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the original operator

Since 2014

Around the Mountains Cycle Tours

Ride with the originals

Experience the Around the Mountains Cycle Trail like never before, with the original trail creators! We offer exceptional cycle packages tailored just for you, including bike hire, cozy accommodation, convenient shuttles, and friendly local advice. With our in-depth knowledge of the trail, we’ve crafted packages that will excite every biking enthusiast.

Join us for an unforgettable cycling adventure!

Trail Weather

Trail Stats

Location: Southland, NZ

Distance: 186km

Duration: 3 – 5 days

Grade: 2 – 3 (Easy – Intermediate)

Highlights: Lake crossing, Alpine lakes, peaceful valleys, quiet trails, mountain views, lush pastures and country towns

Locations visited: Walter Peak, Mavora Lakes, Mossburn, Lumsden, Athol, Garston, Kingston

Packages

Choose from 3,4 or 5 day options

Whatever you choose we’ll pick you up at your accommodation and get you onto the trails so you can enjoy your biking adventure.

Around the Mountains Trail
The original 186km multi-day trail

For those short on time

3 Days

From $1000

Day 1 – 50km
Walter Peak to Mavora Lakes 

Day 2 – 43km
Centre Hill to Lumsden

Day 3 – 65km
Lumsden to Kingston

2 nights staying in the small country towns of Lumsden and Athol. Show me >

Suitable for regular cyclists who are prepared for long, but rewarding days of riding

The original adventure

4 Days

From $1350

Day 1 – 50km
Walter Peak to Mavora Lakes 

Day 2 – 43km
Centre Hill to Lumsden

Day 3 – 35km
Lumsden to Athol

Day 4 – 30km
Athol to Kingston

3 nights staying in the small country towns of Lumsden and Athol. Show me >

One long but spectacular first day of riding, followed by three shorter days, where you can take your time and enjoy the scenery

Around the Mountains Trail
+ bonus day on the Lake2Lake trail

2 trails, 4 days, 1 adventure

4 Days

From $1300

Day 1 – 50km
Walter Peak to Mavora Lakes 

Day 2 – 28.5km
Te Anau to Manapouri

Day 3 – 43km
Centre Hill to Lumsden

Day 4 – 65km
Lumsden to Kingston

2 nights staying in the beautiful lakeside town of Te Anau and 1 night in the small country town of Lumsden. Show me >

Suitable for regular cyclists who are prepared for long, but rewarding days of riding

Our most popular trip

5 Days

From $1500

Day 1 – 50km
Walter Peak to Mavora Lakes 

Day 2 – 28.5km
Te Anau to Manapouri

Day 3 – 43km
Centre Hill to Lumsden

Day 4 – 35km
Lumsden to Athol

Day 5 – 30km
Athol to Kingston

2 nights staying in the beautiful lakeside town of Te Anau and 2 nights in the small country towns of Lumsden and Athol. Show me >

One long but spectacular first day of riding, followed by four shorter days, where you can take your time and enjoy the scenery

