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Bikepacking Aotearoa is a guide to twenty cycling adventures around New Zealand. The trips range in length from two days to two weeks and explore the less travelled parts of this beautiful little country.

New equipment and a change of mindset have opened up a whole new world of possibilities. Bike packing bags, strap directly on to the bike and allow you to travel fast and light, on off-road capable bikes. Get away from busy main roads. Take to the gravel backroads, cycle trails, and back-country tracks to really get away from it all and find the hidden gems that Aotearoa has to offer.

For riders who are looking for adventures close to home and for bikepacking routes that can be completed in 2-3 days Bikepacking Aotearoa offers a choice of 20 exciting routes that explore some of the most scenic parts of the country. These routes are perfect as weekend getaways or as preparation for a bikepacking event.

• Introductory chapters cover equipment choice, bike setup, training and preparation
• Includes detailed route descriptions, maps, elevation charts, essential service listings
• Routes are graded by difficulty
• Includes a list of Bikepacking events on offer around Aotearoa NZ
• North Island
  • The Heart of the Octopus
  • Great Barrier Island
  • Coromandel Peninsula
  • Raglan to Te Awa Loop
  • Caves to Coast Loop
  • Geyserland Classic
  • Motu Trinity
  • Whanganui – Whangaehu Valley Loop
  • Mangatutu Mission
  • The Five Beaches
  • Āpiti Ridge
  • Remutaka Plus
• South Island
  • Marlborough Sounds Loop
  • Kahurangi 500
  • Tasman’s Great Taste Trail Plus
  • Rainbow – Molesworth
  • Wilderness No.8
  • Le Banks Peninsula
  • Alps 2 Hakataramea Loop
  • Te Kouka Traverse
  • Nevis and the Old Man
  • The Ram Rock