It is a fun and very easy run on the seaside pathway from Ahuriri to Napier or even further: I love the atmosphere: At any time you’ll meet families playing on the many playgrounds or enjoying a picnic, young and old cycling alongside the bay and joggers. Related posts
Staying at Gibbston House it is almost a must to run the Gibbston Valley Trail along the Kawarau River. The Gibbston Valley Trail is part of the Queenstown Trail, only opened in 2012. The Queenstown Trail is a cycle and walking trail funded as one of the projects of the New Zealand Cycle Trail (NZCT) …
Wow! That was fun – and a great challenge! Ever heard from the Waiheke Coastal Classic run in Autumn? Check it out – you will be surprised. Yeah right, what they are not mentioning is how hilly Waiheke is and how many wooden stairs they crafted into this coastal track! Not only stairs, normal stairs, …
Running in Auckland is always fun, but this route is one of my favorites. Starting at Hotel deBrett, cross Britomart to the Waterfront and just follow it…you can run some little side trips around the piers towards Shed 10 and again towards the Hilton. It is an easy, fun run with a lot of people …
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It was windy, for Swiss standards very-very windy, and we were looking for a tracking path a little sheltered. The Luggate Creek Track was exactly what we were looking for! And where you can hike, you normally can run as well! The Luggate Creek Track is part of various Clutha River Track Trails. Last time …
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While driving several hours towards Auckland we again started to talk about Napier and suddenly became aware of our very special relationship we maintain with that region. As a matter of fact, it’s our fifth trip to New Zealand and our fifth visit to Hawkes Bay. We started to ponder: Really? Shall Napier truly be …
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