Tākaro Trails - Cycle Tours Hawke's Bay Napier Wine & Vineyard

A very scenic cycle featuring some of the regions favourite wineries, our most popular tour!
NOTE: this product is the STANDARD pushbike option - if you require an EBIKE please select the Cape Coast Winery Ride EBIKE option.
You can have both in your order, just select one and complete the booking form then find 'keep shopping' button and select the next option and complete the form.
A very scenic cycle featuring some of the regions favourite wineries, our most popular tour!
NOTE you are booking an EBIKE with this option - if you require an STANDARD please select the Cape Coast Winery Ride STANDARD Bike option.
You can have both in your order, just select one and complete the booking form then find 'keep shopping' button and select the next option and complete the form.
TOUR DETAILS for the Cape Winery Tour
The shuttle van leaves our base in Ahuriri at 10am each morning to take you & your bikes to the starting point at Clifton, Cape Kidnappers, please be at the Tākaro Trails base at 9.50am so you don't miss it.
We will then transfer you to the start of your adventure at Clifton near Cape Kidnappers . Head into Hygge Café who have an amazing array of food and a great spot to have a coffee or even breakfast.
Cycling along the picturesque coastal trail from Clifton in 4km you’ll be ready for your first taste of some fine wine at the friendly Clearview Estate and upmarket Elephant Hill .
You will then enjoy a 16km cycle through the coastal communities of Haumoana and Te Awanga linking to the limestone cycle trail following the Tuki Tuki River. Stop at Askerne along the way - a friendly, family winery which offers the best value wine tasting and gourmet picnics! The views are stunning as you cycle the raised stop-bank trail and look out over orchards, vineyards and farmlands.
Coming off the river trail you will quickly get to Te Mata Estate and Black Barn (pick up point). OPTION take a detour to Craggy Range along a new bike path - approx 4km there and back.
If lunch is on your ‘wish-list’ we highly recommend booking in advance (SATURDAY and Public Holidays BOOKINGS are ESSENTIAL - you won't get lunch otherwise). If you are a big group then we recommend booking wine tastings as well (see winery links below).
LUNCH STOPS:
Capeview Takeaways Te Awanga (get fish and chips on the beach!) OPEN Wed-Sun 11.30-8pm
Brown Dog Expresso Te Awanga OPEN 7 days 7-2pm https://www.browndogespresso.com/
Haumoana Coffee OPEN 7 days 8-2.30pm @haumoanacoffee
Askerne OPEN 7 days 10-5pm https://askernewines.co.nz/
Black Barn cellardoor OPEN 7 days 11-4pm (platters and drinks always available) or head to Black Barn Bistro OPEN Thurs-Sunday 12-3pm MUST BOOK
Allow at least one hour to cycle from Te Awanga to the Havelock North end of the trails. We generally recommend booking lunch for 1.30-2pm.
Total of 6hrs for this tour. At the end of the day you will be collected from Black Barn 4pm and transferred back to Ahuriri or your accommodation if required.
Winery Contacts and Open days. NOTE tastings are between $10-$50pp
Start - Hygge at Clifton - OPEN Wed-Sun - great food, service and place! Arrival approx. 10.30-10.45am
30min ride - Clearview Estate https://www.clearviewestate.co.nz/ OPEN Wednesdays to Sundays – food and tastings available.
10min ride - Elephant Hill https://elephanthill.co.nz/ OPEN Fri-Mondays
50min ride - Askerne - an awesome little winery which offers the best value wine tastings $10pp & get a Gourmet Picnic/Platter.
DETOUR - Craggy Range - to get here you ride over a hill on a roadside trail 4km there and back, YOU MUST BOOK for wine tastings here $50pp
(a visit here will add on about 1.5-2 hours to your tour)
40min ride from Askerne - Te Mata Estate - no need for bookings here – but limited space, max number 10ppl. OPEN 7 days
10min ride - Black Barn https://www.blackbarn.com/winetasting OPEN 7 days.
END – shuttle will leave Black Barn 4pm to head back to Napier.
Drop offs from here are available to Havelock North town area 4.10pm
Golflands/No5 Larder 4.20pm
Clive 4.30pm
Napier City 4.40pm
Ahuriri 4.45pm
Included: Bike or e-bike hire, helmet, pannier bag, maps and instructions, shuttles at the start and end of the day.
NOT INCLUDED - WINE TASTING COSTS - price varies from $10-50pp
OPTIONS:
Pick-up from your accommodation - from $15pp (so you don't have to drive at all). Please ring us for this option.
"No Worries" upgrade package - $10pp this package gives you all the extras including bike theft insurance, an eco bottle of water, extra comfortable gel seat cover, cellphone holder, plus a carrier bag (to hold all the bottles of wine that you will buy!)

Give us a call if you have any questions 06 835 9030 or 0800 82 52 67.