Twin Coast Cycle Trail: 87 km in Northland
The Twin Coast Cycle Trail is a named Ngā Haerenga Great Ride in Northland. The governing figure used here is 87 km (nzcycletrail.com · Pou Herenga Tai / Twin Coast), not a straight line between towns.
Typical time on the route is 2 to 3 days. Grade: Grade 2 · easy. Season window: Year-round.
Māori name Pou Herenga Tai. Kawakawa’s Hundertwasser toilets sit on the trail. Kaikohe is the inland night. Horeke on the Hokianga is the western end — organise a pickup, it is not a bus hub.
The itinerary on this page is the published stop sequence: Opua, Kawakawa, Kaikohe, Horeke. 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
Opua — Bay of Islands start. Kawakawa — Hundertwasser town. Kaikohe — inland night. Horeke — Hokianga finish.
Distances, grades and seasons above follow nzcycletrail.com · Pou Herenga Tai / Twin Coast. 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.
