Backcountry for Beginners
Ride Guides, Otago Central Rail Trail
The Mount Ida Water Race is a great backcountry mountain bike ride for beginners.
GET INSPIRED
You’ll probably arrive talking about our spectacular landscapes; more than likely thinking about our sensational food and wine; as well as planning those awesome trails you’re going to ride. But you’re likely to leave talking about the people you’ve met, the experiences you’ve shared and the new stories you’ve made.
In the meantime, until you’ve made your own, here are some great stories to get you started…
The Best Pies in Otago
Ride Guides, Otago Central Rail Trail, Lake Dunstan Trail, Quick Reads
A guide to the best pies in Otago along the cycle trails.
Marauding Magpies
Ride Guides, Trail Tips & Coaching, Otago Central Rail Trail
Tips for cyclists to avoid swooping magpies this spring.
Taniwhā's Tail
Community & Environment, Walking, Ride Guides, Otago Central Rail Trail
The Upper Taiari River Scroll Plains are one of the most important and unique wetlands in NZ, and an…
In Pictures - The Otago Central Rail Trail
Ride Guides, Photography & Video, Otago Central Rail Trail, Quick Reads
Best of the Otago Central Rail Trail - a stunning video and photo gallery.
Rail:Lines
Community & Environment, Trail Towns, Otago Central Rail Trail
A pedal-powered poetry tour of the Otago Central Rail Trail with 1964 magazine.
Central Otago Touring Route Plus a Bike
Ride Guides, Otago Central Rail Trail
Whether your preferred choice of two wheels is a mountain bike, gravel bike or e-bike, here are some…
Biking Naseby's Backroads
Ride Guides, Trail Towns, Otago Central Rail Trail
A network of quiet country roads just off the Rail Trail around Naseby are a worthwhile detour to di…
A Trail for All - Riding the Otago Central Rail Trail
Ride Guides, Otago Central Rail Trail
The usually hardcore editor of Australian Mountain Bike takes a more relaxed approach to riding on t…
The Golden Trails of Otago
Ride Guides, Otago Central Rail Trail, Roxburgh Gorge Trail, Clutha Gold Trail
Australian Mountain Bike magazine discovers that the trails of Central Otago are a great way to brea…
Trail Towns - Ranfurly
Trail Towns, Ride Guides, Community & Environment, Otago Central Rail Trail
A cyclists guide to Ranfurly on the Otago Central Rail Trail
Waipiata: The Tiny Town Serving Half-Kilo Pies
Trail Towns, Ride Guides, Otago Central Rail Trail
Stuff visits Waipiata, the tiny town on the Otago Central Rail Trail serving up half-kilo pies!