Product Overview

You'll love biking through the Wakatipu basin, past two lakes, three river gorges, countless mountain ranges, historic Arrowtown, crossing amazing suspension bridges, seeing the spectacle of bungy jumping and enjoying the wine area of Gibbston Valley. All trails we utilise are off-road and mostly Grade 1 to 3 for riders wanting an enjoyable, quality biking experience in one of the most beautiful areas of New Zealand renowned for its spectacular scenery. We offer bike hire, bike shuttles and bike tours for all types of riders.

Check out our video!

Product Description

We offer half day, full day, multi day rides and winery bike rides on electric bikes or regular bikes. Self-guided, supported or fully-guided options are available. We’ll take the hassle out of your planning with our local knowledge. Some brief descriptions of our tours are as follows...

Arrowtown Rides:
Arrowtown to Queenstown - A stunning 35km ride following the Arrow River, Kawarau River and then Lake Whakatipu back to Queenstown. This full day ride starts with a scenic transfer from our shop in the centre of Queenstown, taking you to Arrowtown to start your ride. Your driver with brief you on important information to do with the Queenstown Trail and the bikes before you start your ride. You then have the remainder of the day to make your way back to Queenstown at your leisure.

Arrowtown to Gibbston Valley - A beautiful 15km ride with Swing Bridges, Valleys, Rivers and Vines. This half day ride departs our shop in the morning, or the afternoon taking you on a scenic shuttle ride out to Arrowtown, where you will be briefed on all important information to do with the Queenstown Trail and bikes before you start your ride, then we collect you at 1.30pm (for the morning ride) or the end of the day ( for the afternoon ride) to deliver you back to Queenstown. Great for families! 

Winery Rides:

Bike The Wineries Full Day - Start early with a Bus Transfer from our shop in central Queenstown to Arrowtown where you can enjoy breakfast and look around quaint historical buildings before setting out on your 15km scenic ride to the start of the wine region. Spend the afternoon cycling the 9km wine trail enjoying wine tastings and delicious food along the way, before being collected from your final winery and transfered back to Queenstown.

Bike The Wineries 3/4 Day - Start riding after breakfast! We shuttle you from Queenstown to Arrow Junction, 7km from the first winery, you can enjoy stunning vistas, swing bridges and rivers before you get to the wineries. From the Kawarau Bungy Bridge the Gibbston Valley Wine Region begins, enjoy as many wineries as your heart desires before getting collected at the end of the day from your last winery to be driven back to Queenstown.

Bike The Wineries Half Day - Spend an afternoon enjoying some wine in the beautiful Gibbston Valley Wine Region. Start with a shuttle from Queenstown to Arrow Junction, 7km from the start of the wineries. Then you'll enjoy 9km of wineries for you to explore. We collect you at the end of the day from one of the wineries and bring you back to Queenstown.

 

Electric Bike and Mountain Bike Hire:
2hr Hire
4hrs Hire
8hr Hire
Ride from our shop in central Queenstown around Lake Whakatipu towards Kelvin Heights and Jacks Point, enjoy the awesome views the whole way around the lake. If your feeling adventurous try The Hugo Tunnel Loop! 

We have a wide range of quality Electric Bikes and Hard Tail Mountain Bikes available, so we've got everyone covered!

Departure Times

Summer Departure Times: (September 1st  - April 30th) 

Arrowtown to Queenstown - 9am. Bikes to be back in Queenstown by 5pm. 

Arrowtown to Gibbston Valley -
Morning: 9.20am start - 1.30pm pick up Gibbston Valley, back in Queenstown 2pm. 
Afternoon: 1pm start - 4.30pm pick up Gibbston Valley, back in Queenstown 5pm.  

Bike The Wineries Full Day - 9.20am start - 4.30 pick up Gibbston Valley, back in Queenstown 5pm.  

Bike The Wineries 3/4 Day - 10.30am start - 4.30pm pick up Gibbston Valley, back in Queenstown 5pm.  

Bike The Wineries Half Day - 12pm start - 4.30pm pick up Gibbston Valley, back in Queenstown 5pm.  

 

 

Winter Departure Times: (May 1st - August 31st)

Arrowtown to Queenstown - 10am. Bikes to be back in Queenstown by 4.30pm. 

Arrowtown to Gibbston Valley -
Morning: 10am start - 1.30pm pick up Gibbston Valley, back in Queenstown 2pm. 
Afternoon: 12 noon start - 4pm pick up Gibbston Valley, back in Queenstown 4.30pm.  

Bike The Wineries Full Day - 10am start - 4pm pick up Gibbston Valley, back in Queenstown 4.30pm.

Bike The Wineries 3/4 Day - 11am start - 4pm pick up Gibbston Valley, back in Queenstown 4.30pm.    

Duration

We have a number of great rides that can take you on full day adventures and half day adventures. Give us a call or send us an email and we can help choose the right one for you. 
Otherwise see our website for more details and timings of tours or bike hires.

What To Bring

What to bring in Summer:
- Sunblock
- Backpack with a light layer / rain coat if needed
- Drink bottle
- Camera!
- Water 

What to bring in Winter:
- Gloves
- Small beanie for under our helmets
- Water
- Sunblock
- Backpack with extra layers and rain coat
- Camera!

Company Info

 

Since the Queenstown Trail opened in 2012, we have been a key operator on this trail network. A local family owned and operated company now into our 10th year of business we're a very experienced team and know how to get our riders onto these stunning Trails for an awesome day of biking.

We pride ourselves on offering a personalised Kiwi-flavour to turn your Queenstown riding experience from 'good' to 'unforgettable'.

Whether you want to bike the wineries, just hire an electric bike or spend a full day exploring the highlights of our region, we have an option for you.
Linking Queenstown, Arrowtown and Gibbston Wine Region the Queenstown Trail one of NZ's Great Ride Trails offers over 160km of purpose built cycle trail to explore.

We are the local team on the trails daily and we’ll make this your best day in Queenstown.