Kōpiko Aotearoa - East Cape to Cape Egmont [PDF Download Edition]

If you'd like to ride across the North Island from East Cape to Cape Egmont this guide gives you all the essential information you’ll need on the 1060 kilometre journey from sunrise to sunset.

This functional guidebook includes maps and elevation charts throughout the route, detailed turn-by-turn cue sheets, contact details for important businesses along the way such as remote accommodation, cafes and supermarkets, transport operators, etc. It is made to be used on the ride as a complement to GPS navigation (it's worth having both).

The authors, Jonathan Kennett and Erik Westra, have been writing and riding in New Zealand for over 25 years. Jonathan rates this route as “the best ride of my life… since doing the Tour Aotearoa”.

For those who have ridden the Tour Aotearoa and enjoyed the numerous cafes, accommodation and services along that route – it's worth knowing there is only one bike shop on the Kōpiko route (in New Plymouth) – the rest of the route is pretty remote. You'll need to use a tent for this one.