Aotearoa | New Zealand
The Old Ghost Road is an 85km single track mountain bike trail and walking path in the upper South Island of New Zealand. It begins at Lyell - near the town of Murchison - and it ends on the West Coast at the small settlement...
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This is my second post about The Old Ghost Road, which includes some ride and transport details. The first post, which is about preparing and packing for the ride, is here. A recap summary of the ride: The Old Ghost Road is an 85 km...
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So I am planning to ride a mountain bike along the evocatively entitled Old Ghost Road. It runs from the now-defunct gold mining town called Lyell - in the upper part of the South Island - across the mountains to the West Coast...
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The Central Otago Rail Trail is New Zealand's best known cycle trail. Built in 1994 on a decommissioned railway from Dunedin to Clyde it traverses the dry, grassy South Island high country; winding it's way through rocky gorges, over high river viaducts and across the sweeping...
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When travelling around the back roads of Aotearoa New Zealand you will often see abandoned old villas and farmhouses. In various states of disrepair, they have been left to the elements.
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