LAKE HAWEA & WANAKA LAKESIDE TRAIL RIDE WITH SHUTTLE INCLUDED
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Explore Wanaka’s picturesque trails at your own pace with our self-guided Lake Hawea to Wānaka ride. We offer bike hire and transport to the Hawea trailhead where you begin your ride from Hawea back to Wanaka. Our local expertise ensures you’ll discover the best of the region while enjoying a relaxed and unforgettable ride.
Experience the best value bike trip in Wānaka – our most popular ride! We’ll shuttle you from downtown Wānaka to the charming lakeside town of Hāwea, where you’ll embark on this scenic ride. This easy riverside trail, set against a stunning mountainous backdrop, takes you through Albert Town. Here, you can grab refreshments before continuing along the majestic Clutha River towards its source at Lake Wānaka. The journey concludes with a picturesque lakeside trail leading you back to Wānaka township, where you can enjoy ice cream and take in the iconic #thatwānakatree.
DOG FRIENDLY: Yes, we are a dog friendly operation. So long as your dog is used to being alongside moving bicycles, is friendly with strangers and will not interfere with other riders, then we welcome dogs into the shuttle vehicles at no extra charge.
UPGRADE OPTION – GLADSTONE TRACK
For those looking to extend their ride, we offer the Gladstone Track – a 6.5km addition. After dropping off riders at the Lake Hāwea starting point, we’ll transport your group to Johns Creek to begin the Gladstone Track. This flat, graded track follows the Lake Hāwea foreshore and open farmland, eventually joining the Lake Hāwea River Trail for a total ride of approximately 36.5km.
You can book this extension as an optional extra when reserving your ride.
WHAT WE PROVIDE
- Shuttle from Wānaka to Hāwea, trips leave daily at 10.30am from outside the Wānaka iSite (08:30am & 12:30pm also available in peak season)
- Latest-model mountain bike, helmet & bike lock
- Thorough trial briefing with guide route map
- 30km ride / Grade 1-2 trail (Grade system 0 – 6)
- Visit local cafes and patisserie as well as ‘The Hook’ (note: The Hook is open Sun-Wed)
- Ride across the swing bridge!
- See #thatwanakatree
WHAT YOU SHOULD BRING
- Day bag/back pack
- Plastic water bottle (fits inside bike bottle cage)
- Shorts, T-shirt
- Sturdy footwear (closed-toe)
- Windbreaker jacket
- Sunglasses/sunscreen
- Phone/Camera
There is very little hill climbing to do on this ride. The first section from Hāwea to Albert town is downstream. Some of the track does have ruts, therefore we recommend that children riding dismount and walk these short sections.
The Hawea River Track starts off from Flora Dora area on the lakeside in Hawea, you follow the Hawea river downstream until Albert Town, where you join the beautiful Outlet track and wind yourself around the lake back to Wānaka.
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