Around the Mountain Cycle Trail
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The Around the Mountain Cycle Trail is a cycle trail funded as one of the projects of the New Zealand Cycle Trail (NZCT) system in Southland
, New Zealand
. The trail is to be 175 km long, out of which 40 km already existed before the NZCT's creation.
The first stage of the cycle trail, to be built with $4 million dollar of NZCT funding, will go from Walter Peak to Mossburn
, while a further $4 million for extensions are to be sought from other sources. Southland Mayor Frana Cardno noted that she expects the cycle trails to become as popular as the Great Walks
, and rival Milford Track
in numbers, and that she was delighted at having signed the agreement with government, despite not receiving Government funding for the full length (with costs initially estimated at $9–11 million). The second stage is to continue to Lumsden
and Kingston
.
Southland Region
Southland is New Zealand's southernmost region and is also a district within that region. It consists mainly of the southwestern portion of the South Island and Stewart Island / Rakiura...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. The trail is to be 175 km long, out of which 40 km already existed before the NZCT's creation.
The first stage of the cycle trail, to be built with $4 million dollar of NZCT funding, will go from Walter Peak to Mossburn
Mossburn
Mossburn is a small town in the northern Southland Region of New Zealand, south of Queenstown and east of Te Anau. In 2001, it had a usually resident population of 240, consisting of 129 males and 111 females. This constituted a 12.1% decrease in population since the previous New Zealand Census of...
, while a further $4 million for extensions are to be sought from other sources. Southland Mayor Frana Cardno noted that she expects the cycle trails to become as popular as the Great Walks
New Zealand Great Walks
The New Zealand Great Walks are a set of popular tramping tracks. They are New Zealand's premier tracks, through areas of some of the best scenery in the country...
, and rival Milford Track
Milford Track
The Milford Track is a widely known tramping route in New Zealand – located amidst mountains and temperate rain forest in Fiordland National Park in the southwest of the South Island....
in numbers, and that she was delighted at having signed the agreement with government, despite not receiving Government funding for the full length (with costs initially estimated at $9–11 million). The second stage is to continue to Lumsden
Lumsden, New Zealand
Lumsden is a town in Southland, New Zealand. Lying in a gap in the surrounding hills, it is the location of a major junction halfway along the north-south road from Queenstown to Invercargill, where it is crossed by the east-west road from Gore to Te Anau. The town had a population of 453 as of the...
and Kingston
Kingston, New Zealand
Kingston is a small town at the southernmost end of Lake Wakatipu on the border of Otago and Southland, in New Zealand's South Island. It is 47 kilometres south of Queenstown by a road which winds between the lake to the west and The Remarkables mountains to the east...
.
External links
- Around the Mountain (project webpage at the New Zealand Cycle Trail official website)