Routes & profiles

Around in circles - NZ 2014 - Christchurch to Christchurch

38 stages

5889.6kms (155km average per stage)

70,155m altitude (1,846 per stage) Height of Mt. Everest every 5 days
352kms gravel roads

1 full rest day in Auckland

2 full leisure days at end in Christchurch

42 nights accommodation (39 hostels / 3 friends)

11/11 Christchurch - Hanmer Springs 134.1km 945m
12/11 Hanmer Springs - Blenheim 204.8km 2691m

13/11 Blenheim - Picton Ferry 66.0km 2160m
14/11 Wellington - Palmerston North 165.9km 1376m

15/11 Palmerston North - Taihape 133.2km 2232m
16/11 Taihape - Napier 154.3km 2365m

17/11 Napier - Waikaremoana 167.9km 2678m
18/11 Waikaremoana - Rotorua 170.9km 3029m

19/11 Rotorua - Tairua 180.9km 2133m
20/11 Tairua - Coromandel 92.4km 1390m

21/11 Coromandel - Auckland 173.9km 1665m
22/11 rest Auckland

23/11 Auckland - Hamilton 166.0km 1698m
24/11 Hamilton - Taupo 199.7km 2176m

25/11 Taupo - National Park 129.4km 2251m
26/11 National Park - Ohura 114.2km 1194m

27/11 Ohura - New Plymouth 194.6km 2738m
28/11 New Plymouth - Wanganui 192.3km 1722m

29/11 Wanganui - Palmerston North 72.9km 547m
30/11 Endeavour Inlet - Nelson 134.6km 2088m

01/12 Nelson - Collingwood 139.6km 1595m
02/12 Collingwood - St. Arnaud 194.1km 2569m

03/12 St. Arnaud - Westport 156.9km 1454m
04/12 Westport - Hokitika 137.3km 1392m

05/12 Hokitika - Franz Josef 228.4km 1811m
06/12 Franz Josef - Haast 156.2km 1701m

07/12 Haast - Queenstown 209.4km 2944m
08/12 Queenstown - Queenstown 90.7km 1558m

09/12 Queenstown - Te Anau 173.7km 1091m
10/12 Te Anau - Milford Sound 116.0km 2030m

11/12 Milford Sound - Manapouri 140.0km 2078m
12/12 Manapouri - Bluff 190.6km 982m

13/12 Bluff - Dunedin 262.6km 2540m
14/12 Dunedin - Kurow 172.9km 2023m

15/12 Kurow - Mt Cook 160.3km 1427m
16/12 Mt Cook - Lake Tekapo 101.5km 868m

17/12 Lake Tekapo - Methven 157.9km 856m
18/12 Methven - Onuku 154.8km 1441m

19/12 Onuku - Christchurch 98.7km 2717m

11th Nov 14: Christchurch-Hanmer Springs

12th Nov 14: Hanmer Springs-Blenheim

13th Nov 14: Blenheim-Picton Ferry-Wellington

14th Nov 14: Wellington-Palmerston North

15th Nov 14: Palmerston North-Taihape

16th Nov 14: Taihape-Napier

17th Nov 14: Napier-Waikaremoana

18th Nov 14: Waikaremoana-Rotorua

19th Nov 14: Rotorua-Tairua

20th Nov 14: Tairua-Coromandel

21st Nov 14: Coromandel-Auckland

23rd Nov 14: Auckland-Hamilton

24th Nov 14: Hamilton-Taupo

25th Nov 14: Taupo-National Park

26th Nov 14: National Park-Ohura

27th Nov 14: Ohura-New Plymouth

28th Nov 14: New Plymouth-Wanganui

29th Nov 14: Wanganui-Palmerston North

30th Nov 14: Endeavour Inlet-Nelson

1st Dec 14: Nelson-Collingwood

2nd Dec 14: Collingwood-St. Arnaud

3rd Dec 14: St. Arnaud-Westport

4th Dec 14: Westport-Hokitika

5th Dec 14: Hokitika-Franz Josef

6th Dec 14: Franz Josef-Haast

7th Dec 14: Haast-Queenstown

8th Dec 14: Queenstown-Queenstown

9th Dec 14: Queenstown-Te Anau

10th Dec 14: Te Anau-Milford Sound

11th Dec 14: Milford Sound-Manapouri

12th Dec 14: Manapouri-Bluff

13th Dec 14: Bluff-Dunedin

14th Dec 14: Dunedin-Kurow

15th Dec 14: Kurow-Mt. Cook

16th Dec 14: Mt. Cook-Lake Tekapo

17th Dec 14: Lake Tekapo-Methven

18th Dec 14: Methven-Onuku

19th Dec 14: Onuku-Christchurch