Our Backyard Tour
Take advantage of our five-day tour package, so you can focus on enjoying your ride.
Our Backyard Tour is designed to ensure you get the most authentic, relaxing and enjoyable West Coast Wilderness Trail experience. Here’s the customisable itinerary.
Day one
Travel day
Arrive in Hokitika and be transferred to Ross. Dinner at the Empire Hotel while enjoying the open fire, a cold beer or a nice glass of wine. Tonight you will stay at either the Empire Hotel or the Ross Motels.
Day two
33km - Ross to Hokitika
Explore the historic area in Ross. A photo in the WCWT frame is a must. Then start your journey north. Along the Ross Ruatapu Railway Line. Mt Cook will be behind you and on a fine day you will amazed at her vista. A great lunch stop is the Treetop walkway & cafe. Cycling through the native bush and wetlands all while listening to the birdsong. Hokitika is our hometown! Welcome. Check into your accommodation then take a walk around town, enjoy our beach, restaurants and boutique shops. For two nights you will either be booked into Central Suites, The Beachfront Hotel or Stumpers Hotel and Bar.
Day three
36km - Miltown to Hokitika
Enjoy breakfast and coffee to start the day at a local café. At 9.30am, we’ll transfer you to Miltown. Cycle back to Hokitika along the trail at your leisure, alongside the famous Arahura river – the birthplace of Pounamu, through the Miltown Valley then arrive on the shores of Lake Kaniere. This is the perfect stop for lunch and a swim. You will then follow the historic Kaniere Water Race, built in 1875, to the Kaniere Tramway. This runs alongside the Hokitika River. And yes, another night in our “Cool Little Town”. Relax, Enjoy and Explore. You will stay at Central Suites, Stumpers Bar & Café or Beachfront Hotel.
Day four
36km - Miltown to Kumara
Yes you get to travel with us again out to Miltown. 9.30 am check out. Through the iron gate and up the zig zag where you will arrive at Cowboy Paradise. Continue through pristine bushland, over swing bridges, boardwalks and dense bush. Into Kumara. The Royal Theatre Hotel is your place to rest relax and have dinner tonight.
Day five
28km - Kumara to Greymouth
Breakfast is provided this morning. This is a rewarding ride to Greymouth today, over the Taramakau River, along the Coast, then ride beside the mighty Grey River. Well done. End with another photo in the WCWT frame.
“Part of our commitment to the West Coast Wilderness Trail every rider we have book with us. We donate $10 to the WCWT trust for track maintenance.”
Want to do your own thing? We offer bike hire and shuttle services.
What People Are Saying
“We’re just back from completing the West Coast Wilderness Trail. Donna organised the package for the 6 of us and I could not fault it. A stunning trail which we ride over 3 days, stunning scenery, fantastic accommodation all three nights, great food and amazing knowledge and shuttle service from Donna and Scott and their girls. Highly recommend and will definitely be back”
— Rachel W
“Donna & Scott are amazing tour operators. They gave us recommendations of what routes to do and expected times, they have loads of local knowledge about the routes, their bikes are in great condition and provided a super efficient transfer. Nothing felt like it was too much trouble for the four of us. You're booking with locals who know their region and we can't recommend them enough !!!”
— Simon G
“We rode The Wilderness Trail this weekend from Ross to Greymouth. What a stunning ride! Donna was a gem! Shuttling us from Greymouth to Ross, and the picking us up from Milltown, and then dropping us back there the next day. She is a real taonga for Hokitika, and goes the extra mile to make sure you have a great ride and stay in Hokitika! Totally recommend WCCT!”