CYCLE & EXPLORE RIDES

Trail 412: Wetlands,  Westshore, Ahuriri, Coastal & I Way  Pathways      An everchanging interesting ride - taking in a loop of Napier                                                                                                                                                                  From: $50 Bike hire - Electric  Bike $90

 Duration: 4 to 5 plus hours  30kms   

Highlights                                           

Flat terrain. Lots to explore on your 30km ride – wetlands, beautiful homes and gardens,  Village of Ahuriri places of interest,   Art Deco Rothmans Building, Urban Winery, Art Deco façade, places to eat,  then panoramic view over the Pacific Ocean as you wind you way on the pathways to the Port of Napier and  Napier Inner City and Information Centre.  Continue on the pathway beside the sea, turn inland to  join the new 6kms of i Way along Georges Drive  to Prebensen Drive, then into the suburb of Tamatea, cycling  along side  Salt Water Creek.  Option visit the cellar doors of  Mission & Church Road Wineries  before returning to base.

Please ensure you book the wineries and lunch venue prior to the days cycling,   if you don’t do this there is a possibility of being turned away on the day

Refer  bottom of  page for  Download  of Trail 508                                       Printable PDF With  full details of this trail & maps 

 Not included: Wine tasting - food - activities 

 Bike Hire  from Bike About Tours base - you bike all the way
$50 Bike hire - Electric  Bike $90                                                                Napier only : $10 pp collection if you run out of pedal power on route                                                                                                              Accommodation collection and drop off plus transport                          to and from our base at Greenmeadows Napier
Transport  bikers:   Napier  - Hastings and Havelock North
 Napier area :                         $60  Standard bike:  $100 Electric Bike  
 Hastings Havelock North  $100 Standard Bike:   $140  Electric bike:      
 Note: Outside these areas price on application                                            Single supplement if transport is required.                                             $10 Napier $25 Hastings /Havelock North    

 Morning collection by mini bus
  9.30am Napier   10.15 to 10.30am Hastings /Havelock North                  Or advise a time that suits you best        

 Bikes back at base                                                                                               Summer 5.15 to 5.45pm                 Winter 4.45 to 5.00pm
if you are going to be later than the above times a courtesy phone call please 

Child Prices (per person)                                                                                    $40:  Children 8-12 years                                                                      $35: Children up to 8 years                                                                        $30: One Wheelers                                                                               $20: Baby Seats

Children's transport
$10  Napier   - Hastings Havelock North $20

COVID 19 – a note from the wineries   At the Cellar Door Government mandate requires us to scan vaccine passports for all our guests. Please have them ready to scan when you enter

Included in your package                                                                            Bike About Tours provides top of the range bikes, most bikes are fitted with gel seat covers, handle bar bags, panniers for your wine and other goodies, bike stands, key padlocks for bikes. We supply first aid and puncture repair kits; a detailed map of the Cycle Trail of your choice, helmet or you can bring your own. High visibility vests are not compulsory – we have them in stock if you wish to use one. Note: The majority of our Electric bikes don’t have handle bar bags!

Trail 415:  Country Lane Loop                                                     An awesome  peaceful ride on the outskirts of Napier city  

From:  $50 Standard Bike $90 Electric Bike

 Duration: 4 plus  hours            

Option of lunch at River Bar -Clive                                                                  25kms Loop ride - 32 kms Loop ride lunch at River Bar  

Highlights                                                

Just want to go biking?   and enjoy the peaceful surrounding of this  new pathway trail in the country side on the outskirts of Napier, passing by farm lands, orchard, vineyard, two new retirement villages Golf course and streams.  On arriving at Te Awa Avenue  turn right and  you make  your way to Awatoto beside the sea, from here you have the option of a 3km ride to Clive, time to  explore  this small coastal village and maybe have lunch, on your return (10.6kms) you join the Tutaekuri River Bank Pathway to Johns Road  where you turn inland and make you way back to Bike About Tours Base (2.5kms)         Or if you still have pedal power continue on the pathway and make your way to the Duke of Gloucester for a quite drink before you ride the final 3 kms back to base

