 Emily and I did the Otago Rail Trail for a Christmas treat. Came home on Monday after completing the 154 km expedition. Here we are with our rental bikes (Ranfurly Bike Hire). And by the Clutha River, just donwstream from the Clyde Dam at Clyde where we started off... |
 Crossing the Clutha River heading into Alexandra on day 1. Long stretches of Central Otago. This is by Olrig Station. Parked by a railway gangers shed... |
 Plenty of heritage and history along the way. And places to get some shade. Day 2 was hot... |
 Lots of bridges of all sorts of shapes and sizes. Nothing quite like biking across a bridge... |
 And the tunnels were interesting too. I think there were 3 quite long tunnels to bike through. We had a bike light that was bright enough to bike behind. Walking encouraged... |
 The Graham Sydney images of Central Otago and landscapes are everywhere. Hard to resist. |
 Here is Peter's Farmstay. The accommodation to chosse from along the way is hugely varied. Pubs, taverns, fancy hotels, basic campsites - you really become aware of the economic transformation this piece of infrastructure has brought about in Central Otago. The new gold mine. And seriously sustainable... |
 ...and everywhere along the way, those fantastic, big sky views... sure we got the odd sore wrist and a numb bum from time to time... but it's fun. We were told the average age of people doing the trail is in the 50's... |
 And finally the train on the last piece of track left in place. I thoroughly recommend the Taieri Gorge train back to Dunedin. Buffet car and all... |
Friday, December 18, 2009
Xmas Otago Rail Trail Experience
| Emily and I did the Otago Rail Trail for a Christmas treat. Came home on Monday after completing the 154 km expedition. Here we are with our rental bikes (Ranfurly Bike Hire). And by the Clutha River, just donwstream from the Clyde Dam at Clyde where we started off... |
| Crossing the Clutha River heading into Alexandra on day 1.Long stretches of Central Otago. This is by Olrig Station. Parked by a railway gangers shed... |
| Plenty of heritage and history along the way. And places to get some shade. Day 2 was hot... |
| Lots of bridges of all sorts of shapes and sizes. Nothing quite like biking across a bridge... |
| And the tunnels were interesting too. I think there were 3 quite long tunnels to bike through. We had a bike light that was bright enough to bike behind. Walking encouraged... |
| The Graham Sydney images of Central Otago and landscapes are everywhere. Hard to resist. |
| Here is Peter's Farmstay. The accommodation to chosse from along the way is hugely varied. Pubs, taverns, fancy hotels, basic campsites - you really become aware of the economic transformation this piece of infrastructure has brought about in Central Otago. The new gold mine. And seriously sustainable... |
| ...and everywhere along the way, those fantastic, big sky views... sure we got the odd sore wrist and a numb bum from time to time... but it's fun. We were told the average age of people doing the trail is in the 50's... |
| And finally the train on the last piece of track left in place. I thoroughly recommend the Taieri Gorge train back to Dunedin. Buffet car and all... |
2 comments:
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My partner Paul and I did half the rail trail in Feb 2008 - it was bloody brillant (even if I did scream for a gin at the end of the day) so we'll be aiming to head back in 2011.
Thanks for the photos - they bring back memories.
Now, how about getting a regional rail trail project underway and into the ARC LTCCP/AP so that something is done before ATA get their grubby hands on it... -
December 18, 2009 at 10:23 AM
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...some of us are working on developing other great trails - notaby the 70km Great Harbour Way round the Wellington Harbour which will link with the Hutt River Trail and then the Rimutaka Rail Trail to the Wairararpa.
Pity that the Key Cycleway project is so undermined by big new road capacity spending! -
December 18, 2009 at 1:10 PM
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My partner Paul and I did half the rail trail in Feb 2008 - it was bloody brillant (even if I did scream for a gin at the end of the day) so we'll be aiming to head back in 2011.
Thanks for the photos - they bring back memories.
Now, how about getting a regional rail trail project underway and into the ARC LTCCP/AP so that something is done before ATA get their grubby hands on it...
...some of us are working on developing other great trails - notaby the 70km Great Harbour Way round the Wellington Harbour which will link with the Hutt River Trail and then the Rimutaka Rail Trail to the Wairararpa.
Pity that the Key Cycleway project is so undermined by big new road capacity spending!
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