ALL MOUNTAINS, XC,
HELI + TAILORED RIDES
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FAT TYRE ADVENTURES
HELI BIKE MTN BIKE
Dunstan Mountain Traverse
Grade Intermediate fitness +
Allow all day to include return to Queenstown.
Starting with the massive 4x4 drive up(or heli just ask) then we weave and charge our way down to the
lake 1700m below- the most divers of all the rides we do with barren exposed tops narrow windy sheep
tracks and steep trails.
Allow all day. Heli biking this is a good option. Just ask.
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leaning rock
Grade Intermediate + Technical
Allow 4 hours to include return to Queenstown.
Some of the most scenic riding we have. We drive in the Fat Tyre wagon up a farm track to 1700m in the
Dunstan Mountains – home to some of Central Otago’s most stunning rock formations with epic views.
This is fast, rocky and thrilling single track, sheep /farm track riding with big descents. There is not much
pedalling on this one.
Allow 4 hrs return to Queenstown. We can Heli access this – just ask.
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LONG GULLY
Grade
Intermediate
Allow 5 hours to include return to Queenstown.
An easy 4x4 drive up to 1300m access New Zealand’s highest public road. Almost all down depending on
the trail we choose- All private land, we have access to a great range of all types of trails as we ride to the
valley floor- we make the day up to suit the riders on the day! One of our most popular rides.
Allow 4+hrs return to Queenstown.
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carricktown to bannockburn
or cromwell
Grade Easy - Intermediate
Allow 4 + hours to include return to Queenstown.
An easy 4x4 up drive to 1300m access New Zealand’s highest public road. Almost all down from here but
you will need some riding skills to get to the bottom.
This trails suits the less ambitious but is great fun with a mix of farm track and old gold mining trails.
Allow about 4 + hrs return to Queenstown.
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BENDIGO
Grade Intermediate +
Allow 6 hours to include return to Queenstown.
Stunning back country scenery, old gold mine trails, sheep tracks and farm tracks- it does not get much
better for adventure riding, A few good climbs matched with great descents and winding single track
makes this one of the best day rides Fat tyre offer!
Allow most of the day- fitness and skill required.
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moke lake to queenstown
Grade Intermediate +l
Allow 3 + hours to include return to Queenstown.
7 mile, Queenstown – Wicked single track.
A short drive takes the pain out of the first big climb. Then all we have is great single track and epic
Queenstown views- if you’re short on time this one’s for you. Fitness is a must.
Allow 2-3hrs return to Queenstown.
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heli bike - cardrona pub run
Grade Easy - Intermediate
Allow 4 hours to include return to Queenstown.
Stunning eight-minute flight over the mighty Kawarau River valley up to the Pisa Conservation Area, we
land at 1600m on a barren knoll with 360 degree views. We ride steep, fast, rocky, ungroomed single track
down to Touhys Saddle then onto open flowing farm track to the valley floor. Finish up with an optional
stop at the historic Cardrona Pub for a well-deserved cold one before driving back to Queenstown. Suitable for most competent mountain bikers with a bit of fitness.
Allow 4 hrs return to Queenstown.
Cardrona Pub
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HELI BIKE - ROARING MEG
Grade Intermediate + Technical
Allow 5 hours to include return to Queenstown.
Probably the best back country single track ever! This precarious pack track perched above the wild
Roaring Meg River is one of the most exhilarating and technical heli bike options in New Zealand. You will
encounter steep, rocky, ungroomed descents, before dropping to the valley floor for some great flowing
single track. A real adventure ride that will test your skill and fitness – some bike-hiking included.
All starting with the Fat tyre Heli Taxi to the top passing over the mighty Kawarau River valley up to the Pisa
Conservation Area, we land at 1600m on a barren knoll with 360 degree views.
Suitable for the fit and able rider. Allow at least 4-5 hrs return to Queenstown.
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heli bike - DOUBLE DESCENT
Grade Advanced
Allow all day to include return to Queenstown.
Not for the faint hearted – two big 1700m descents equal a massive 3500m descent in one day! After an
awesome 14-minute flight over the famous, over the Remarkables Range we land at 1700m on the Old
Woman Range. Brace yourself for a 30 km fast and action packed ride down to Bannockburn (ye there
are a few small climbs) but that adds up to more down! After lunch we take the mighty Land Rover up an
‘extreme’ 4WD farm track to Leaning Rock – an extraordinary area of monolithic rock formations. Prepare
to be blown away! This is a challenging, rough mixture of farm/sheep track to the valley floor.
For the fit ‘All mountain’ rider. Allow all day. Best booked with a few of your mates!
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HELI BIKE - remarkable nevis
Grade
Intermediate
Allow 6 hours to include return to Queenstown.
An amazing 14 minute flight over the remote Nevis Valley to beyond the Remarkables Range, we land at
1700m on the eerie rocky moonscape-like terrain of the Old Woman Range. Undulating, fast flowing trails
to some more technical single track/sheep track/farm tracks take us to the bottom. Beware, there is some
uphill riding. Finish at Bannockburn for lunch at the pub or a local winery.
Great value ride for all mountain bikers- something for everyone.
Allow 6 hrs return to Queenstown. As seen on the Getaway travel show.
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NASEBY
Grade
Intermediate
Allow all day to include return to Queenstown.
A day trip riding some of the best single track in the South Island. This is a forest with a web of trails set
around the old gold mining town of Naseby. These days the town boasts it is “2000 feet above worry level”.
A wee drive but well worth it – Natural ‘un groomed’ trails offer fresh all day riding.
Allow all day. Suitable for all riders.
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MACETOWN
Grade
Intermediate
Allow 4 + hours to include return to Queenstown.
You’ll be blown away by the scenery on this one!!
A fantastic there and back ride leaving from historic Arrowtown.
A mix of single rack, 4x4 trails winding its way into the historic beginning of the gold rush of 1862. Steady
climbing on the way up with a fast cruise on the way back down – a local favourite. Enjoy a local brew at
your return.
Reasonable bike fitness required.
Macetown
Arrowtown
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