The difference between the Great Walks, which have been around for a long time, and the Great Rides, which are more recent, is that the Great Walks were initiated by the Department of Conservation, whereas the Great Rides are all community initiatives, writes freelance travel writer and photographer Mark Daffey
Translation? Local residents and businesses are invested in the success of all 23 Great Rides trails, inspired by Otago Central Rail Trail, NZ’s first major offroad cycle touring route that rejuvenated forgotten farming towns spaced out along a disused railway line.
