North Island Mega Map

Biking Distance: 1930 km
Biking Time: 129:21:11
Average Speed: 16.5 km/hr
Maximum Speed: 77.4 km/hr
Total Ascent: 37,911 m
Average Cadence: 81 RPM
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Steve Ready to Roll Lunch Time My Tour Guide Rolling Hills Calmer Roads Home Sweet Home Climbing Has Rewards Scenic Lookout Hills Getting Steeper Pretty Countryside Climbing Ever Higher At the Lookout Looking Back as I Climb Home Sweet Home Lush Countryside Breakfast Time Paparoa Overrun by Sheep A Happier Steve Tokatoka Peak Home Sweet Home Kiwi Zone, Be Careful Picturesque Views Break Time Park HQ Closed Scary Tree Single Lane with Trees View While Biking Snack Time The Biggest Tree Story of Tane Mahuta Cresting the Steep Rooster and Harbour Welcome to Opononi Step Aside Cows Kaikohe for Lunch Subway in Kaikohe Tired Oceanside Steve Home Sweet Home Reception Area of PB Visibility Excellent Big Kauri Tree Scale of Forest Beach Bird Fishing Family Highway On Ramp Driving Along Beach We Got Passed Picture Posing Bus Getting Dirty Sandboarding International Champ ActiveSteve Boarding Skimming the Water Cape Maria van Diemen Steve on Path Cape Reinga Lighthouse Tasman and Pacific Collide The Lighthouse Steve and Lighthouse So Beautiful Body Surfing in Pacific Kauri Trunk Stairs Subject and Artist Kauri Timber Bus at Wharf Early Morning Ride Llama Farm Serious Sign Danger Danger Club Little Earth Hostel Another Home Cool Island Mountain Nova Scotia Drive Lunch Stop in Waipu Story of Waipu Flying NS Flag Mural with Scots Sweet Surf Crashing Ocean Roadside Repairs Trying to Straighten Chain Front Porch Robbie From Oregon Cafe in Wellsford Quick Break 10% Grade Pretty River View Curious Goat Uh-Oh Worried Steve Johnstones Hill Tunnel Construction Site Overview Great Sea Views Auckland in Distance Bridge from Brayside Waiting for Ferry Curse the Rain Back Home Fields and Bay Lunch Break in Clevedon Good View of Bay Beach Giant Bird Road to Rest Entering Coromandel Peninsula Long Single Lane Bridge Thames, for Breakfast Mine Shaft Entry Close to Water Lunch Stop Enjoying Pie View from Long Climb Sweet Views At Top of Climb Heading Down Tui Lodge Backpackers Home Sweet Home The 309 Dirt Track Water Park Waiau Falls Resting at Top Looking Back Approaching Car Lunch Stop Impressive Burls Quick Break Destination Where I Came From Home Sweet Home Climging More Hills Meeting with Ralph Complacent Cows Ralph Taking Picture Winding Road Descent Ralph Catching Up Imposing Structure Steve and Stripmine Yes Please Bernie from Edmonton Entering Tauranga Area Mount Manganui Home Sweet Home View from Room Deep Harbour Approaching Manganui Seat with a View Lone Sheep Crazy Guy Almost There Looking Down Parasailer and Coast View of Manganui Beach The Takeoff Great Seat A Great Day Rounding the Bend Path Along Cliff Self Portrait New Years Crowd Meeting Back with Ralph Snack Time Cool Cliffs In the Gorge Gorge Walls Rotorua Area Gondola Hot Mud Mud Pool Pohuto Geyser Wide Shot of Geyser ActiveGeyser End of Road Working Puis Tourqoise Water Should I Worry Cooking Pot Museum Grounds from Pool Museum Foyer Parting Shot Steve Biking Riding Downhill Sweet Singletrack Bench with View View of Lake Rotorua Biker Coming Down The Hardest Trail Bad Spot for Endo Wow! Top of the Hill Already in the Area My Site New Pool Thermal Pools Overhead Bye Ralph Swim Bike Run Mark of the Ironman Hills in View Entering Taupo Proper Home Sweet Home Jumper Getting Set Kayakers on River Platform View Falls Again Tourists and River Wide View of Falls Helicopter at Cafe On the Trail Thermal Area Having Fun Zoom Jet Set Steve 