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- The Timber Trail, originally known as the Central North Island Rail Trail or Pureora Timber Trail, in the North Island of New Zealand is an 84-kilometre (52 mi) cycleway (also used by walkers and hunters) in Pureora Forest Park, fully opened in 2013, with 35 bridges (built by DoC staff, community max workers, or contractors), including eight large suspension bridges (one of the longest on a New Zealand cycleway, much more stable than the swing bridges used on older tracks). It is one of several cycleways developed as part of the New Zealand Cycle Trail and passes through some of the last remaining podocarp forests of rimu, tōtara, miro, mataī and kahikatea, as well as some exotic forestry and regenerating bush. About half the trail is on the track-bed of the old Ellis and Burnand Tramway, including a spiral and tunnel. It is recommended to start your two-day trip on the Timber Trail from Pureora (Northern end of the Timber Trail) to Ongarue. Although there is a hill climb up to Mt Pureora, it is considered easier to ride from this North to South direction. Fit riders can cover the trail in a day. Accommodation and cycle transport can be arranged at Camp Epic (camping/Glamping), Pureora Cabins, Timber Trail Lodge, or at Blackfern Lodge, Waimiha. An alternative is the 4-bed Bog Inn Hut (normally for walkers), built of tōtara slabs. Bog Inn Hut is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) off the trail at the foot of Mt Pureora. It originally housed scientists studying a nearby wetland. Since 2013, several local farmers and B&Bs have been offering nearby accommodation, meals, and shuttle services for the trail. The official end of the Timber Trail is the historic village of Ongarue, which is 2 km after Bennett Rd Car Park and has a range of historic buildings over a century old and built of native timbers. The village has a camp site with toilets and picnic table and two established accommodation providers on its main street - Timber Trail Centre and Blackfern Cottage (formerly Flashpackers) - who offer a total of 8 rooms with two hot tubs and a laundry. There are three main access points to the Timber Trail:
* North – Pureora Village, signposted from SH30 between Te Kuiti and Mangakino.
* Centre – from Piropiro campsite at the end of Kokomiko Rd, Waimiha.
* South – Ongarue, signposted from SH4. (en)
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- The Timber Trail, originally known as the Central North Island Rail Trail or Pureora Timber Trail, in the North Island of New Zealand is an 84-kilometre (52 mi) cycleway (also used by walkers and hunters) in Pureora Forest Park, fully opened in 2013, with 35 bridges (built by DoC staff, community max workers, or contractors), including eight large suspension bridges (one of the longest on a New Zealand cycleway, much more stable than the swing bridges used on older tracks). It is one of several cycleways developed as part of the New Zealand Cycle Trail and passes through some of the last remaining podocarp forests of rimu, tōtara, miro, mataī and kahikatea, as well as some exotic forestry and regenerating bush. About half the trail is on the track-bed of the old Ellis and Burnand Tramway, (en)
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