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Cycling New Zealand - books and maps
Every year, thousands of people cycle in New Zealand and abroad. Some are New Zealanders looking for a different adventure, and some are tourists who want to view a country at a different pace.
The following books are either "how to" books, or books written by people who have cycled and who share their experiences. Also included below is a selection of maps that could be used for a cycle tour of New Zealand.
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Pedaller's Paradise
North Island
Rushton , Nigel
Written by a New Zealand cyclist who knows New Zealand conditions.
Route descriptions
Highway profiles.
Distances between main centres.
Gradient Descriptions
Local Attractions
Alternative Routes
Frequent Updates
Lightweight and condensed
Price: $15.90
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Pedaller's Paradise
South Island
Rushton, Nigel
Written by a New Zealand cyclist who knows New Zealand conditions.
Route descriptions
Highway profiles.
Distances between main centres.
Gradient Descriptions
Local Attractions
Alternative Routes
Frequent Updates
Lightweight and condensed
Price: $15.90
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Cycling New Zealand
With some of the world's most varied and dramatic landscapes, New Zealand is a cyclist's dream. From the lush semitropical bush and geothermal wonders of the North Island, to the glaciers and icy-blue rivers of the South, we've chosen rides for every interest and ability level.
Whether you want pleasant rural riding on narrow winding lanes, great offroad routes, or strenuous rides through the most spectacular landscapes, this guide gives you the best of New Zealand on two wheels.
30 great rides throughout New Zealand,
Route descriptions, map sheets for each ride
Comprehensive listings for facilities
Everything to get prepared
Bike maintenance tips
For more Cycling information in NZ click here
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Cycling Guide
New Zealand
This book is designed to provide everything the bicycle tourist needs to get started on a cycling tour of New Zealand: easy to use maps, route descriptions, town and city detail maps and as well as information on cultural attractions and tourist facilities.
Includes gradient scales and distances
Price: $49.90
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Bike New Zealand Guide
New Zealand has some wonderful cycle touring options and this guide covers the length of the country.
The tour starts at Cape Reinga, in the winterless north, where colliding waves mark the meeting of the Tasman Sea and Pacific Ocean, then heads south past white beaches and ancient forests.
In the South Island the tour follows a dramatic coastline to Christchurch then heads inland to lakes, mountains, and Queenstown – a beautiful spot. The end of the road is Bluff, just past the most southerly city in the world, Invercargill.
Price: $34.90
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Classic New Zealand
Mountain Bike Rides
Kennett, Simon, Jonathan and Paul
The seventh edition of New Zealand's mountain biking 'bible' has been fully revised and includes countless new rides along with all the 'must do' classics from previous editions.
This is the definitive guide to off-road riding in Aotearoa with detailed descriptions of over 300 rides complete with route information and level of difficulty.
Simon, Jonathan and Paul Kennett have been exploring New Zealand by mountain bike since the 1980s. They organise events, write books, and design tracks around the country. Having also ridden and raced around the world, they know world-class tracks when they see them – right here in New Zealand.
Price: $37.90
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Mad Keen Mountain Biker's
Road Trip
Simon, Jonathan and Paul
Mad keen Kiwi mountainbikers love long weekends: they give them that one extra, glorious day to hit the trails. If you're a mountainbiker who's ever thought 'why not throw the bike on the rack and head out to explore some new backcountry?', this is the book for you.
Experienced mountainbiker Ruth Connor has put together 20 must-do mountain biking weekends on a wide range of the country's best trails.
With full riding information, suggestions of where to stay and what to do in the distict when you're not on your bike, handy maps of each region, this is the mountainbiker's indispensable guide.
Price: $29.90
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Cycling Maps for New Zealand
The most popular maps for cycling around New Zealand are a series published by Kiwimaps which cover the whole of New Zealand at 1:250,00 scale, and include and name all the roads of New Zealand. Click here for the Index for these maps.
These maps are great for cycle tourists because they enable you to get off the main roads and away from the main traffic routes. These maps cost $8.90 each.
These maps are also available in a fully indexed ring-bound atlas for each island. The atlases are $28.90 each.
 
Kiwimaps also publish maps of New Zealand at
1:500,000 scale (2 per island or 4 to cover New Zealand)
1:1 million (1 per island)
1:2 million (1 for New Zealand).
Topographic maps
If you require more detailed maps, or those including contours and topographic features, then New Zealand is covered by maps at 1:50,000 scale. Each map costs $6.90.
Click here for the index.
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