West Coast Wilderness Trail: 139 km in West Coast
The West Coast Wilderness Trail is a named Ngā Haerenga Great Ride in West Coast. The governing figure used here is 139 km (nzcycletrail.com · West Coast Wilderness 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.
Usually ridden north to south, Greymouth → Kumara → Hokitika → Ross. The Milltown section is the wildest. West Coast rain is not a joke — clay and pakihi flood. Hokitika is the food town.
The itinerary on this page is the published stop sequence: Greymouth, Kumara, Hokitika, Ross. 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
Greymouth — northern start. Kumara — gold-race country. Hokitika — the Coast’s bed and food base. Ross — southern terminus.
Distances, grades and seasons above follow nzcycletrail.com · West Coast Wilderness 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.
