Opua cycle trail

Kawakawa River, near Opua

Taumarere Bridge...

...and station

 

Me by a tunnel...

...and on the bridge

 

Today we cycled part of the Twin Coast Cycle Trail between Opua and Taumarere. It just stops at the old railway station and if you want to continue to Kawakawa you have to hop on the steam train that runs weekends - or go on the road (narrow, busy, not a good idea). The railway is talking about getting the rails going again to Opua - if that happens there will be no cycle trail. It's like the cycle trail started at one end and the steam railway at the other - both thinking they'd go all the way! Anyway it was a nice 14km cycle and we had coffee at the marina café. We did the other opened part of the twin coast cycle trail a couple of years ago with Elaine.  The other parts are supposed to be finished soon.