CAPE to CAPE 2011 Schedule

CAPE TO CAPE 2011 - (710 km)

Saturday 26th February = Transport Day, Waihi to East Cape: 344km

Day 1 (Sunday 27th February) East Cape to Omaio

1) Walk to East Cape lighthouse to watch the sun rise over NZ. Then run back to road end

2) Road end to Te Araroa = 20km gravel MTB

3) Te Araroa to Omaio = 105km road bike

Day 2 (Monday 28th February) Omaio to Tarawera Outlet Camp

1) Omaio to Ohiwa = 69km Road Bike

2) Ohiwa to Port Ohope = 4.5km Kayak

3) Port Ohope to Ohope Beach North = 8km Road Bike

4) Ohope Beach North to Whakatane = 4.5km Off Road Run

5) Whakatane to Kawarau = 35km Road Bike

6) Kawarau to Tarawera Falls = 27km MTB

7) Tarawera Falls to Tarawera Outlet = 5km Off Road Run

Day 3 (Tuesday 1st March) Tarawera Outlet to Kinloch

1) Tarawera Outlet to Lake Tarawera Cafe = 9km Kayak

2) Lake Tarawera Cafe to Whirinaki Valley Rd, Ngakuru = 41km Road bike

3) Whirinaki Valley Rd, Ngakuru to Orakeikorako = 19km Kayak on Lake Ohakuri

4) Orakeikorako to Kinloch = 41km Road Bike

Day 4 (Wednesday 2nd March) Kinloch to Te Maire (Taumarunui)

1) Kinloch to Waihaha Beach (Lake Taupo) = 20km Kayak

2) Waihaha Beach to Car Park = 0.7km Portage

3) Car Park to Western Access Road = 5km MTB

3) Western Access Road to Taumaranui = 70km Road Bike

4) Taumaranui to Te Maire = 15km Kayak

Day 5 (Thursday 3rd March) Te Maire (Taumarunui) to Stratford

1) Te Maire to Stratford = 122km Road Bike - Forgotten World Highway

Day 6 (Friday 4th March)

Stratford to Cape Egmont

1) Stratford to East Egmont (Plateau Car Park) = 15km Road Bike

2) East Egmont (Plateau Car Park) to Dawson Falls = 4km Off Road Run

3) Dawson Falls to Cape Egmont to watch the sun set over NZ = 53km Road Bike

Saturday 5th March =

Transport Day

Cape Egmont to Waihi:

346 km