Cycling
Kaikoura has something to offer from the sedate family ride through the country side to multi-day hardcore adventure rides. Kaikoura is famous for the mountains to sea landscape, it creates great varied terrain in the area. Explore the rugged coast line to some of the highest peaks outside the Mount Cook region. The trails stay rideable year round with exceptions depending on weather patterns. The Mountain ranges are the highest outside the Mount Cook region so ride with suitable warm gear as conditions can change fast and unexpectedly.
The Kowhai Trail
17 kilometres ride around 2.5 hours return from the centre of Kaikoura.
Kaikoura 42km trail
Explore some of the places you don’t see from the highway. Mt Fyffe and the Seaward Kaikoura Range watchover you for the entire train and you will get many glimpses of the ocean. The map.
Mt Fyffe
It is a rewarding ride, biking from the coast to just off 1,600 metres vertical at the summit.
Half Moon Bay to Okiwi Bay
7 kilometres ride takes 2 to 4 hours loop. You tackle two climbs in this ride, around 600m vertical each.
