5-Tunnel Rail Bike Tour from Taumarunui
Taumarunui, New Zealand
Trip Type: 4WD, ATV & Off-Road Tours
Duration: 4 hours 30 minutes
Do you like a mix of activity and awe with your adventure? Cycle a return trip of 40 kilometers from the Taumarunui end of the line under your own steam on a two-person RailBike on this half-day small group adventure.
Designed for comfort, the RailBike is your personal time machine carrying you through tunnels and over bridges steeped in history. Experience the first 20 kilometers of the Forgotten World Railway before stopping for hot soup and a bun and returning to the start point. You will travel through 5 tunnels including the longest tunnel at 1.5 kilometers in length plus 3 beautiful hand built brick tunnels. Travel through stunning hill country farms and native bush.
No previous cycling experience required, but you’ll need some energy to apply pedal to metal. You will arrive back feeling a real sense of accomplishment!More About This Activity All 4WD, ATV & Off-Road Tours →
Do you like a mix of activity and awe with your adventure? Cycle a return trip of 40 kilometers from the Taumarunui end of the line under your own steam on a two-person RailBike on this half-day small group adventure.
Designed for comfort, the RailBike is your personal time machine carrying you through tunnels and over bridges steeped in history. Experience the first 20 kilometers of the Forgotten World Railway before stopping for hot soup and a bun and returning to the start point. You will travel through 5 tunnels including the longest tunnel at 1.5 kilometers in length plus 3 beautiful hand built brick tunnels. Travel through stunning hill country farms and native bush.
No previous cycling experience required, but you’ll need some energy to apply pedal to metal. You will arrive back feeling a real sense of accomplishment!Your tour begins when you check-in at 9:45am at your departure location in Taumarunui. At 10am you will depart on the shuttle bus for the 10-minute drive to the start of the line at Okahukura.
Before you set off your guide will give you a short safety briefing on the use of the RailBikes. Then, you’ll be ready for your journey along the most rugged and expensive rail line ever built in New Zealand.
The line ascends on the steepest part of the 142 kilometers of rail line to the first and longest tunnel on the line. This will be the hardest part of the journey but will get you nicely warmed up! The lights on your RailBike will shine the way as you travel 1.5 kilometres underground. You will travel through 5 tunnels in total, see rugged high country sheep farms, native bush and on a clear day, spectacular views of the central north island volcanoes.
After travelling for 20 kilometres you get to the town of Matiere where your guide will offer you hot soup, a bun, slice and a hot drink. Your RailBikes will be turned around on the purpose built turntables and you will return from the way you came.
You will be back in Taumarunui by 2:30pm.
Designed for comfort, the RailBike is your personal time machine carrying you through tunnels and over bridges steeped in history. Experience the first 20 kilometers of the Forgotten World Railway before stopping for hot soup and a bun and returning to the start point. You will travel through 5 tunnels including the longest tunnel at 1.5 kilometers in length plus 3 beautiful hand built brick tunnels. Travel through stunning hill country farms and native bush.
No previous cycling experience required, but you’ll need some energy to apply pedal to metal. You will arrive back feeling a real sense of accomplishment!Your tour begins when you check-in at 9:45am at your departure location in Taumarunui. At 10am you will depart on the shuttle bus for the 10-minute drive to the start of the line at Okahukura.
Before you set off your guide will give you a short safety briefing on the use of the RailBikes. Then, you’ll be ready for your journey along the most rugged and expensive rail line ever built in New Zealand.
The line ascends on the steepest part of the 142 kilometers of rail line to the first and longest tunnel on the line. This will be the hardest part of the journey but will get you nicely warmed up! The lights on your RailBike will shine the way as you travel 1.5 kilometres underground. You will travel through 5 tunnels in total, see rugged high country sheep farms, native bush and on a clear day, spectacular views of the central north island volcanoes.
After travelling for 20 kilometres you get to the town of Matiere where your guide will offer you hot soup, a bun, slice and a hot drink. Your RailBikes will be turned around on the purpose built turntables and you will return from the way you came.
You will be back in Taumarunui by 2:30pm.
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