Epic Cycle Adventures
Epic Cycle Adventures
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8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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Epic offers Timber Trail shuttles, bike hire, camping and accommodation packages. The Timber Trail is one of NZ's "Great Rides". A 82km cycle trail through magnificent native forest along an old logging railway. You cross incredible suspension bridges and ride through the Ongarue Spiral. The Timber Trail can be tackled over 2 days with accommodation halfway along or is short on time, you can ride the second half as a day trip.
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Zoe
4 contributions
Jan 2020 • Friends
Despite the many occasions where we wanted to quit because of the pain, because it was HARD on day 1, we powered through and made it to the camp, taking the time to stop along the way to walk to the summit and take in the spectacular views of Lake Taupō.
We arrived at Camp Epic to a massive round of applause and congratulations which really lifted the spirits - the campfire before calling it a night was a brilliant touch.
Day 2 was 100x easier than the first, with views to die for. All and all it was a brilliant weekend, and one we’ll do again once we forget how much our muscles hurt by the end of it.
Highly recommend this adventure to our friends and family.
We arrived at Camp Epic to a massive round of applause and congratulations which really lifted the spirits - the campfire before calling it a night was a brilliant touch.
Day 2 was 100x easier than the first, with views to die for. All and all it was a brilliant weekend, and one we’ll do again once we forget how much our muscles hurt by the end of it.
Highly recommend this adventure to our friends and family.
Written 1 February 2020
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Deb G
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Feb 2020 • Couples
Booked Camp Epic as a birthday gift for my husband. Off the scale amazing! Appreciated the comms ahead of time with clear instructions and directions. The camp is truly amazing and the facilities are very considered, clean and comfortable. The camp is so isolated you feel like your worlds away, but have everything you could possibly need. The team have really thought about every detail to make you feel comfortable. Didn’t want to leave!! Friendly service. Knowledgeable on cycle route. Super organised!!
Written 24 February 2020
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Clíodhna O
Killarney, Ireland18 contributions
Feb 2020 • Couples
Paul & his team are absolutely fantastic. It was an excellently smooth process from start to finish, the hire bikes were in tip top condition. He transferred our luggage for us to the campsite & the campsite was brilliant. Although it doesn't look like anything too snazzy from the outside, the showers were superb, all the cooking pots/pans/knives/cutlery were brand new making everything just so easy. The setup makes it easy for people to meet each other or have their own privacy if they wish. We also loved the trail itself. Highly recommend!
Written 17 February 2020
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JEWP12
Sydney, Australia22 contributions
Jan 2020 • Couples
We used Epic to hire mountain bikes, shuttles and overnight camping on the Timber Trail. Its a great family run business offering quality gear and good service. Their campsite was a sight for weary legs after the first leg of the trail - pretty tough for our age and fitness level. The glamping tent was fabulous with beautiful beds and bedding - and glorious hot showers too!
Epic looked after us very well - would highly recommend them.
PS the second half of the trail is much more friendly.
Epic looked after us very well - would highly recommend them.
PS the second half of the trail is much more friendly.
Written 29 January 2020
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carhbs59
Taupo, New Zealand94 contributions
Feb 2020 • Couples
Classic MTB ride in the heart of Pureora Forrest with stunning native forest the way it should be. Epic handle transfer to the start take your kit to half way, ride 40km to their camp. Those beds are incredible and the showers even more so. BYO food and grog and cook it up in their covered kitchen area. They provide breakfast. All your gear then transported back to the finish at the 82k mark. Superb operation no hesitation to thoroughly recommend.
Written 24 February 2020
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Sue S
1 contribution
Nov 2021
Camp Epic is an amazing place to stay, peaceful, the only noise is the birdlife, very clean and tidy and extremely well set up. The communal kitchen is open air and contains everything you need for a fantastic stay. The bathroom areas are amazing, brilliant showers, flush toilets and amazing vanity set up. The tents are sturdy, the beds very comfortable and warm, with extra blankets and crispy clean sheets. The ambience of an amazing camp fire lit for you at night, with complementary marshmallow to toast is the icing on the cake of an amazing place to stay.
