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Our Cycling Route Through New Zealand

Map Pin Legend

The green line on the map above shows the exact GPS route we have cycled. The pins on the map show our final destination for each cycling day. You can click on a pin to see the date we cycled.

Our cycling route through New Zealand

The map above shows the route we cycled through New Zealand. We flew into Queenstown from Sydney, Australia and flew out from Auckland to Santiago, Chile.

If you'd like to take a closer look at our route or use it for your plans you can download the .kml file using the button below. For PC users you can view this file type in "Google Earth Pro", available here: google.com/earth/versions/, for Android users we recommend maps.me and for iPhone users we also recommend maps.me.

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Our cycling stats for New Zealand

Days Cycled
29
Hours on Bike
126:29
Average Speed
9.47 mph
15.14 kmph
Total Distance
1,200.36 miles
1,920.58 km
Average Daily Distance
41.39 miles
66.23 km
Longest Cycling Day
61.21 miles
97.93 km
Total Elevation
52,606 ft
16,034 meters
Max Elevation
3,548 ft
1,081 meters

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Daily Cycling Activity

Below is a breakdown of our daily cycling activity, you can see our exact route and final destination each day using the map at the top of the page.

Day Start/Finish Distance Duration Avg. Speed Elevation Gained Elevation Min/Max
29 Pokeno to Auckland
15th November 2023
33.32 miles
53.31 km
3:51 8.64 mph
13.82 kmph
1,844 ft
562 m
15 ft / 822 ft
5 m / 251 m
28 Waihi to Pokeno
14th November 2023
57.17 miles
91.47 km
6:28 8.83 mph
14.13 kmph
1,057 ft
322 m
10 ft / 407 ft
3 m / 124 m
27 Tauranga to Waihi
13th November 2023
40.66 miles
65.05 km
4:44 8.58 mph
13.72 kmph
2,585 ft
788 m
2 ft / 447 ft
1 m / 136 m
26 Rotorua to Tauranga
10th November 2023
49.89 miles
79.83 km
4:37 10.79 mph
17.26 kmph
2,186 ft
666 m
14 ft / 1,100 ft
4 m / 335 m
25 Taupo to Rotorua
6th November 2023
51.29 miles
82.07 km
4:50 10.59 mph
16.94 kmph
1,761 ft
537 m
949 ft / 1,760 ft
289 m / 537 m
24 Turangi to Taupo
5th November 2023
31.95 miles
51.13 km
3:10 10.07 mph
16.11 kmph
775 ft
236 m
1,174 ft / 1,651 ft
358 m / 503 m
23 Waipuru to Turangi
4th November 2023
39.81 miles
63.70 km
4:24 9.02 mph
14.43 kmph
1,938 ft
591 m
1,199 ft / 3,548 ft
365 m / 1,081 m
22 Taihape to Waipuru
3rd November 2023
18.40 miles
29.44 km
2:45 6.66 mph
10.65 kmph
1,869 ft
570 m
1,438 ft / 2,729 ft
438 m / 832 m
21 Bulls to Taihape
1st November 2023
52.09 miles
83.34 km
5:49 8.95 mph
14.32 kmph
3,382 ft
1,031 m
131 ft / 1,672 ft
40 m / 510 m
20 Okaki to Bulls
31st October 2023
47.71 miles
76.33 km
4:53 9.75 mph
15.60 kmph
936 ft
285 m
15 ft / 197 ft
5 m / 60 m
19 Wellington to Otaki
30th October 2023
40.72 miles
65.16 km
4:12 9.68 mph
15.49 kmph
1,228 ft
374 m
19 ft / 304 ft
6 m / 93 m
18 Picton to Wellington
24th October 2023
6.42 miles
10.27 km
1:07 5.70 mph
9.13 kmph
943 ft
288 m
5 ft / 567 ft
1 m / 173 m
17 Morning Ride
23rd October 2023
18.14 miles
29.02 km
1:49 9.90 mph
15.84 kmph
374 ft
114 m
24 ft / 293 ft
7 m / 89 m
16 Ward to Blenheim
21st October 2023
28.52 miles
45.64 km
2:46 10.31 mph
16.50 kmph
1,414 ft
431 m
19 ft / 649 ft
6 m / 198 m
15 Kaikoura to Ward
20th October 2023
51.09 miles
81.74 km
4:16 11.97 mph
19.14 kmph
1,724 ft
525 m
-93 ft / 316 ft
-28 m / 96 m
14 Cheviot to Kaikoura
19th October 2023
42.57 miles
68.11 km
4:35 9.25 mph
14.81 kmph
2,351 ft
717 m
11 ft / 658 ft
3 m / 201 m
13 Leithfield to Cheviot
18th October 2023
45.96 miles
73.53 km
4:41 9.78 mph
15.65 kmph
1,781 ft
543 m
15 ft / 815 ft
5 m / 248 m
12 Christchurch to Leithfield
16th October 2023
36.90 miles
59.04 km
3:38 10.16 mph
16.25 kmph
367 ft
112 m
6 ft / 415 ft
2 m / 127 m
11 Springfield to Christchurch
6th October 2023
41.76 miles
66.82 km
3:25 12.19 mph
19.50 kmph
25 ft
8 m
28 ft / 1,273 ft
8 m / 388 m
10 Arthur’s Pass to Springfield
5th October 2023
51.04 miles
81.67 km
5:18 9.60 mph
15.36 kmph
3,209 ft
978 m
1,272 ft / 3,089 ft
388 m / 941 m
9 Hokitika to Arthur’s Pass
4th October 2023
61.21 miles
97.93 km
6:59 8.75 mph
14.00 kmph
4,377 ft
1,334 m
16 ft / 3,025 ft
5 m / 922 m
8 Hari Hari to Hokitika
3rd October 2023
44.87 miles
71.79 km
4:15 10.52 mph
16.84 kmph
1,718 ft
524 m
14 ft / 354 ft
4 m / 108 m
7 Franz Josef to Hari Hari
1st October 2023
40.29 miles
64.46 km
3:47 10.63 mph
17.01 kmph
1,435 ft
437 m
111 ft / 642 ft
34 m / 196 m
6 Jacob’s River to Franz Josef
30th September 2023
46.80 miles
74.88 km
4:57 9.45 mph
15.12 kmph
2,909 ft
887 m
47 ft / 1,359 ft
14 m / 414 m
5 Haast to Jacob’s River
29th September 2023
55.93 miles
89.48 km
6:32 8.56 mph
13.69 kmph
2,219 ft
676 m
27 ft / 625 ft
8 m / 191 m
4 Makarora to Haast
28th September 2023
48.50 miles
77.60 km
5:21 9.05 mph
14.48 kmph
2,323 ft
708 m
47 ft / 1,874 ft
14 m / 571 m
3 Wanaka to Makarora
27th September 2023
40.14 miles
64.22 km
4:22 9.18 mph
14.69 kmph
2,640 ft
805 m
927 ft / 1,504 ft
283 m / 458 m
2 Cromwell to Wanaka
19th September 2023
37.35 miles
59.76 km
4:52 7.66 mph
12.26 kmph
1,518 ft
463 m
643 ft / 1,193 ft
196 m / 364 m
1 Queenstown to Cromwell
18th September 2023
39.87 miles
63.80 km
3:52 10.28 mph
16.45 kmph
1,719 ft
524 m
695 ft / 1,372 ft
212 m / 418 m

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