✓ Check in at our Cromwell Bike Hub
✓ Start with a shuttle to Gibbston Valley to start your ride
✓ Ride the 34 km Kawarau Trail back to Cromwell
Summer (September–April)
Winter (May–August)
Please allow enough time to complete the ride while enjoying scenic stops, photos, and breaks.
Allow 3-4 Hours
34km
Hilly, Technical Terrain
To Gibbston Start
Ride Date Choose your ride date
Time Choose your check-in time
Bikes Choose your Heights
The 34 km Kawarau Trail is a remote and spectacular ride through one of Central Otago’s most impressive landscapes.
Before setting off, please ensure you:
For a more comfortable ride, we recommend hiring an E-bike.
Central Otago weather can change quickly, so dress in layers and be prepared for changing conditions.
Due to the distance and remote gorge sections, this ride is best suited to older children and confident teenage riders.
Children hiring E-bikes must be at least 140 cm (4 ft 6 in) to fit our smallest frame.
Infants can travel in trailers or on tag-alongs, although this ride is generally recommended for experienced cycling families due to the distance and terrain.
Families with younger children may prefer one of our shorter Gibbston or Arrowtown options.
Weather in Central Otago can change quickly. We assess trail conditions daily.
If conditions are unsafe, we’ll contact you to reschedule your booking or provide a refund (less any applicable transaction fees where relevant).
If you’re unsure about the forecast, please contact us before travelling to Cromwell.
We have 24″ or 26″ E-Bikes. Children must be at least 135 cm/4 ft 6″ tall and capable riders.
We have 16″, 20″, or 24″ bikes; or XS, S, M adult bikes.
We have either Child Trailers or Tag-A-Longs/Half-Bikes. Please be aware that tag-a-longs/half-bikes require balance and the skills to hold on independently.
Our preference is for infants to use Child Trailers. They are stable and safe, and can fit either two small infants (<20kg) or one larger infant (<40kg).
Heavy rain has caused some damage to the Queenstown Trail between Arrowtown and Arrow Junction.
For the next few days, Bike The Wineries – Full Day and Arrowtown to Gibbston will start around 7km beyond Arrowtown, closer to the wineries, avoiding the damaged section. You’ll miss Arrowtown, but the ride itself is as good as ever!