Photo Essay: Cycling the Mountain to Sea Trail
Posted on 27 Dec 2010 | by Ben | Filed under Blog
The Mountain to Sea Trail is one of the Great Rides on the New Zealand National Cycleway. It will eventually be a 245km trail from Ohakune at the base of Mt Ruapehu all the way to the Tasman Sea at Whanganui. But at the moment there are two sections open, the Old Coach Rd and the Raetihi to Mangapurua Landing sections.
A couple of months ago I was lucky enough to ride a lot of these two tracks. It is going to be a spectacular ride once fully completed, but even right now it is stunning. I love the unrideable section from Pipiriki to The Bridge to Nowhere which means the only way in or out is via boat.
The remote, raw and rugged beauty of this area is hard to explain. Maybe my photos will help.
Learn more about this trail and the other Great Rides at NZbyBike.
Amazing, Ben!
Smiiing as I remember this time last year I was in NZ – your pics are such a lovely reminder of how beautiful it is. Love those ferns!
Hope you had a great Christmas.
Ingrid.
Nice pics and looks great fun! bet it’s warmer than europe too!
Thanks Ingrid, appreciate your feedback
Had a great Christmas thanks. Hope you did too.
Your site is looking great by the way, some really sweet content.
Cheers Kiff. Definitely great fun. And far warmer than Europe!