NZ Cycle Trail project: St James Cycle Trail
The St James Cycle Trail was officially opened on Saturday 20 November 2010, the first of the country's 'Great Rides' to be fully completed.
The trail passes through the iconic backcountry of St James Conservation Area, near the tourist town of Hanmer Springs.
Backcountry mountain biking is catered
for on the new St James Cycle Trail
It is marketed and branded as one of the country's Great Rides under Nga Haerenga, The New Zealand Cycle Trail.
The St James Cycle Trail is the third trail to have sections of track available for use - but it is the first to be completed from start to finish.
The 64 km-long St James Trail offers iconic scenery and a mix of trail standards, down spectacular river valleys, past high-country lakes, through beech forest and grassland valleys.
Of the 18 nationally promoted cycle trails, it requires the greatest level of experience to complete.
Experienced mountain bikers are expected to complete the full trail in roughly 10 hours.
There are four huts along the way, providing a chance to make a weekend of it.
Entry point of St James Cycle Trail
A track description is available on this website, and in the St James Conservation Area brochure.
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