Paul and his sons run an amazing facility, go well beyond what would be expected, and have adapted to Covid restricitons for their clients by ferrying us all 9km up the track we had to ride up and back on due to the top of the timber trail being in L3 at the time of our booking.
I could not recommend Camp Epic highly enough.
Book now and enjoy your stay.
kind regards
Sue
Paul and his sons run an amazing facility, go well beyond what would be expected, and have adapted to Covid restricitons for their clients by ferrying us all 9km up the track we had to ride up and back on due to the top of the timber trail being in L3 at the time of our booking.
I could not recommend Camp Epic highly enough.
Book now and enjoy your stay.
kind regards
Sue
Written 9 November 2021
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Josh
4 contributions
Jan 2020 • Couples
Fantastic service from Paul! We booked the bike hire & accommodation package (with shuttle). The ride was brilliant, with incredible views throughout. Paul did a great job of letting us know what to expect on each day & the provided accommodation was excellent - even better than expected!
Booking process was easy & Paul’s communication before our trip was great.
Highly recommend using Epic Cycle Adventures if you’re planning on riding the timber trail.
Booking process was easy & Paul’s communication before our trip was great.
Highly recommend using Epic Cycle Adventures if you’re planning on riding the timber trail.
Written 5 January 2020
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Lynley
1 contribution
Mar 2020
Highly recommend the Epic Cycle Adventures.The shuttle service was brilliant and with our camping gear being delivered to Camp Epic it made us feel like we were having a unique cycling/bush camping experience.
Camp Epic has amazing facilities-hot showers and great cooking facilities.
Well Done and Thankyou
Camp Epic has amazing facilities-hot showers and great cooking facilities.
Well Done and Thankyou
Written 6 April 2020
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Shona N
Nelson, New Zealand1 contribution
Mar 2023 • Couples
Paul and the team gave us superb service, making it easy to change our booking date due to cyclone Gabrielle and providing a free cycle when our own bike had an electrical fault. The camp at the end of day one of the Timber Trail was fantastically well equipped. Pureora forest is a must see.
Written 18 March 2023
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DudsonAJ
2 contributions
Feb 2020
I cannot rate the timber trail and EPIC adventures highly enough. What a delightful surprise the entire experience turned out to be.
We were all at varying stages of fitness for the trail but 40 odd km over a day is incredibly 'doable'. The scenery was gorgeous and the biking rewarding. Arriving into the EPIC camp and seeing all our gear there waiting for us (including a cold beer) was brilliant. They transported us to the start, transported our gear to the camp mid way then transported them out again. So easy. The camp itself is well set out. The beds are out of this world comfy and the bathrooms put the glam into glamping! the camp was full but there were no waits for the bathrooms or showers.
Everything was put together sympathetic to its surrounds, all natural neutrals and wood. We were also delighted to see the owners had avoided buying eveything new and had sourced items sustainably over time. Well done team, we'll be back!
We were all at varying stages of fitness for the trail but 40 odd km over a day is incredibly 'doable'. The scenery was gorgeous and the biking rewarding. Arriving into the EPIC camp and seeing all our gear there waiting for us (including a cold beer) was brilliant. They transported us to the start, transported our gear to the camp mid way then transported them out again. So easy. The camp itself is well set out. The beds are out of this world comfy and the bathrooms put the glam into glamping! the camp was full but there were no waits for the bathrooms or showers.
Everything was put together sympathetic to its surrounds, all natural neutrals and wood. We were also delighted to see the owners had avoided buying eveything new and had sourced items sustainably over time. Well done team, we'll be back!
Written 8 March 2020
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Can we stay in our van at Ongarue before and after the ride?
Written 11 November 2019
Yes- you can stay at Bennett road carpark. A great spot
Written 11 November 2019
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