Tasman’s Great Taste Trail: 174 km in Tasman
The Tasman’s Great Taste Trail is a named Ngā Haerenga Great Ride in Tasman. The governing figure used here is 174 km (nzcycletrail.com · Tasman’s Great Taste Trail), not a straight line between towns.
Typical time on the route is 3 to 4 days. Grade: Grade 2 · easy. Season window: Year-round.
A loop rather than a line: Nelson, Richmond, Mapua ferry, Motueka, Spooners Tunnel, back via Kohatu. The Mapua ferry is part of the published route. Spooners is one of the longest rail tunnels you can ride in NZ.
The itinerary on this page is the published stop sequence: Nelson, Mapua, Motueka, Kaiteriteri. Cabins and holiday homes load live around each stop; hut and trailhead pins without a town page still search by radius.
Book DOC huts and Great Walks on the DOC system where that applies. Town beds are what this site lists. Carry the day’s food on remote legs — several of these routes have no shop between ends.
Stop by stop
Nelson — city start. Mapua — wharf, ferry, food. Motueka — inland turn toward Spooners. Kaiteriteri — coastal side trip, Abel Tasman door.
Distances, grades and seasons above follow nzcycletrail.com · Tasman’s Great Taste Trail. Confirm opening dates, slips and hut bookings on the operator or DOC page before you travel; alpine and West Coast tracks close or reroute after weather.
