Otorohanga Cycle Hub

Ride distance is about 53 - 56Km. First of take 1st left after 1st south bridge from Otorohanga onto Otewa road. From here you can either take the right turn after the 100k signs onto Mangawhero road. (slighly longer but less hilly) or take the 1st right after Otewa road. Both take you to the intersection with Bush road after a hill. Straight ahead for 1st option and a left turn for the later. The hill starts when you get onto bush road (2km ascent).
The descent brings you to where bush road meets Ngapeke road, here you take the right option. Their are a couple of hills here and the road is mostly unpaved for about 10km. Keeping to the left is not always an option on the ascents as gravel density VARIES. The second patch of paved road is where you will want to take a right onto Walker road which takes you over two more significant hills and into Te Kuiti. At end of walker road take aright onto Williams street and follow instructions on photos will take you to SH3 where a right turn will take you back to Otorohanga over one more hill after the big roundabout.

Ride is about 44 Km. Head out of Otorohanga via Phillips Ave is off the north end of Huiputea Drive. Phillips road becomes Rangiatea road just after the primary school. Stay on Rangiatea road which becomes Mahihi road at the intersection with Mangaoronga road. Keep on Mahihi road untiil the intersection with Whilbley road where you turn left which will take you over a one lane bridge and over more hills. Whilbery road eventually merges into Ngahape road. Keep left on Ngahape road over more hills will take you to SH3. Take a left turn deal with a few more hills and the last one will take you back into Otorohanga.

This ride is About 35km. Head south on SH3 past the two bridges over the big hill straight through the roundabout over 2 rises take the left turn just before Te Kuiti onto Te Kumi Station road, take left turn at intersection after rail line onto Hangatiki road, (right heads into Te Kuiti),road here is flat with a few pot holes which leads to a hill, the ascent was quite Scenic makes the return even more pleasant, Turn right at intersection at end of Hangatiki onto Mangarino road which comes to another intersection, just keep left and Old Te Kuiti road leads back to Otorohanga

Ride lenght is around 68 - 70 Km. Start by taking Ouruwhero road out of Otorohanga, turn left onto Te Kawa road after hill on Ouruwhero road, Turn right at intersection of SH31 with Te Kawa road, this will lead to last big hill and about 3 S bend leading into staight before Pirongia, road will wind towards main street of Pirongia, Stay on this road throgh Ngahinapori until past the hilly area and turn right onto Tuikarmea road to head into Hamilton this road will lead to the roundabout in Dinsdale, if traffic is light take 3rd exit onto Rifle range road, alternativly their is a lighted pedestian crossing a little ways down Whatawhata road. Take to the bike path just before roundabout at end of Riflerange road, (If your in a car at evening rush hour take lincoln road onto avelon dive, the express way road gets blocked of by cars heading onto avelon dive at next round about.) Get back on the road at the lights on lincoln road and head onto Avelon dive. just before the next roundabout turn onto Rotokauri road where their is another bike path that runs along side avelon drive. Stay on this until the lights just after the entrance of the Waikato expressway where you turn right onto waiere drive and lead to The Base. Which is wher my prefered bike shop is, Avanti Plus.