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Driving down to start the Railtrail. For a good suggestion, READ ON !
Increasingly we have people driving to Central to start the Railtrail. A good TIP for those people is for you to drive to Middlemarch and leave your car with us for either secure inside or outside storage. Catch our bus that day to Clyde where you stay the night and then start the trail the next morning, cycling back to your car. This way you don't have to wait for the bus to take you back to Clyde. As most people will finish around lunch time, if they do 4 days on the trail, you will effectively be 5 hours earlier on the road home or to your next destination. Contact our team for more information. CLICK HERE
Hedgehog Bikes
Trail Journeys are pleased to supply display material for a promotion in Hedgehog Bikes Botany store. The display featured the Giant Bikes that Trail Journeys use on the Railtrail and created at lot of interest in the store. Click here to view the display
Bookings on Railtrail under pressure for March and April
Please don't book airfares prior to getting your accommodation sorted on the trail. We are increasingly finding people are expecting that accommodation will be available and are booking airfares prior to booking accommodation. This not only leads to disapointment, but also loss of money on airfares. Please contact us for information on availability, we will only be to pleased to help.
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Otago Central Rail Trail Daily Baggage Transfers
If you have more gear than you can comfortably carry on your bike we will move your baggage each day to your next stop-off along the trail by using our own shuttle-buses equipped with bike & baggage carrying trailers.
Our price for our Baggage Transfer service is $10 per day per bag. Please note that the maximum bag weight is 10kg. The main reason for this weight limit is so that we don't overwork our fantastic bus drivers. Try shifting more than a few bags at 10kg each and you'll find out what we mean!
Please be aware that when the Railtrail is really busy (normally in the months of March & April) we may occasionally be outside the times listed below. Please rest assured that we will be doing our best to deliver your bags to your next stop as quickly and as efficiently as we can.
Your bags will be delivered to your accommodation daily and will generally be delivered prior to your arrival if you are riding from Clyde to Middlemarch. If you are travelling the other way expect the bags later in the day. Generally your bags will still be at your accommodation prior to your arrival. This will be discussed with you prior to your trip departure.
We will also move any larger pieces of luggage that you may have directly to your final destination on the Railtrail. The cost for this is $15 per bag.
Off Season: May 1st - 30th September: Please note that during the off-season we run our Rrailtrail Express service according to demand. Please Contact Us for more information on our off season services.