Roxburgh Gorge and Clutha Gold trails: Central Otago scenery

DSC_0068At the weekend, along with the Invercargill Rowing club masters rowers (well, some of them!) I cycled both theĀ Roxburgh Gorge trail and the Clutha Gold trail, a total of 12okm of mountain bike trails that take you from Alexandra to Lawrence. the route follows the Clutha river, passing through Roxburgh, Millers Flat and Beaumont on its way to Lawrence. It truly is like another world. It offers a wilderness experience through the remote and stunning Roxburgh Gorge, and the scenery changes from rugged and mountainous to lush green orchards is really quite amazing. Its not a trail for the faint hearted, specially the Roxburgh Dam to Shingle Creek section! Continue reading “Roxburgh Gorge and Clutha Gold trails: Central Otago scenery”