Note: Outside these areas, price on application

Refer bottom of page for a Download of Trail 501 Printable PDF

With full details of this trail & maps

Option one:                             

From our base
$50 Standard Bike $90 Electric Bike

Option two:                             

Transport - Cyclists -Bikes     Accommodation collection and drop off  Napier 

$60 Standard Bike $100 Electric Bike    

Clive  - Hasting and Havelock North     

$90 Standard Bike $130 Electric Bike 

Note: Outside these areas, price on application

Prices (per person)
$50  Standard Bike           $90          Electric Bike –  From our base.
$60 Standard Bike       $100 Electric Bike
With accommodation collection and drop off Napier area.
$90 Standard Bike            $130       Electric Bike 
With accommodation collection and drop off in Hastings or Havelock North.

Note: Outside these areas Price on application

Tandems  double the price of a single bike

Children 8-12 years          $45.
Children up to 8 years     $40
One wheelers                     $35.
Baby Seats from               $15.

$25 Single supplement if transport is required 

$6  if you run out of pedal power on route  and require collection – Single supplement $12

Route
A fantastic Trail, lots to discover as you wind your way via the inland foothills through farmlands to the Wetlands where you will find wildlife a plenty. Pass the Napier airport, farming and orchard areas on your way to Bay View.

Options to visit Snapper Café at Napier Beach Holiday Park or *Crab Farm Winery, then cycle Coastal Pathways – Beacons Reserve to Westshore, Ahuriri, Downtown Napier, enjoy the new iWays via  St Georges Drive to the  suburbs of Marewa and Tamatea,  Park Island to enjoy the view then to Mission & Church Road Wineries cellar doors before returning to base.

Clive IWay Explore Hastings, Havelock North  &  Wetlands,  

 Duration:  5  to 6 plus  30kms   Minimum of 2 persons

Option One:                                  

From Bike About Tours base you bike one way - Drop off or collection  

$ 75 Standard bike - $115 Electric 

Option Two:                                  

Transport - Cyclists - Bikes     Accommodation collection and drop off     Napier, Clive, Hastings, Havelock North  

$105  Standard bike - $145 Electric Bike   

Note: Outside these areas,  price on application             

Collection times see below

Highlights                                             

A pleasant 2.kms ramble from Bike About Tours base to join the Tutaekuri Riverbank Pathway then onto Awatoto beside the sea. From here you cross 3 bridges all with cycle lanes to the Village of Clive.  2kms down on the pathway beside Clive’s Main Road you  join the iWay  on your right - this ride takes you past the Clive River - through the small settlement of Whakatu which was the home of the Whakatu Freezing Works, stop of at the Fire Station Café for a cuppa.  Sundays only - Hawke's Bay Showground  - Farmers Market  8.00am to 12.30pm  

Continue cycling to view Hasting hanging Baskets in the inner city shopping centre ( summer only)– a beer at Brave Brewing, Telegraph Hill for olives and oil, at the Strawberry Patch pick a strawberry or two (seasonal) or indulge in an ice cream Explore the Village of Havelock North then a 3 kms ride in the country to  Birdwood Gallery, sculpture garden, café, fruit ice creams and old fashioned sweet shop.                                   

COVID 19 – a note from the wineries
At the Cellar Door Government mandate requires us to scan vaccine passports for all our guests. Please have them ready to scan when you enter

Refer bottom of page for Download of Trail 417 Printable PDF With full details of this trail & maps

Not included:                                                   

Wine tasting - food - activities

$25: Single supplement if transport is required

Collection times                       

9.30am Napier - 10.15am Clive, Hastings, Havelock North  

Or advise a time that suits you best        

Note: Outside these areas price on application

Bikes back at base                 

Summer 5.15 to 5.45pm- Winter 4.45 to 5.00pm                                 

$25: Single supplement if transport is required      

Included in your package  Bike About Tours provides top of the range bikes, most bikes are fitted with gel seat covers, handle bar bags, panniers for your wine and other goodies, bike stands, key padlocks for bikes. We supply first aid and puncture repair kits; a detailed map of the Cycle Trail of your choice, helmet or you can bring your own. High visibility vests are not compulsory – we have them in stock if you wish to use one. Note: The majority of our Electric bikes don’t have handle bar bags!