360 Boat Wake Good Falls View Steve and Falls Coming in Even Closer Huka Jets from Other Side Waiting for Dam Water Flowing Before Water Arrives Still Rising Full Flow Steve at Rapids Biking Along SH1 Soldiering in the Rain Home Sweet Home River Overflow Lake and Trees View to Ketatahi Outdoor Pursuits Center Officially in Park Welcome to Village Home Sweet Home Volcanic Rock Ruapehu and River Steve at Taranaki Falls Wide Shot of Falls Ralph Takes Picture Ngauruhoe Still Far Bags and Lower Tama Ruapehu from Lower Tama Tama and Ruapehu Great Steve at Upper Tama Top of Steves World Crossroads Picturesque Ruapehu Ralph Hiking Ralph Leads Over There Otutere Hut Water Source Ralph Walking to Stream Alpine Shower The Falls up Close Steve at end of Day 1 Many Boots Full Hut Day 2 of Poles Brilliant Morning Morning Shadows Me and Mount Doom Tough Road Ahead The Goal Emerald Lakes Decision Time Emerald Lakes Again Ralph Scrambles Looking Back at Lakes Awesome Crater Mount Taranaki Cool Fissure Heading to South Crater Getting to Goal Tricky Footing More Climbers Snowline Visible Roof of Mt. Doom Dome Edge Happy Hiker Steve on Crater Edge Looking Across Valley Awesome View Tama Lakes and Ruapehu Taranaki in Distance Ralph Slides Goal Attained Double Peaks Explorer Steve Trail Back to Emerald Lakes My Favourite Crater Descent to Ketatahi Hut Morning Start Parking Lot Steve and Chairs Shadows on Mountain On the Chairlift Ngauruhoe in Distance Ad for Canada Mountain Waterfall Heading to Second Lift Rocky Hut Another Waterfall The Cafe Following a Trail Ralph Climbing On First Snow Patches Still Climbing Adventurer Steve Highes Toilet in NZ Where we Climbed Reaching the Top Steve on Crater Looking to other Summits Crater Lake Emergency Shelter Damaged Hut Damage to Hut Warnings Worriesome Mud Hole Looking to Circuit Me on the Crater Floor Mars Scape On the Edge Rocks and Horizon Top of the World Jubilation Happy Climber Picking Descent Route Sliding Down Mountain Ralph Follows Mid-Slide High Speed Descent Back at Cafe Feet Up Cycling to National Park Early Morning Ngaurahoe Clear Day on Ruapehu Full Bridge Ruapehu and Lake Road Status Sign Morning Food Break Rest Stop Road Work Washout Falls Lookout Ralph Picks Plums Adventure Centre Home Sweet Home Climbing out of Valley Great Sights View from Bridge Nothing but Hills Steve Biking Entering Wanganui Rail Bridge Tamara Backpackers Taranaki and Cows Sign Picture from Bus Waves Crashing Home Sweet Home Early Morning View Description of Trail Low Cloud Cover No Water Clouds Clearing a Little Heading to Lodge Translator Tower Lodge Climbers on Scree Down to Valley Watch Your Step Above Snow Line Sharks Tooth The Snowy Path Summit Marker Looking Down Another Side Steve and Mountain Summit Steve Botched Photo Old Fixed Safety Picking Route Looking Back Upwards Trail Mix Lovely Tramp Still Descending DOC Steps Plaque on Memorial Road to Palmerston North Field of Gold Lovely Art Bike Break (note wind) View from Memorial Top Entering Palmerston North Home Sweet Home Cows and Range Clear View of Tararua Range Marshmallow Machine Lotsa Onions My Restaurant I am Swiss Campground Reception Pretty Hills Waiting for Train Bike at Train Front Ocean and Roadway Wellington Station View from Top Monument to Antarctica Downtown Wellington Steve and Wellington Maori Sculpture on Mountain Windy Steve Walking Back Downtown Cool Sculpture Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow Te Papa Sculptures Nice Building View of Library Two Buildings Flags at Half Mast Full View of Library Sir Eds Antarctic Flag Waiting for Ferry Life Raft and Smokestack Ferry Wake Mount Victoria