Bike Routes: Australia & New Zealand

  • Notes:
    • The name of the ride is also a link to a map showing the detailed route of the ride. Click on the name, and the map will open in a new tab.
    • On the map, good places to stop and refuel are noted with a blue pin. Click on the pin for details.
    • Categorized Climbs: how professional bike races rate the difficulty of a hill, from Cat4 (the…not so..easiest) to Cat1 (the hardest).
    • Instructions for downloading any map for use in your cycling computer are at the bottom of this web page.
RideDistanceElevation GainCat 2Cat 3Cat 4
Great Ocean Road, Day 195 km1,174 m
Great Ocean Road, Day 2101.6 km1,746 m11
Great Ocean Road, Day 392.1 km365 m
Great Ocean Road, Day 4145 14 km569 m
Great Ocean Road, Day 595.17 km298 m
Great Ocean Road, Day 683.03 km100 m
Great Ocean Road, Day 7104.8 km418 m
Great Ocean Road, Day 859.57 km808 m
New Zealand Wine Loop40.22 km77 m

Instructions for downloading one of the above maps for use in your cycling computer:

  • Click on the name of the ride to open the map. In the upper left of the screen will be a box with the name of the map. To the right of the name will be three vertical dots. Click on those dots.
  • On the menu that appears, select the option, “Export to KML/KMZ.”
  • In the list box, choose the name of the route, check the “Export as KML” box, and then click the “Download” button.
  • Go the website KML2GPS.com, and follow the instructions for creating a GPX file that can be used on most bike computers.