Wednesday, 2 June 2021, 11:32 am
Central Lakes Trust (CLT) grant $1.75 million to the
further development of the cycle trails linking the great
rides of New Zealand with the latest round of funding,
marking year four of a five year grant
commitment.
Central Otago Queenstown Trail Network
Trust (COQTNT) chair Stephen Jeffery says, “The completed
Lake Dunstan Trail is stage one of five to establish an
additional 170 kilometres of trail linking Queenstown and
Wanaka to existing New Zealand Cycle Trails.”
The
remaining four stages are concurrently being worked on, some
more advanced than others.
“CLT’s overall
commitment of $11.15m is five times greater than any
Friday, 7 May 2021, 4:55 pm
A ceremony held today at Carrick Winery celebrated the
opening of Central Otago’s newest cycle trail, the Lake
Dunstan Cycle and Walking Trail.
A blessing of the
trail followed by Minster of Tourism, Hon. Stuart Nash
alongside Central Otago Queenstown Trails Trust (COQTNT)
patron, Sir Eion Edgar saw the cutting of the ribbon across
the trail to mark the official opening. This will be
followed by a public grand opening and trail ride on
Saturday 8 May.
Linking trails from Clyde to Cromwell,
the 59 kilometre trail passes New Zealand’s third largest
hydroelectric dam - the Clyde Dam - then travels along the