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Step 1/5 - Little River Rail Trail Motukarara Drop-Off and Pickup

Little River Rail Trail Motukarara Drop-Off and Pickup

Duration: Approximately 50km, allow 4-6 hours for the whole trip
Location: Christchurch, Canterbury
Start time: 9:00am, adjustments can be made to suit
Days: Monday - Saturday, Sunday by appointment
Included: Helmet, lock, electric bike & shuttle to and from Motukarara
Cost: $245 per person. Min. 2 people per booking
Departure Location: Chill HQ, Ground Floor, Awly Building. 287 Durham St North, Christchurch. We will drive to Motukarara for you to ride to Little River and will pick you back up in Motukarara after your ride.


Keen to try your hand at the Little River Rail Trail but want to cut out the part where you bike through the city? Hop on our shuttle from Central Christchurch to Motukarara, where you will bike to Little River and back, and then ride in our shuttle back to town. This is a great option as this is the most scenic part of the whole rail trail and is very easy to naviagate.

The Little River Rail Trail track is one of the easiest and most picturesque rides on the Banks Peninsula that mostly follows the route of an old 19th century railway line between Hornby and Little River via Prebbleton, Lincoln, Motukarara and Birdlings Flat.

The Rail Trail takes you through a changing landscape that has seen a thousand years of human history. It passes through rural areas and settlements on the Canterbury Plains, skirts past the massive flanks of the ancient volcanoes which make up Banks Peninsula, and hugs the shoreline of a vast lagoon, Te Waihora or Lake Ellesmere, and its smaller twin, Te Roto o Wairewa or Lake Forsyth.

It is an ideal gateway-ride if you want to try your hands at cycle-touring; the terrain is mostly flat and the conditions quite forgiving. The length of the trail from Motukarara to Little River and back is 49km which makes an easy ride, especially on our fleet of comfortable e-bikes.

Got a question? Please contact us for more information, email explore@chillout.nz or phone 03 365 6530.


Step 1: Select the ebike below that you would like to ride

Step 2: Select the number of seats in the shuttle you require (number of people in your group)

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