Plan Your Ride with new Whale Trail web page

You can keep up to date with construction progress of the Whale Trail, thanks to a new web page.

Steady progress is being made on the walking and cycling trail, which will eventually link Waitohi Picton and Kaikōura, at around 200 km in length.

The new Plan Your Ride page enables users to keep track of progress on all eight sections of the trail, and up to date with any warnings or temporary closures.

From the page, users can navigate to more detailed information about each section of the track. With each of the stages in varying levels of completion, creating a Plan Your Ride page was an important step to keep the public up to date, Project Lead Nigel Muir said.

“Currently, the 17.8 km Awatere section of the track is open, while the Waitohi, Wairau and Kaikōura sections are under construction.”

“Planning is underway for the remaining four sections - Flaxbourne, Kēkerengū, Waiau Toa and Puhipuhi.”

“A lot of work has been underway near Kaikōura and Picton in recent months, as well as in Tua Marina, and it’s exciting to see those sections coming together,” Nigel said.

“We know there are a lot of very keen cyclists ready to enjoy the Whale Trail. It’s still very much a work in progress and we hope that by having a frequently updated web page for each section, users can safely know what sections are open and can follow our progress on the construction journey.”

The next section of trail to be worked on will be south of Seddon, with construction expected to begin next month.