A pleasant 2.kms ramble from Bike About Tours base to join the Tutaekuri Riverbank Pathway then onto Awatoto beside the sea. From here you cross 3 bridges all with cycle lanes to the Village of Clive.  2kms down on the pathway beside Clive’s Main Road you  join the iWay  on your right - this ride takes you past the Clive River - through the small settlement of Whakatu which was the home of the Whakatu Freezing Works, stop of at the Fire Station Cafe for a cuppa.  Sundays only - Hawke's Bay Showground  - Farmers Market  8.00am to 12.30pm  Hasting hanging Baskets in the summer time – a beer at Brave Brewing, Telegraph Hill for olives and oil, at the Strawberry Patch pick a strawberry or two (seasonal) or indulge in an ice cream Explore the Village of Havelock North then a 3 kms ride in the country to  Birdwood Gallery, sculpture garden, café, fruit ice creams and old fashioned sweet shop.
From $55 Standard Bike $95 Electric Bike

Prices (per person)
$55  Standard Bike    $95 Electric Bike –  From our base.
$80 Standard Bike   $120 Electric Bike 
From our base, with transport to OR from the trail.
$90 Standard Bike    $130 Electric Bike
From our base, with transport to AND from the trail.
$95 Standard Bike    $135 Electric Bike  
With accommodation collection and drop off plus transport to and from the trail

Tandems double the cost of bike hire  plus transport costs if required 
Children 8-12  Years      $55
Children up to 8  Years   $50 
One Wheelers              $45.
Baby Seats from           $15.

One way from Bike About Tours base afternoon collection
31.8kms to Te Mata Estate Winery
34.8kms to Craggy Range Winery  – experienced riders only
19.8kms drop of at Awatoto beside the sea to Te Mata Estate
16.8kms  drop of at Clive iWay  to Te Mata Estate

Details
Road and Riverbank pathways, i-Way Pathway from Clive to Hastings, (Sundays only visit Hawke’s Bay Farmers Market) Hastings Hanging baskets are a sight to behold during the summer months,  Brave Brewery, Telegraph Hill for  Olives and Oils and lots more, Strawberry Patch, explore the village of Havelock North, Te Mata Mushrooms,  Arataki Honey, #Red Barrel Winery. Black Barn and Te Mata Estate Winery, Origin Earth Cheese makers, and Akarangi Wines

For the experienced cyclists only:  Take a detour – hilly terrain 5.2kms return cycle down the hill to Craggy Range Winery – Note – most cycling on the road  – very little in way of pathways.  The good news is a Cycle Pathway is in the process of being built  – will keep you posted when finished…

If you still have heaps of pedal power ( approx 12 to 15kms)   then continue your cycle trail via  the River Road Pathway overlooking orchards, vineyards and farmlands, cross Black Bridge – turn left ride the riverbank pathway then time to  explore the two coastal villages  – Haumoana and Te Awanga  – wineries in this area – #Beach House Wines,  Elephant Hill Winery & Restaurant  Clearview Winery & Restaurant,   #Te Awanga Estate (formally Kim Crawford Wines), enjoy spectacular  coastal views.  Cycle through the village of Te Awanga to Wool World and Hygge Cafe at the road end beside the sea. Other points of interest  Haumoana Farmyard Zoo and/or the British Car Museum. There are  numerous Art & Craft studios in this area.

Food Options Hastings & Havelock North 
 Hastings inner city,  or explore the many food outlets in the village of Havelock North, Black Barn Winery,

Food Options (Coastal Villages)
Gannet Bar & Grill, Elephant Hill Estate Winery, Clearview Winery, Clifton Bay Cafe which closes at 4.00pm

A phone call around 4.00pm to arrange a place that suits you best (not pathways) for collection around 4.45pm   Thankyou