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New Custom Built Bikes for Trail Journeys Fleet
Trail Journeys are developing an new bike specifically for the trail and from our 10 years experience on the trail we have identified areas that are important to our customer and our service depart. These include puncture proof tyres, good quality bearings, comfortable riding position with high rake stems for maximum comfort, comfort saddles and many other features identified by our staff.
Check out the comments from our past customers
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Trail Journeys launches Wine/Railtrail Combo
New for the 2011 - 2012 season will be a combination Guided Wine and Railtrail experience taking in some of the best cool climate vineyards in New Zealand. For the wine experience, Appellation Central Wine Tours out of Queenstown will take you on a tour of some famous wineries in the Bannockburn area including lunch and then deliver you to Trail Journeys for the start of your Railtrail experience.
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
Trail Journeys success in Middlemarch !
Trail Journeys new base in Middlemarch has been an outstanding success. With a combination of services offered including hot showers, internet access, merchandise, bike hire and car storage, the Middlemarch base fills the need for a top class facility. The 24 hour fuel from our newly installed card pumps has also provided the local community with a reliable fuel service for the area.
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Riding the Otago Central Rail Trail as a Family
Riding the Otago Central Rail Trail is one activity that the whole family, Mum and Dad, Gran and Granddad and the kids can all enjoy together. Look through the pictures in the gallery above and you'll see children over a range of ages all enjoying their experience on the Trail. Trail Journeys offer many options for smaller children including infants seats, trailers, 20" and 24" bikes.
Having ridden the Trail as a family over the years, we find these days that our kids (now aged 10 and 13) are out in front of us, racing each other to get to the next food stop. Mum and Dad meanwhile are bringing up the rear quite a while later !
Options for breaking the days into shorter sections are available and Trail Journeys staff would be pleased to offer you their experience when putting together a suitable itinerary for the family.
When riding with children remember to take plenty of food and water out on the Trail with you each day, it's amazing how much those small bodies can put away when the're out in the fresh air ! Also don't forget to take sunblock and spare jackets if the weather is inclement, again your children will tend to suffer more than you out on the trail. Also make sure that you don't try and ride too far each day and that you take some games or books to keep them amused. We find that it pays to have plenty of stops along the way each day. If the weather is warm there are a number of spots that you and the children can cool off in the Manuherikia and Taieri rivers along the course of the Trail (Check out each days map for where the Trail runs alongside or over these rivers).
Trail Journeys and Families
Trail Journeys caters for families with children of all ages. We hire bikes with baby carriers, half bikes that you can pull along behind your bike and childrens bikes as well as a huge range of adults bikes. Please check out our Bike Hire page for more details.There is also a good range of accommodation at competitive prices along the trail if you're riding to a budget. Please let our Trail Journeys reception team help you plan your families adventure. We can hire you bikes, book your accommodation for no extra cost, store your vehicle, move your extra baggage each day and then transport you back to where you started at the end of your families adventure. Check out our itinerary service or contact us for further information.