KAWAKAWA TO OPUA

Trail highlights

• Cafés, museum, art galleries, shops and Hundertwasser toilets in Kawakawa.
• Te Hononga – Hundertwasser Memorial Park
• Hundertwasser toilets
• Taumarere Railway Station
• Taumarere Long Bridge
• Lone Cow Station – Ake Ake
• Fabulous 30 min train ride to get you and your bike from Taumarere to Whangae Station
• Views from the train out over the water
• Cycling along the water – marina views, mangrove, estuary and crossing rivers
• Opua marina

Necessities

Toilets and food at both Opua and Kawakawa. One toilet at Taumarere Railway Station.

THE EASTERN END FROM KAWAKAWA THROUGH TO OPUA IS ACCESSIBLE ON CERTAIN DAYS  Please check on the BOIVRT website for when. CHECK HERE

THE TRAIN IS BEING USED TO “JOIN THE GAP” ON THE  TWIN COAST CYCLE TRAIL. 

CYCLING EAST  –  The Scheduled Shuttle –  Ōpua Marina Cafe Carpark to Kaikohe Base – 4:15pm pick up – your bike included – this is timed to coincide with the 3.25 pm cycle Train connection between Taumarere Station and the Whangae Tunnel platform. YOU MUST BOOK THE TRAIN SEPARATELY (Link below).

N.B – This product doesn’t operate every day in the quieter season. If there is no train running the scheduled shuttle pick-up will be Kawakawa at 3pm

More details – Cycle to Taumarere station – 3.2kms past Kawakawa,  meet the train there. We recommend that you depart Kawakawa by 2.50pm to be sure you get to the Taumarere station on time.

MEET AT TAUMARERE AT 3.15 PM FOR  TRANSFER BY TRAIN TO WHANGAE STATION – you ride your bike to the station and then put it on the train enjoy a 30 minute scenic train journey along the Waikare esturary to Whangae station – get off the train and ride the last 2.5 kms to Opua to meet our shuttle at 4.15 pm.

Marina Cafe Carpark is your pick-up point – 26 Baffin Street, Opua Marina.

IT IS ESSENTIAL TO BOOK YOUR TRAIN –  Please click the link  BOOK HERE

If you do not pre-book the train there is no guaranteed space for you, (it is very quick and easy to complete just click on the link).  If you have any issues with booking the train contact the Bay of Islands Vintage Railway direct.

IF THERE IS NO TRAIN – PICK UP IS IN KAWAKAWA AT TE HONONGA CENTRE AT 3PM.  The trail between Taumarere to Opua is closed to cyclists and the train is not running. 

This gives you 34kms of riding from Kaikohe downhill to kawakawa. We do suggest you ride through to Taumarere Railway Station (4.5kms further past kawakawa) and then turn around and ride back to kawakawa (Te Hononga Centre car park) for your pick up.

The scheduled time for the standard shuttle in Kawkawa is 3.00 pm.