Pedestrians’ refers to walkers, runners and trampers. ‘Cyclists’ refers to mountain bikers, bikepackers, cycle tourers and any other cyclist.
Over the 12 months from 1 March 2019 to 28 February 2020, there were 1,985,600 trips on the New Zealand Cycle Trail Great Rides, compared to 1,300,000 estimated in 2015. Of those, 1,025,000 trips were by pedestrians, and 960,200 trips were by cyclists.
The St James Cycle Trail in the South Island was the quietest and least busy of the Great Rides at 1,822 cycle trips for the year.
The Hawke’s Bay Cycle Trail was the busiest, at 188,000 cycle trips and 220,000 pedestrian trips for the year.
The venerable Otago Central Rail Trail recorded 68,000 trips, with 13,000 by people riding the full trail. This is similar to 2015.
2020-12-22 06:05:25 GMT2020-12-22 14:05:25(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
WELLINGTON, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) Cycle trails and cycle and walking tourism are more popular than ever, with nearly two million trips on New Zealand s Great Rides in one year, Tourism Minister Stuart Nash said on Tuesday.
A new analysis of data from the 22 trails which form the Great Rides shows an increase of nearly 700,000 trips in the year to February, compared to 2015, Nash said in a statement.
The Great Rides offer travelers a low-cost and accessible way to see the best parts of the country by going off-road. The rides are graded from easy to expert, and offer something for riders and walkers of all abilities, Nash said.
Source: New Zealand Government
Cycle trails and cycle and walking tourism are more popular than ever, with nearly two million trips on the country’s Great Rides in one year, says Tourism Minister Stuart Nash.
“New analysis of data from the 22 trails which form the Great Rides shows an increase of nearly 700,000 trips in the year to February, compared to 2015,” said Mr Nash.
“The Great Rides offer intrepid travellers a low-cost and accessible way to see the best parts of the country by going off-road. The rides are graded from easy to expert, and offer something for riders and walkers of all abilities.
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Cycle trails and cycle and walking tourism are more popular than ever, with nearly two million trips on the country’s Great Rides in one year, says Tourism Minister Stuart Nash.
“New analysis of data from the 22 trails which form the Great Rides shows an increase of nearly 700,000 trips in the year to February, compared to 2015,” said Mr Nash.
“The Great Rides offer intrepid travellers a low-cost and accessible way to see the best parts of the country by going off-road. The rides are graded from easy to expert, and offer something for riders and walkers of all abilities.