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Old Coach Road Bike Trail: A Self-Guided Tour Through Historic Ohakune
4.6
60 Ratings
Ohakune
Embark on a self-guided tour of the historic Ohakune Old Coach Road, a 4-hour bike trail through native bush and past iconic landmarks. Suitable for all ages and abilities.
Embark on a self-guided tour of the historic Ohakune Old Coach Road, a 4-hour bike trail through native bush and past iconic landmarks. Suitable for all ages and abilities.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Ohakune Old Coach Road - Horopito is 150 meters higher than Ohakune so overall you have an easier ride. The ride will cover Open farmland, native bush, viaducts, train tunnels and more. As you arrive at the Ohakune end of the trail there is an optional pump track and beautiful ride down besides the Mangawhero River back to base where you will…
- Ohakune Old Coach Road - Horopito is 150 meters higher than Ohakune so overall you have an easier ride. The ride will cover Open farmland, native bush, viaducts, train tunnels and more. As you arrive at the Ohakune end of the trail there is an optional pump track and beautiful ride down besides the Mangawhero River back to base where you will finish your ride.
- TCB Ski Board and Bike - Start your journey at base in Ohakune where you will be fitted with a helmet, bike and safety kit before being given a safety briefing and talked through the ride.
What's Included
- Self-guided bicycle tour
- Air-conditioned transport facilities
- Includes all necessary equipment like Bicycle and helmet
- Self-guided bicycle tour
- Air-conditioned transport facilities
- Includes all necessary equipment like Bicycle and helmet
What's Not Included
- n/a
- n/a
Additional Information
Embark on a self-paced, 4-hour bike journey along the historic Ohakune Old Coach Road. This captivating ride, set along the bush corridor of Mount Ruapehu, is a thrilling trip down memory lane. You’ll pedal by the Haeremaere Stream’s original railway bridge concrete piers, the impressive steel Taonui Railway Viaduct, and drink in sweeping vistas of the…
Embark on a self-paced, 4-hour bike journey along the historic Ohakune Old Coach Road. This captivating ride, set along the bush corridor of Mount Ruapehu, is a thrilling trip down memory lane. You’ll pedal by the Haeremaere Stream’s original railway bridge concrete piers, the impressive steel Taonui Railway Viaduct, and drink in sweeping vistas of the Waimarino Plains and the towering Mt Ruapehu, majestic Rimu trees, not to mention the Hapuawhenua Viaduct.
An excellent day trip activity suitable for all ages and skill levels.
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Location
TCB Ski Board & Bike
Ayr Street
Departure Point TCB Ohakune 29 Ayr St, Ohakune
Corner of Ayr and Mangawhero Streets in downtown Ohakune
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(60 Ratings)
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Mrgilbe1
Aug 4, 2024
Don't miss Old Coach Road and TCB make it so easy - We had such a great time on the Old Coach Road today. Rental bikes are usually a bit old and worn out but not TCB's bikes - newish and beautifully maintained, the gear changes and brakes were sharp and precise. Tip: Pay the extra for the softtail bikes, the cobbles on the trail are sharp and bumpy! Everything was just smooth and easy. Old Coach Road is a must do on a bike or on foot, it's stunning.
Mya set us up nicely and answered all our many and varied and interminable questions with a smile. So much fun, thanks TCB.
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Drrawiri_t
Apr 2, 2024
Stunning ride but be aware - A stunning ride. However, the advertisement includes children aged 6-14. I would not recommend this ride for children less than 12-14yrs or adults who are not particularly fit. There are some steep uphill sections and some fast very bumpy bone jarring downhills because of the large stones used to build the original road. Otherwise a wonderful ride.
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Tony_s
Mar 28, 2024
Great ride to Ohakune - The ride was challenging but not too hard on a non electric bike. Loved it. My wife and I have done many rail trails in Australia and New Zealand and would say this is not a typical flat smooth surfaced Rail Trail, more like a mountain bike experience on some washed out tracks. Loved it !
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Annemarie_b
Feb 15, 2024
Fun - Nice mountainbike. A bit challenging when you've never done this.
You can also book in the village. Nice people.
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John_h
Feb 2, 2024
Our ride on The Old Coach Trail was great! - Our ride on The Old Coach Trail was great! The trail was scenic and diverse. Elyse at TCB was great. She made the bike rental quick and easy and was able to answer all our questions. I would strongly recommend this ride.
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Kevin_f
Jan 30, 2024
Bumpy historical ride - Great experience with many interesting well marked points of interest along the way. Trail has several ups and downs. I found the most challenging part to be the rocks! We used just regular bikes and found myself walking at several points because of the combination of rocks and either ascent or descent.
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V807sgdebbieh
Jan 27, 2024
Old coach self guided - My daughter and I did this together. Great service to get our bikes and drop off to the start point. Excellent directions and a really great experience!
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Mark_c
Jan 5, 2024
Awesome day - Great bikes and a cool track. Well organized from start to finish. A must do for anyone in the area.
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Rebeccadb1569yo
Feb 6, 2024
Did this famous ride - Very intereati.g, somewhat challenging due to original cobblestones . Managaed up and back easily time wise.
A level 3 for sure.
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Escape22585367492
Jan 21, 2024
Teeth-rattling mountain bike ride with stunning scenery - This is a real bone-rattler of a ride and not what I expected at all. Apparently it's a grade 3 mountain bike track - whatever that means - and luckily I did no research beforehand as I probably wouldn't have gone otherwise.
I have no mountain bike experience, absolutely zero, and along with about half our group had to get off and walk about 50% of the time (which was fine).
There were some really lovely bits but a lot of it was VERY bumpy, large cobbled rocks, slippery downhill bits, strenuous uphill. The smooth parts came as a blessed relief.
Fitness-wise it's not difficult but the biking can be tricky, we walked up most of the uphill.
If you are not confident on a bike I would not recommend. If you are confident mountain biking you will love this.
Ladies, wear a decent sports bra.
Scenery is beautiful.
We went in a group of 12 with TCB. 6 adults, 6 kids ages 11-16. Some of the kids loved it, some hated it, depends on the kid. We had one fall with grazes - bring a first aid kit as TCB don't provide them.
TCB were great to deal with, easy to book and took us to the start at Horopito. Bikes were great, we had no dramas.
Glad I did it but would rather walk.
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