75 km coastal, river & rural loop
Ride, explore and discover North Canterbury on the W75. View the full trail map below or download the original two-page map and directions to take with you.
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W75 route directions
Follow the route in order and collect each stamp along the way.
Start to Ashley
Start
Corner Williams & Charles Streets, Kaiapoi.
Begin on the Charles Street steps and find the W75 plaque beside the entrance.
Stamp 1 - Kaiapoi
Behind the bookstore on the north side, opposite Subway.
Ride east along the Kaiapoi stopbank on the Pegasus Bay Cycle Trail. Continue all the way to Waikuku.
Stamp 2 - Waikuku
The Waikuku Store.
Follow the Pegasus Bay Cycle Trail upstream beside the Ashley River. Cross the Ashley River, then turn sharply right onto the scenic Tarapiroe Trail.
Stamp 3 - Ashley
The Ashley Hotel.
Ashley to Mandeville
Leave The Ashley Hotel via High Street. Follow:
- Marshmans Road
- Dixons Road
- Boundary Road
- Fawcetts Road
- Cones Road
Continue over the river before joining River Road.
Optional detour: Rangiora township for food and refreshments.
Continue via:
River Road → Lehmans Road → Priors Road → Martons Road → Plasketts Road → Ashworths Road → Mill Road → McRoberts Road → Dawsons Road.
Just before the bend on Dawsons Road, take the path on the right into Mandeville Village.
Stamp 4 - Mandeville
By the gate as you enter village.
Mandeville to finish
Leave Mandeville Village via Mandeville Road.
At Eyreton Hall (4 Mandeville Road) you'll find:
Stamp 5 - Eyreton
Eyreton Hall.
Continue:
- South Eyre Road (traffic - take care)
- Haywards Road
- Taylors Road
Climb onto the Waimakariri stopbank. Ride downstream beneath both bridges. Follow the trail markers back into Kaiapoi.