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4-5 Day 
Options

Enjoying the Ride

The most popular itinerary to truly explore and enjoy the Otago Central Rail Trail is to bike it over four or five days. These itineraries offer times before or after the ride to explore the towns on either side of the trail, as well as those ones further afield. Stop 

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Four Day-ers!

Omakau Otago Central Railtrail
Lauder Otago Central Rail Trail

Option One:

  • Day One:
    Clyde to Omakau
    (37 kilometres)

  • Day Two: 
    Omakau to Wedderburn
    (41.5 kilometres)

  • Day Three:
    Wedderburn to Hyde
    (46 kilometres)


  • Day Four:
    Kokonga to Middlemarch
    (52.5 kilometres) 

Option Two:

  • Day One:
    Clyde to Lauder
    (44 kilometres)


  • Day Two:
    Lauder to Wedderburn
    (34.5 kilometres)


  • Day Three:
    Wedderburn to Kokonga
    (31.5 kilometres)


  • Day Four:
    Kokonga to Middlemarch
    (42 kilometres)

Five Day-ers!

Gilchrist Store Oturehua - Alexandra Information Centre
Wedderburn Alexandra Information Centre

Option One:

  • Day One:
    Clyde to Omakau
    (37 kilometres)


  • Day Two:
    Omakau to Oturehua
    (29.5 kilometres)


  • Day Three: 
    Oturehua to Waipiata
    (33 kilometres)


  • Day Four:
    Waipiata to Hyde
    (25 kilometres)


  • Day Five:
    Hyde to Middlemarch
    (27.5 kilometres)

Option Two:

  • Day One: 
    Clyde to Ophir
    (38.7 kilometres)


  • Day Two:
    Ophir to Wedderburn
    (31.2 kilometres)


  • Day Three:
    Wedderburn to Naseby to Ranfurly
    (32 kilometres)


  • Day Four:
    Ranfurly to Hyde
    (32.5 kilometres)


  • Day Five:
    Hyde to Middlemarch
    (27.5 kilometres)

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