Great rides of NZ

[SaferRides]

I was going through some photos and found these. If you turn right here, be prepared for one of the best biking roads in NZ.

Anyone else ridden this? I've never seen any other mention of the road apart from a post by a cyclist. The other photo is of the beach at the end of the road, which may be more familiar.



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[pritch]

The ride from Awakino to Marakopa is all good. There was an unsealed stretch in the middle somewhere, perhaps 10k? The ride has been mentioned on KB. IIRC that tunnel was used to get the stock down to the beach back when the beach was basically part of the route north.

[Gremlin]

Waikawau Tunnel... reasonably well known amongst adv riders, given there is gravel to get there

[SaferRides]

Waikawau Tunnel... reasonably well known amongst adv riders, given there is gravel to get there

I made it on the R1, just took my time.



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[SaferRides]

The ride from Awakino to Marakopa is all good. There was an unsealed stretch in the middle somewhere, perhaps 10k? The ride has been mentioned on KB. IIRC that tunnel was used to get the stock down to the beach back when the beach was basically part of the route north.

There's still about 10k of very smooth gravel, no problem at all on a road bike. But the road over the saddle south of there has recently been resealed and the chips have not bound to the bitumen. It was tricky to ride, tight corners and a loose surface were no fun at all.

The road south of the beach turnoff is good, in better condition than SH3 through the Awakino Gorge.

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