Dave's Hanmer, St James Cycleway loop
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- čas přidán 17. 03. 2020
- This is Dave's last ride in NZ. We decided to do the full loop from Hanmer Springs, over Jacks Pass, up Tophouse road to the Mailing Pass 4WD track, through the ST James Cycleway, Back over Jacks Pass to Hanmer Springs. A great ride.
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Enjoyed your video , two of us rode St James from homestead to homestead in a beautiful autumn day , wow it would have to be one of the most awesome trails I've riden . Probably should have stayed in one of the beaten up huts one night to slow the ride down, next time we will do the Fowlers Pass loop and stay a couple of nights. Thanks for sharing Dave love this part of the country.
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I'll be riding it again in February for the 5th time with my sister & a friend. I think it's a highly underrated trail. I've ridden OGR, Heaphy etc, but I keep coming back to St James, year after year.
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How do you charge your batteries or do you carry two?
awesome footage, do you reckon that is doable in non E-bikes? and how long did it take you? Cheers!
Definitely doable on a non ebike. I've done it 2 or 3 times in a non ebike. You just have to do more hikeabike. Friends have done the homestead loop in a day, I've done it as Dave & I did with the one night at Lake Gayon. Another time my wife Sue was with us so we stayed a night at Lake Guy on & a night at Pool hut. We had a shuttle to the start of the track & got picked up at the end. To do it on a non ebike from Hamner your looking at 120km, so for me at least 2 nights, but then, I'm old. It's one of the most underrated tracks. We've done the Old Ghost Rd on non ebikes, & I'd do the St James for the 4th or 5th time in preference. I just love that open high country. I'll do it again this summer for sure, taking 2 nights & doing more fishing. Enjoy.
Yes but stay a night , we are fit and did it in a day but were shattered after 90 kms, we took 9 hrs.