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Top Trail on the Pou Herenga Tai — Twin Coast Cycle Trail

Kaikohe
The short answer

Top Trail hires Sinch e-bikes on the Pou Herenga Tai — Twin Coast Cycle Trail — 87km, grade 1–2, easy, usually ridden in 2 days. Pick up at Kaikohe. Kaikohe sits at the trail's high point, so the riding is downhill to either coast, with scheduled shuttles back and a morning transfer from Paihia.

The only Great Ride that crosses the country coast to coast — Bay of Islands to the Hokianga.

Book direct Book online or phone · walk-ups welcome, book ahead in peak season

You book and pay with Top Trail. Ride NZ takes no commission and holds no booking.

Confirmed for this trail · August 2026
Distance 87km
Grade Grade 1–2 — Easy
Typical trip 2 days
Shuttles Rider + bike
Luggage transfer Yes
Kids' bikes Yes

What they do best on this trail

Kaikohe sits at the trail's high point, so the riding is downhill to either coast, with scheduled shuttles back and a morning transfer from Paihia.

Best suited to Everything from local families and other groups to overseas tourists visiting our area.
Included with hire A full safety briefing with maps, directions and local tips, and a helmet included with every hire.
Season Open year-round · 3-day package departs fortnightly October – April
Two riders coming out of the old railway tunnel on the Twin Coast Cycle Trail
Two Top Trail e-bikes waiting in a grove beside the trail
Riders outside the Top Trail hire shed in Kaikohe

Where you pick the bike up

These are Top Trail's meeting points on the Pou Herenga Tai — Twin Coast Cycle Trail. Be ten minutes early — shuttles cannot wait.

Kaikohe base 39 Rankin Street, Kaikohe, Northland 0405

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