Our Recommendation: Day 1/Night 1 ( start Middlemarch finish Waipiata or Ranfurly )
From Middlemarch it’s a gentle 27km climb through the Strath Taieri Valley to Hyde. You will find Hyde Coffee Caravan & Store located in the main street, which is your only chance to refill your body before you cycle another 25km to Waipiata. Check the coffee Caravan is open if not take extra supplies for the days journey.
Our recommendation is cycle as far as Waipiata (52km from Middlemarch) or Ranfurly (60km from Middlemarch).
The distance between towns ( Middlemarch to Clyde )
- Middlemarch to Hyde: 27km
- Hyde to Kokonga: 14.5km
- Kokonga to Waipiata: 10.5km
- Waipiata to Ranfurly: 8 km
- Ranfurly to Wedderburn: 13km
- Wedderburn to Oturehua: 12km
- Oturehua to Lauder: 23km
- Lauder to Omakau: 7km
- Omakau to Chatto Creek: 12km
- Chatto Creek to Alexandra: 17km
- Alexandra to Clyde: 8km