim — 90 km

Day 17 — Blenheim → Nelson — 94 km

Day 18 — REST DAY in Nelson

Day 19 — Nelson → Westport — 98 km

Day 20 — Westport → Greymouth — 94 km

Day 21 — Greymouth → Hokitika — 92 km

Day 22 — Hokitika → Franz Josef — 94 km

Day 23 — Franz Josef → Haast — 98 km

Day 24 — Haast → Wanaka — 96 km

Day 25 — REST DAY Wānaka

 

Day 26 — Wanaka → Cromwell — 92 km

Day 27 — Cromwell → Roxburgh — 94 km

Day 28 — Roxburgh → Ranfurly — 90 km

Day 29 — Ranfurly → Middlemarch — 91 km

Day 30 — Middlemarch → Dunedin — 94 km

Day 31 — Dunedin → Balclutha — 92 km

Day 32 — Balclutha → Gore — 94 km

Day 33 — Gore → Invercargill — 90 km

Day 34 — Invercargill → Bluff — 91 km

 

 

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