The Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail
The Alps to Ocean Cycle Trail is a cycle trail funded as one of the projects of the New Zealand Cycle Trail (NZCT) system in Otago and Canterbury, New Zealand. The trail is to extend 312 km from Aoraki/Mount Cook to Oamaru on the Pacific Ocean.
Funding for the trail from the NZCT budget was approved in July 2010,[1] after the trail had been shortlisted as one of 13 from 54 nation-wide proposals.[2]
The $2.75 million from the NZCT are intended to go towards a 312 km long trail running from Mt Cook via Twizel and Lake Ohau to Omarama and Duntroon to Oamaru. The trail has been lauded by Tourism Waitaki general manager as the greatest tourism opportunity the Waitaki Valley region had ever seen.[3]
References
- ^ "Editorial: Pedalling to a windfall". Stuff.co.nz / Timaru Herald. 7 July 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
- ^ "National Cycleway Success For Mackenzie Region". Press Release: Destination Mt Cook Mackenzie via Scoop.co.nz. 12 February 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
- ^ "$7 million for Otago cycleways". Otago Daily Times. 7 July 2010.
External links
- Alps to Ocean (project webpage at the New Zealand Cycle Trail official website)
- Cycle Trails New Zealand (New Zealand Cycle Trails website for local and international tourism)
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