Real Kiwi Country Bike Packing | Ruapehu | Old Coach Road | Te Hangāruru | Te Āpiti Manawatū

In this episode of my bike packing trip across New Zealand I visit the Ruapehu district and the Manawatū-Whanganui region to cycle some of it's highlights such as the Old Coach Road and Te Hangāruru into Ohakune, push through the stunning but tough back country roads between Ohakune and Hunterville and enjoy the exciting new Te Āpiti / Manawatū Gorge cycle trail and wind farm. This video features a mix of trail gravel riding, country gravel roads and quiet sealed roads, loosely following parts of the Tour Aotearoa guide all the while in the shadow of the mighty Mt Ruapehu. 00:00 Intro 00:46 Taumarunui 02:08 Owhango 02:46 SH4 from Owhango 04:04 Waimarino / National Park 05:24 Makatote Viaduct SH4 05:37 Te Hangāruru cycle trail 08:03 Horopito 08:45 Old Coach Road 13:30 Ohakune 15:19 The never ending hills 20:52 Vinegar Hill campsite 21:34 The ride to Ashhurst 24:45 Te Āpiti / Manawatū Gorge 30:08 Woodville 30:28 Backroads to Pahiatua 31:18 Pahiatua 32:16 Backroads to Eketāhuna 33:10 Backroads to Masterton 34:15 Outtro #bikepacking #visitnewzealand #ruapehu #touraotearoa #cycling