Welcome to Nelson, New Zealand, home of gentle cycling.

Nelson is famous for its art and heritage, great wine, craft beers, artisan food and gorgeous landscapes. That’s why cycling is the best way to discover our place. For us, cycling is all about having time to stop, explore, taste and savour the local treats. And it’s cycling in a beautiful gentle landscape, away from busy roads. We know all the best cycling routes, the best country pubs, cafes and wineries, the art galleries, beaches, rivers and more. So we’ve put a range of cycling options together so you can cycle Nelson, on bikes built for comfort, just like a local.

Ways to cycle:

• Come with us on a guided city ride for 1 ½ hours of art, architecture, history and heritage and finish with a complimentary craft beer at a pub that used to be a church
• Pick up a city hire and use our maps for a perfect introduction to Nelson
• Pick up a bike for a freedom hire from our base, 15 minutes from Nelson city centre and we will help you choose a route. Wine and beer tours available. Bookings are necessary, please phone first
• Cycle on the completed sections of the off-road Great Taste Trail
• Choose one of our classic country rides or our beer country ride and we’ll transport you in the morning to the start of your ride and meet you again at the end of the day. Gourmet picnics are available and all our country rides end at country pubs!
• Come cycling with a local on a premium guided ride and we’ll escort you to all our favourite places. Wine and beer tours available
• Contact us to organise a special ride, customised for your group
• Cyclists’ transport
  Pick up and drop off service for independent cyclists travelling with their own bikes. Contact us for a quote.
• Cyclists’ maps. We now have detailed maps available. Our maps show cycleways and where no cycleways are available, the best on-road routes. They also show wineries, cafes, beaches, craft breweries, pubs, potteries, and anything else we think you might like to know about! Maps available for: Stoke/Richmond to Mapua/Upper Moutere/Tasman & Stoke/Richmond to Brightwater/Wakefield
• Parking available. Want to cycle Nelson on your own bikes? We have parking available at our base, next to the cycleways in Stoke. Parking is off-road, outdoors

See more about cycling in Nelson and The Gentle Cycling Company here.

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