Why this ride
Out of Titirangi, one way: 93 km, roughly 1 h 42 in the saddle. On the way it passes Rosebank and Scenic stretch near Rothesay Bay. The climb of the day is Titirangi.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
East Cape Long Adventure · part 1
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 93 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 42
- Journey
- One way; return travel is separate
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: planning record, not independently verified geometry.
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Distances and riding times are planning figures. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Fuel stop near Titirangi
Titirangi calls itself the gateway to the Waitākere Ranges, and it fits the role: a bohemian village of artists, writers and bush-clad houses, built on steep slopes above the Manukau Harbour, where the suburbs of Auckland end and the native forest begins. The finish is a few kilometres from the village, on the harbour side towards Lynfield and Blockhouse Bay, and it serves as a calm finish for long rides back from Northland.
Read the complete Fuel stop near Titirangi write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
East Cape Long Adventure is where the day begins. Next is East Cape Long Adventure high point.
2. Titirangi
Titirangi feels like the last stop before the wild west of Auckland, and in a sense it is. The village sits on a ridge at the edge of the city, with cafes, a few shops and houses hidden among native bush, and beyond it the Waitākere Ranges roll west toward the Tasman Sea. The name is usually translated from Māori as fringe of heaven, and on a clear evening, looking out over the Manukau Harbour with the light fading behind the hills, it is hard to argue.
Read the complete Titirangi write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
You top out here; the road stops climbing. Next is East Cape Long Adventure checkpoint 8.
3. Near Rosebank
After a long ride around the East Cape, with its lonely beaches, Māori villages, steep hills and the lighthouse at the easternmost point of New Zealand's mainland, coming back into West Auckland can feel like a rude awakening. The finish is in the western suburbs, between Te Atatū and Massey, near the upper reaches of the Waitematā Harbour, a suburban area of houses, parks and shopping centres, and it is the finish line for that long adventure.
Read the complete Near Rosebank write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
The route ends here after 146 km. Next is Scenic stretch near Rothesay Bay.
4. Scenic stretch near Rothesay Bay
Planning note
Scenic stretch near Rothesay Bay, late in the day. Next is Photo stop near Warkworth.
5. Photo stop near Warkworth
Planning note
Finish at Photo stop near Warkworth. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Fuel stop near Titirangi to Titirangi
Fuel stop near Titirangi → Titirangi is 16 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Scenic stretch near Rothesay Bay to Photo stop near Warkworth
Scenic stretch near Rothesay Bay → Photo stop near Warkworth is 21 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
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