South IslandCanterbury · Otago
Access restrictionsAlps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail
A route from Aoraki / Mount Cook to Ōamaru, linking alpine lakes, the Mackenzie Basin and the Waitaki Valley.
315 kmfull cycle trail
The trail
Aoraki / Mount Cook to Ōamaru
The route follows lakeshores, canals and rural roads before reaching the Pacific coast. A Lake Takapō starting option joins the main trail near Lake Pūkaki.
Before you go
Access restrictions- The Aoraki / Mount Cook start requires a helicopter crossing of the Tasman River.
- Official alerts list diversions at Pukaki Flat and Elderslie, plus dam-road closure notices. Check current details before using those sections.
- Trail access is limited to daylight hours.
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