Cycling around New Zealand

Legend

Cycling
Hiking
Boat
Driving
Hitchhiking
Running

Auckland, New Zealand - May 15, 2015

173 km

Back in Auckland after 3.5 months of travelling around New Zealand :)

+3

Back to Auckland
Puketotara - May 14, 2015

211 km

One more day to Auckland. Weather is getting worse and worse.
Inglewood - May 13, 2015

167 km
Whanganui - May 11, 2015

211 km
Levin
Wellington - May 9, 2015
Picton - May 7, 2015

71 km

Back to Picton.. !
Port Underwood Road

Took a detour on the coastal road to avoid the trafic
Blenheim - May 3, 2015

137 km

Stopped 2 days here to work and fix my bike (changed well used chain & cassette)
Kaikoura - May 1, 2015

192 km

+6
Christchurch - Apr 21, 2015

123 km

Taking a break in Christchurch to get some work done

+4
Mount Somers - Apr 20, 2015

190 km
Lake Pukaki - Apr 17, 2015

155 km

Going back towards the center to get a better look at the 'Southern Alps'
- Aoraki/Mount Cook - Apr 18, 2015
Glenavy - Apr 16, 2015

147 km
Dunedin - Apr 13, 2015

170 km

Cycling in the snow...
- Otago Peninsula - Apr 15, 2015
Waikawa - Apr 12, 2015

94 km

Rainy windy stormy day...
Invercargill - Apr 9, 2015

84 km
- Bluff - Apr 9, 2015
Monkey Island - Apr 8, 2015

132 km
Te Anau - Apr 7, 2015
Milford Sound
Milford Sound

Going on a boat trip to see Milford Sound
Milford Sound
The Divide - Apr 6, 2015

+2

Routeburn Track
Hollyford

17 km
Routeburn Flat Campground - Apr 5, 2015

28 km
Howden Lake, Routeburn Track - Apr 4, 2015

5 km
The Divide

Going to hike on the Routeburn Track, a 2 day 'Great Walk' between 'Fiordland National Park' and 'Mount Aspiring National Park'
Te Anau - Apr 2, 2015

14 km

+8

Kepler Track
Shallow Bay, Kepler Track - Apr 1, 2015

18 km
Iris Burn, Kepler Track - Mar 31, 2015

30 km

Going on the Kepler track, another 'Great Walk' of about 60 km
Te Anau - Mar 26, 2015

134 km
Mavora Lake
Walter Peak
Queenstown - Mar 24, 2015

80 km

+12

West Coast
Wanaka - Mar 23, 2015

126 km
Haast - Mar 22, 2015

155 km
Franz Josef Glacier - Mar 21, 2015

108 km
Ross - Mar 20, 2015

164 km
Westport - Mar 18, 2015

165 km
Saint Arnaud - Mar 17, 2015

15 km

Nelson Lakes NP
Coldwater Hut - Mar 16, 2015

15 km
St Arnaud - Mar 15, 2015

108 km
Motueka - Mar 14, 2015
Te Waikoropupū Springs
Takaka
Marahau

8 km

+14

Abel Tasman NP
Apple Tree Bay, Abel Tasman - Mar 13, 2015

30 km
Awaroa, Abel Tasman - Mar 12, 2015

15 km
Taupo Point, Abel Tasman - Mar 11, 2015

17 km
Totaranui, Abel Tasman

Going on another Great Walk, the 'Abel Tasman Coastal Track', with Valentine for about 3-4 days
Motueka - Mar 10, 2015

175 km
Nelson
Picton - Mar 9, 2015

+5

Queen Charlotte Track
Queen Charlotte Track - Mar 8, 2015

29 km
Queen Charlotte Track - Mar 7, 2015

25 km
Queen Charlotte Track - Mar 6, 2015

27 km
Ship Cove

Met up again with Valentine to go hike the Queen Charlotte Track (70km, 3 days)
Picton - Feb 26, 2015
Wellington - Feb 23, 2015

123 km

+24

Lower North Island
Eastbourne
Cape Palliser - Feb 22, 2015

112 km
Cape Palliser
White Rock
Martinborough - Feb 21, 2015
Rimutaka Trail

25 km

Went on a hiking/hitchhiking trip with Valentine across the Rimutaka Range
Featherston
Martinborough - Feb 19, 2015

168 km

Stopped in Martinborough to see a friend, Valentine, that I met in Cape Reinga almost 5 months ago
~Pongaroa - Feb 18, 2015

191 km
Napier - Feb 15, 2015

135 km

Stopped 2 days in Napier to get some work done and fix my bike.
Wairoa - Feb 14, 2015

65 km

Had to make an early stop in Wairoa because my knee hurt too much from running yesterday. We'll see how it feels tomorrow as I go to Napier.
Lake Waikaremoana - Feb 13, 2015

Back to the campground on a Water Taxi

+9
Great Walk - End point

46 km

Had an amazing day running around the lake. Just had to take it easy towards the end because my knee was in pain.
Great Walk - Starting point
Lake Waikaremoana - Feb 12, 2015

67 km
Frasertown - Feb 11, 2015

153 km

+19

East Coast
Gisborne
Tolaga Bay - Feb 10, 2015

96 km
Tikitiki - Feb 9, 2015

158 km
East Cape Lighthouse

Easternmost point of New Zealand
Cape Runaway
Te Kaha - Feb 8, 2015

205 km
Opotiki
Tauranga - Feb 4, 2015

137 km

First stop in Tauranga. Staying here a couple of days to work on my website.
Waihi
Tairua - Feb 3, 2015

120 km

+28

Coromandel
Whitianga
Coromandel
Port Charles - Feb 2, 2015

95 km
Port Jackson
Coromandel
Waiheke Island - Feb 1, 2015

36 km

Nice, quiet but pretty hilly first day on Waiheke Island
Waiheke Island

*** PART 2 *** 3-4 months trip cycling around New Zealand on my own.
Auckland - Oct 5, 2014

95 km

+24

Northland
Wellsford - Oct 4, 2014

130 km
Kauri Coast - Oct 3, 2014

142 km
Ahipara - Oct 2, 2014

130 km
Tapotupoto Bay - Oct 1, 2014

76 km
Cape Reinga
Pukenui - Sep 30, 2014

128 km
Kaikohe - Sep 29, 2014

112 km
Whangarei
Waipu Caves - Sep 28, 2014

76 km
Mangawhai Heads
Wellsford - Sep 27, 2014

76 km
Riverhead - Sep 26, 2014

28 km
Auckland, New Zealand - Sep 26, 2014

*** PART 1 *** 10 days return trip to Cape Reinga with my flatmate John.