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Buller Gorge

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Recorded distance
222 km
Riding-time estimate
3 h 07
Journey
Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis

The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.

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Why this ride

A natural corridor of river bends, cliffs and historic settlements. It also links naturally to Buller River landscape.

Access context

Check NZTA closures, alpine weather, gravel share and ferry status. Specific flag: rain; slips.

Seasonal context

Nov-Apr

Waypoint introductions and full write-ups

  1. 1. Westport

    Westport sits at the mouth of the Buller River on the north end of New Zealand's West Coast, a working town that grew up on coal and gold. The Māori knew the river as Kawatiri, and European settlers arrived in the 1860s when gold was found upstream, then stayed for the coal dug from the high plateau at Denniston, whose steep incline railway was one of the engineering marvels of its day. The coal trade still shapes the town, and the harbour and the long quay give it a plain, practical character that suits the coast.

    Read the complete Westport write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

    May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

    Planning note

    Westport sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Nelson.

  2. 2. Nelson

    Nelson claims to be one of the sunniest places in New Zealand, and the locals say it with the smugness of people who have earned it. The city sits at the top of the South Island on Tasman Bay, with a wide sheltered beach, a backdrop of hills and the mountains of Kahurangi and Abel Tasman beyond. About fifty-nine thousand people live here, and it has a reputation for craft beer, pottery, galleries and a general willingness to take life slowly.

    Read the complete Nelson write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

    May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

    Planning note

    Nelson comes up 222 km in.

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