Auckland Cycle Touring Association

Ride programme to 1 April, 2012

 

All Sunday rides start at 9:00 am, unless specifically shown, & generally finish about 4:30 pm.
Rides are at an average riding speed of 15 to 20 kmh depending on the terrain - plus generous stops.
You need a well maintained bike with good tyres and brakes, and you should wear high visibility clothing.
You will need to bring lunch & plenty of drink as well as rain gear, a puncture outfit & a spare tube.
Please ring to let the ride leader know you will be on the ride, or if you want more information about it.

CARPOOLING
Also call the ride leader if you would like to carpool.
We suggest you offer your driver 10 cents / km.

 

Saturday rides start at 9:00 am too.    Please phone the ride leader on the Friday evening,
or before 8:00 a.m. on the Saturday morning, to confirm you will be on the ride!!

Want to get to the start by train or ferry?
Check the timetables.

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To print out a rides list, please click on the link below. This will open a pdf file of the current rides programme.

Printable Ride Programme

Worried about the weather??    Check it at metVUW
Don't know where the meeting place is?   Have a look at our  map
Date	Meet at	Distance	Leader	Destination
Saturday Jan 7	Melrose Road Mt Roskill	40 km	Bryan 624 1036	Coffee Ride
Sunday Jan 8	Coles Cres Papakura	90  km	Ron J 379 0929	Orere Point
Saturday Jan 14	13 Waimea Lane Remuera	40 km	Gaye 523 2318	Coffee Ride
Sunday Jan 15	Aquatic Park Parakai	85  km	Margaret 021 255 4124	Shelly Beach & South Head
Saturday Jan 21	Hilling St Titirangi	40 km	Denis 817 5619	Coffee Ride
Saturday Jan 21 and Sunday Jan 22	Melrose Road Mt Roskill	Bryan will tell you.	Bryan 624 1036	Parakai Domain Parakai Weekend camping ride. Practice your camping skills and get used to using your camping gear.
Sunday Jan 22	Melrose Road Mt Roskill	70  km	Leader will be decided on the day.	Meet the campers coming back from Parakai.
Saturday Jan 28	Emma Court Howick	40 km	John M 534 7908	Coffee Ride
Sunday Jan 29	Main Road Te Kauwhata	85  km	Annette 521 5964	Around Lake Waikare
Worried about the weather??    Check it at metVUW
Don't know where the meeting place is?   Have a look at our  map
Date	Meet at	Distance	Leader	Destination
Saturday Feb 4	The Wharf Devonport	40 km	David 09 424 0508	Coffee Ride
Sunday Feb 5	Band Rotunda Auckland Domain	50  km	Maurice 524 5213	Auckland Isthmus
Monday Feb 6	Coles Crescent Papakura	70 km	Keith 298 1349	Waitangi Falls on Waitangi Day
Friday Feb 10	Bakehouse Café Kumeu 4:30 pm	45 km	David W 445 3639	Bethells Beach for a WESTIEBURGER You will need your lights!!!!
Saturday Feb 11	Melrose Road Mt Roskill	40 km	Brian 622 2138	Coffee Ride
Sunday Feb 12	Fire Shed Kaukapakapa	90  km Hilly	Bill 478 5462	Wellsford
Saturday Feb 18	13 Waimea Lane Remuera	40 km	Gaye 523 2318	Coffee Ride
Sunday Feb 19	Coles Cres Papakura	75  km	Keith 298 1349	Pokeno, Mangatawhiri, Paparimu, Ararimu
Saturday Feb 25	Hilling St Titirangi	40 km	Denis 817 5619	Coffee Ride
Sunday Feb 26             to             Thursday March 15	South Island Tour Starts in Waihola   Tour bookings have been made.  If you want to go on a waiting list, call Judy on 483 5474.	90km 50km 70km 90km 80km ??km 60km 60km 65 km 80 km 90 km 50 km 25 km 75 km 80 km 75 km 85 km 75 km 60 km	Judy 483 5474	Middlemarch Hyde (and Sutton) Ranfurly (and Naseby) Oturehua (and St Bathans) Clyde Rest Day Tarras Wanaka Makarora Haast Jacobs River Fox Glacier Franz Josef Hari Hari Hokitika Moana Bealy Spur Springfield Christchurch
Sunday Feb 26	East of the Roundabout Cornwall Park	70  km Some gravel	Ron J 379 0929	Auckland Airport  ............... ...............and Beyond
Worried about the weather??    Check it at metVUW
Don't know where the meeting place is?   Have a look at our  map
Date	Meet at	Distance	Leader	Destination
Saturday March 3	Emma Court Howick	40 km	John M 534 7908	Coffee Ride
Saturday March 3 and Sunday March 4	Cambridge Motor Park 32 Scott St Cambridge Ph 07 827 5649 for booking your accomodation.  (Best to make a up a group with a few of your mates.)	40 to 80 km options	Susan 379 0929	Cambridge Weekend Exploring the new Waikato River Trails will probably be a main attraction this weekend. Check the trails here
Saturday March 10	The Wharf Devonport	40 km	David 09 424 0508	Coffee Ride
Sunday March 11	Opposite Caltex Bombay	71  km	Tony 627 2900	Onewhero
Saturday March 17	Melrose Road Mt Roskill	40 km	Bryan 624 1036	Coffee Ride
Sunday March 18	Bakehouse Café Kumeu	65  km	David W 445 3639	Silverdale
Saturday March 24	13 Waimea Lane Remuera	40 km	Gaye 523 2318	Coffee Ride
Sunday March 25	Car Park (about 1km past rail bridge) Karangahake	70  km	John McK 534 7908	Anzac Bay
Saturday March 31	Hilling St Titirangi	40 km	Denis 817 5619	Coffee Ride
Saturday March 31	Pot Luck Dinner with Gaye & Stu 6:30 pm  Bring a dish to share and BYO drinks Followed by the AGM at 8:30pm	0 km	Gaye 523 2318	Gaye & Stu's Home Remuera
April 1           DAYLIGHT SAVINGS ENDS AT 3:00 a.m. PUT YOUR CLOCKS BACK AN HOUR
Worried about the weather??    Check it at metVUW
Don't know where the meeting place is?   Have a look at our  map
Date	Meet at	Distance	Leader	Destination
Sunday April 1	Junction SH1 and SH16 (behind the service station) Wellsford	75  km	Helen 444 1397	Pakiri Beach (via Tomarata)
Saturday April 7	Emma Court Howick	40 km	John M 534 7908	Coffee Ride
Saturday April 14	The Wharf Devonport	40 km	David 09 424 0508	Coffee Ride

Wednesday Rides, about 40 - 55 km

Ring Gaye, 523 2318

 

Last Wednesday of the month

leave from either the Kumeu Bakehouse at 9:30a.m.
or
Davis Car Park, Papakura - down r.o.w Opposite Council Offices in Coles Cres at 9:30a.m.

 

All other Wednesdays leave from Kumeu Bakehouse at 9:30a.m.

 

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There are maps for some of our rides on the Bikely web site. 

You can see them all at ACTA Route Maps

ACTA's Home Page

And for a variety of things, including tandem touring in Germany,take a peek at Cammac's Home Page

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