New section being added to cycle trail

A new link to the Alps 2 Ocean cycle trail has been added to the 310km route from Mt Cook to Oamaru from this season.

Genesis Energy will allow cyclists to use the Tekapo Canal Rd, from which vehicles have been banned, as a link to the main trail, its marketing and sales officer, Jason Menard, said yesterday.''

This link-up gives the public a choice of starting points,'' Mr Menard said.

Some would prefer the Aoraki/Mt Cook start with a helicopter flight and the remote drop-off location, whereas others might prefer the easy paved canal road option from Lake Tekapo, he said.

The Lake Tekapo start was from the Tekapo Springs Info Centre.

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