Days
3
Pricing From
$960
Difficulty
3
Discover tasty local cuisine and meet interesting local people on the legendary Otago Central Rail Trail in this 3 Day/2 Night Independent Cycle Adventure. Enjoy some easy cycling on a vehicle-free trail for 40-60 kms. a day, passing by the distinctive Otago landscape while riding over viaducts and through tunnels, and staying at old historic hotels offering twin/double share accommodation on the 3 Day Otago Central Rail Trail Bike Experience.
Difficulty: 3
Daily departures from September to May
* subject to accommodation availability
Start: Queenstown (7:45am)
Finish: Dunedin or Queenstown
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Cost per person (Twin Share)
Sep 2025 - May 2026
* These package prices are subject to the suggested accommodation being available at the time of booking. Alternative accommodation may change the price.
Currency ConverterDiscover tasty local cuisine and meet interesting local people on the legendary Otago Central Rail Trail in this 3 Day/2 Night Independent Cycle Adventure. Enjoy some easy cycling on a vehicle-free trail for 40-60 kms. a day, passing by the distinctive Otago landscape while riding over viaducts and through tunnels, and staying at old historic hotels offering twin/double share accommodation on the 3 Day Otago Central Rail Trail Bike Experience.
A morning briefing and bike fitting at our Clyde depot will set you up for your first day of cycling. The first stop is Alexandra, 8km away. Alex is a great place to stop for a coffee and a Southern cheese roll. You'll then head towards Chatto Creek, where the tavern serves an excellent lunch and is a recommended stop before Tiger Hill. Tiger Hill is a gentle uphill ride, and then it's downhill to your overnight accommodation in Lauder. The 5km loop to Ophir is highly recommended, with historic wooden and stone buildings from the gold-mining era and the iconic Daniel O'Connell suspension bridge (circa 1880).
Today you'll cycle through the stunning Poolburn Gorge, which features historic tunnels and viaducts in a secluded rocky setting. The gorge then opens out to the vast expanse of the Ida Valley. A tour of Historic Hayes is popular among our cyclists and is an excellent spot for lunch, as is the settlement of Oturehua, approx 1km down the road from Hayes. A visit to Oturehua's general store, Gilchrists, is a step back in time and also recommended Stay the night in Ranfurly (or Waipiata).
Meals: B
Your last day on the trail passes the site of the 1943 Hyde railway disaster and down through the wide-open spaces of the Strath Taieri Valley and the impressive Rock and Pillar Range. The ride is downhill to the trail's end at our Middlemarch depot, where you return your bike and equipment and catch a shuttle back to Clyde, departing 2:30 pm.
Meals: B
Cost per person (Twin Share)
Sep 2025 - May 2026
* These package prices are subject to the suggested accommodation being available at the time of booking. Alternative accommodation may change the price.
A morning briefing and bike fitting at our Clyde depot will set you up for your first day of cycling. The first stop is Alexandra, 8km away. Alex is a great place to stop for a coffee and a Southern cheese roll. You'll then head towards Chatto Creek, where the tavern serves an excellent lunch and is a recommended stop before Tiger Hill. Tiger Hill is a gentle uphill ride, and then it's downhill to your overnight accommodation in Lauder. The 5km loop to Ophir is highly recommended, with historic wooden and stone buildings from the gold-mining era and the iconic Daniel O'Connell suspension bridge (circa 1880).
Today you'll cycle through the stunning Poolburn Gorge, which features historic tunnels and viaducts in a secluded rocky setting. The gorge then opens out to the vast expanse of the Ida Valley. A tour of Historic Hayes is popular among our cyclists and is an excellent spot for lunch, as is the settlement of Oturehua, approx 1km down the road from Hayes. A visit to Oturehua's general store, Gilchrists, is a step back in time and also recommended Stay the night in Ranfurly (or Waipiata).
Meals: B
Your last day on the trail passes the site of the 1943 Hyde railway disaster and down through the wide-open spaces of the Strath Taieri Valley and the impressive Rock and Pillar Range. The ride is downhill to the trail's end at our Middlemarch depot, where you return your bike and equipment and catch a shuttle back to Clyde, departing 2:30 pm.
Meals: B
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