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Omakau to Lauder

Route Notes

The ride from Omakau to Lauder is a flat 9km through the Pastoral area of the Manuherikia Valley.  The trail rises up gradually before a gentle slope has you cruising down into Lauder.

You will be feeling the best you have felt all Rail Trail at this point as you are supposedly approaching the cleanest and most-pollution free air in the world. The New Zealand National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) has a research facility in Lauder.

A lovely side trip is the 2km ride to the town of Ophir which also accommodation and a restaurant/bar.

Photos

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