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The Contact Epic is about the challenge of circumnavigating the shores of Lake Hawea which is located on the edge of Wanaka in the South Island of New Zealand. The ride is a 125 km journey of discovery about the land, about your bike and about yourself.

It is a once a year opportunity to be part of a race and a great day out riding through the Hunter Valley and Dingle Burn high country farming stations of Lake Hawea. This is only achieved through special permission from the land owners. The course is undulating and varied with river and stream crossings, lots of short climbs and long descents. There is also a 95km option for those not ready to take on the whole lake, this time.

This is the country’s longest circumnavigation of a lake and is the mountain bikers equivalent of the Lake Taupo road biking challenge. However, this is more of an adventure than a race. Those that are super fit and want to race hard will be tested over this terrain. Those who see this as a major personal challenge will be able to pace themselves and enjoy the history, scenery and wilderness of this remote area.

Images from the epic Rail Trail in one day mission

Held on Sunday 31 January 2010 along a scenic 33km section of the Otago Central Rail Trail. Robyn and Janet scored gold and met Colin Meads