About Roxburgh Gorge Trail
Between Alexandra and the Roxburgh Dam, this trail is described as another world. . .
Roxburgh Gorge Trail Description
The Roxburgh Gorge Trail is another world. It offers a wilderness experience through the remote and stunning Roxburgh Gorge.
The beautiy of this magnificent trail is that you can choose what you want to experience, start to finish or just part of it.
Cycle or walk from Alexandra to Doctors Point and then back again, or start from Lake Roxburgh Dam and head upriver to Shingle Creek and return. Experiencing the whole trail, you will enjoy a leisurely boat transfer between Doctors Point and Shingle Creek. Sit back and become immersed in the splendid isolation that is Roxburgh Gorge - another world.
The colour palette is amazing! In late spring, the hillsides are covered in purple with flowering wild thyme, in summer the blue green of the Clutha River is in graphic contrast to the grey schist rock outcrops and in autumn the willow trees on the waters edge turn brilliant gold. Look for the New Zealand native falcon, the Karearea who has made its home in this spectacular gorge.
Open all year round, the trail is a well-formed 2. 5 metre wide gravel surface with some climbs. It will take up to four or five hours to complete depending on how you choose to experience it.
The trail’s proximity to the Otago Central Rail Trail and the Clutha Gold Trail will also ensure that visitors to the area will have the opportunity to experience even more of Central Otago’s unique scenery.
Reviews
Have you ridden the Roxburgh Gorge Trail this summer? We would appreciate your feedback via our trail survey.
http://www.getsmartglobal.com/roxburghgor ge
The survey will take just a few minutes to complete and all completed surveys will go into the monthly prize draw.
A fantastic shot taken earlier this week, upstream and around the corner from the Roxburgh hydro dam. Photo credit: Catherine B
We're keen to make sure the Roxburgh Gorge trail gives you the best experience possible and we'd love to hear about your latest ride. Click here www.getsmartglobal.com/roxburghgorge and let us know about your experience.
All completed surveys go in the monthly prize draw to win cycle trail books from the Kennett brothers!
Where there's a will, there's a way...
How about a springtime adventure on the Roxburgh Gorge Trail? Check out this recommendation from the New Zealand Cycle Trail...
Great to see the littlies having such fun!
Beautiful in winter too... Roxburgh has a breathtaking backdrop. Why not ride through next time you're passing by?
It's happened again and for the second year in a row: the Roxburgh Gorge Trail awarded a Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence on the back of consistently great reviews. To everyone who shared their Gorge experience in this way - your stories make great reading and provide heaps of inspiration for others. Thank you.
And yes, we're happy to be one of the recipients - thank you, on behalf of our community and our visitors, to those who made this happen.