Photo: Ātene Skyline Walk
The Whanganui region is made up of deep bush valleys, farmland and one of the country's great rivers, the Whanganui, which was given legal personhood as Te Awa Tupua in 2017. Much of the bush is in Whanganui National Park.
The club has paddled the river in canoes and kayaks and has tramped to Trains Hut, John Coull Hut and Pouri Hut on the Matemateaonga Track, and walked the Ātene Skyline Walk. Most of these trips are easy to medium.
Highlight trips
Bike Packing the Forgotten World Highway2019
Ātene Skyline Walk2020 · Fit
Whanganui River Journey – with 2 Awa (River) navigators from Unique Whanganui River Adventures2023 · Easy-Medium
Meeting a Morepork in Waiototara2017 · Medium
Whanganui River – Te Awa Tupua2017 · Easy-Medium- Trip reportFrom Mountains to Sea by Mountain BikeA big high-pressure system sat over the middle of the North Island offering encouragement for a group of seven cyclists set to head from the mountains to the sea. The historic and culturally fascinating Whanganui River valley was to be our route but a…