nzbiketrails Cromwell Bike Tours

This product is for experienced and active cyclists only - remember, and you may not yet believe it - gravel is the new road - one of the fastest growth sectors in the cycling industry. If you are not regularly riding drop-bar road bikes then these bikes are not for you. Please choose either our e-bike or standard bike option instead. These will be a more comfortable ride.


In partnership with ilabb - one of NZ's leading adventure and sporting brands - you can hire one of our fleet of ilabb gravel bikes (based on a Scott Speedster Gravel Bike, 2x11, flat pedals with Maxxis 40mm tires). Please note that these bikes have both front and rear gears and harder seats than all of our other bikes. They do not have rear trunk bags so you will carry what you need on the ride. Our gravel bikes are designed for great trail riding. If you are a regular drop handlebar road cyclist and you want to try something different on the trails, without any 'e' assistance, this could be for you. Similar to any normal road bike the gears are within the brake levers. Please do not ride these bikes if you are not a regular cyclist. Specialized Camber helmet hire is included in the rental price.
Riders meet at the Cromwell Junction Lookout at 0930hrs (please be there 10 minutes early to allow for a prompt start). Shuttles available from Wanaka Lakefront bus stop at 0830hrs. You will be shuttled back to the Junction Lookout at 1500hrs which means that you will be back at your car for 1530hrs. If you are catching a bus from Queenstown please aim to arrive at Cromwell bus station at 0900hrs. On the return nzbiketrails will drop the bus passengers off at the station in Cromwell and 99% of the time you will make the 1530hrs bus back to Queenstown. If you miss this then there is another bus back to Queenstown around 1800hrs.
On the Lake Dunstan Trail you will have up to 5 hours between the start of the ride and the shuttle departure in Clyde. The Lake Dunstan Trail is 42km of riding with two significant climbs. If you are likely to ride through all of stops our Guest Experience Manager can advise on an additional loop once you get to Clyde. This could increase the ride up to approximately 70-75km with possibly some time to stop for a quick drink.
Riders should be between 165cm and 195cm tall.

After your ride take a look at the local ilabb stores in both Wanaka and Queenstown and enjoy a 15% discount as an nzbiketrails ilabb rider.



Please only choose this gravel bike option if you are an experienced rider. If you are not an experienced rider please select the e-bike option (recommended) or the regular bike option.