All packages include

ebike hire

Shuttle service

Baggage Transfers

Lake crossing

Accommodation

PLUS helmets, puncture repair kit, drink bottle holder, panniers and trail map

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Kartini Martin
162 days ago
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A wonderful experience thanks to Mike and Pete. Great operators, friendly , on time , and knowledgable. We recommend the Lake 2 Lake add on . Excellent trails.
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Kartini M
162 days ago
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Great cycle experience . Round the NMOuntain and Lake 2 Lake. Fabulous time Pete and Mike were great operators and drivers. they were on time, friendly and helpful. Very knowledge about the area. A wonderful experience. Thank you. Highly recomend.
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Mary K
191 days ago
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eBike convert We did 3 day ATM ride with transfers, accommodation and eBike hire. Day 1 from Walter Peak to pick up near Mavora lakes was awesome especially with the wind at our backs. The bikes were super comfortable and well maintained. Good old fashioned service. Peter and Graham both very reliable and helpful.
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Bharathy
216 days ago
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I got a shuttle with Around the Mountain from Kingston back to Queenstown after completing the trail over 4 days. Took the hassle out of having to work out how to get back from the trail end and allowed me to just enjoy my trip! Mike, who picked us up, was lovely and we had some great chats on the road back to Queenstown. He also dropped us all off at our respective accommodation, which was super convenient. Thanks Mike!
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Amanda F
254 days ago
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Easy bike rental and logistics I rented a bike for a self supported ride of the Around the Mountains trail and also used Around the Mountains Cycle Tour to organize ferry and shuttle rides. Everything was easy and convenient, and Mike was lovely to work with.
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Mike C
534 days ago
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Brilliant Service and value Great service. Easy to order bikes at late notice to Lumsden. ATM delivered exactly what we ordered with helmets and tools. We forgot about daylight savings ending and ATM waited for us to deliver bikes. Returned bikes to secured shed. Easy and simple. Highly recommend.
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Alistair M
555 days ago
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2 day Clutha to Roxburgh trail After walking the Routeburn we completed the Cromwell to Clyde and Alexandra to Roxburgh with ATM Cycle Tours. We used their bikes and shuttle service to get to the beginning & back to Queenstown. Mike & Graham & their team provided a great service from working out our trip plan, advising on best refuel stops along the trail and general advice on what to expect on the trail where the hard bits were etc. They were excellent! Genuinely interested in you having a successful trip and a great ride. Highly recommended
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Sahra Deagle
586 days ago
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A friend and I rented bikes from here for a 10 day bikepacking/touring trip. The bikes were top notch (new Trek Marlins) and performed fantastically for over 500 km of biking. They also coordinated a last minute shuttle for us from Cromwell to Arrow Junction which was much appreciated. Would definitely rent from here again.
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peterrM6374WL
804 days ago
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A SPECTACULAR WAY TO STAY FIT Mike and Peter were very professional. A top of the range Specialised bike was used , I actually thought it might have been Mikes personal bike given that I had made the booking in the middle of winter.The shuttles left on time and proved to be quite an entertaining part of the adventure. Fancy Mikes son working for Maclaren in formula 1 car racing as an engineer….never a dull moment.The section from Walters Peak to Mavora Lakes was the best cycle touring I have ever done and I’ve been doing them for quarter of a century now.
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Deryck Walker
823 days ago
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Highly recommended. Our family with 2 young daughters (8 and 11) hired ebikes from Mike at Around the Mountain. We rode Arrowtown to Gibbston amd had an absolutely phenomenal day. We had problems finding ebikes that would fit our young children so stoked to find Mike. The ride itself was awesome, and we are really glad we got the ebikes - the kids l9ved ot so much they did am extra 10 kms on top of the planned ride. The Gibbston Tavern was such a great stop, and the ferry service from Mike easy amd welcome at the end of the day. Thank you for a great day out.
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Bernie Milne
834 days ago
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We did a fully supported package with Mike and the team at ATM Cycle Tours. It was super easy as accommodation and shuttling of bags, and us was organized seamlessly. We used our own bikes but hired an ebike for one of our team who had not done a lot of cycling. Mike was awesome and accommodated our requests without a problem. I would highly recommend ATM cycle tours if you are looking to do this trip.
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Daniel K
942 days ago
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Best rental shop We had three different cycle firms for our bicycle adventures and this was the best!Not only the bikes itself were perfectly Balance, also the service was perfect.Thanks for this experience.
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Hugh C
963 days ago
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l'aventure par excellence Mike and Pete helped us stitch together a bespoke three days of superlative adventure - cycling to Gibbston Valley, a shuttle to tackle the Lake Dunstan Trail, then Arrowtown back to Queenstown. We had a blast, the e- bikes were amazing, panniers, and service, and all the advice and support we needed were great. Thanks guys. Hugh and Heather
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Tania R
974 days ago
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Superlative old-fashioned customer service! Did a solo trip along entire length of ATM Dec 2023. Mike, Peter & Graham were very reliable, provided good old-fashioned customer service, were friendly & personable, knowledgeable about trail terrain & happy to provide suggestions as to off-trail rides & activities. They took the headaches out of organizing accommodation, bag & bike transfers & all I had to think about was riding from A to B. I did a comparison of many other companies & ATM were priced extremely competitively. This companies superlative reviews are certainly well deserved!
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Drew Marlar
985 days ago
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Mike and his team are awesome. High quality bikes, super friendly service and a great pricing.
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Drew M
986 days ago
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Awesome Ride - Thanks Mike! Mike and his team are awesome. Great bikes, friendly service and good pricing. We had a great time on the Around the Mountains cycle tour!
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Chris Singleton
1057 days ago
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We were in a group of five and the tour was organized for us in an anticlockwise direction around the Eyre Mountains over five days. Mike and Pete organised everything wonderfully and we were always picked up, dropped off everywhere on time, and accommodation chosen was always good. We had a wonderful time overall and good weather, from sunshine and tail winds to snow and head winds! (only briefly for them). The trail and road surfaces are great over the whole length and the Around the Mountains trail trust are doing an excellent job here. The only brief disappointment at the time was that we found out at the last minute we could not take the Earnslaw across Lake Wakatipu to begin our tour. This was due to it leaving later than Mike would have liked for us to make the first night's pickup, so we were ferried on an earlier workboat across to Walter Peak. Since the Earnslaw was one of the biggest drawcards for our group in the first place, we were very pleased when Mike refunded each of us the cost of the boat trip, enabling us to make a leisurely Earnslaw cruise once we returned to Queenstown. Thank you Mike. Thanks for a great experience from Chris, Carol, Gary, Ron & Liesl
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Richard Agnew
1279 days ago
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Great company,accomodated all our last minute changes,helpful suggestions on routes,always on time ,highly recommended.
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Natasha Cloughley-Nortje
1348 days ago
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We booked two bikes, a buggy and a tag along for a day trip around the Queenstown trails. Mike was fantastic getting us sorted on the bikes and providing some help with transport to save a hill walk with 3 little ones. It was super easy to book and the bikes were great.
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Judith Danks
1391 days ago
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We had an amazing cycle trip with the help of Mike from 'Around the Mountain Cycle Tours'. Mike was helpful and very organised which made the trip awesome. The views particularly on the first day from Walter Peak to Mavora were stunning. Our stay in Te Anau right across from the lake at the Lakeside Motel was very comfortable. And we highly recommend the Recliff Cafe for a meal ( suggested by Mike). We stopped in Mossburn at the Bracken Hall cafe and had an amazing venison pie. (The best pie ever). The stay in Lumsden at the Royal Mail Hotel was definitely noteable. This lovely old building has been renovated beautifully. Great trip. Thanks Mike

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Why ride with us?

Original Since 2014

No one knows the trail quite like us. We’re the original trail creators – we were right there in the planning stages when the trail was just an idea on a scrap of paper, and we’ve been leading people on great cycling adventures since the trail opened in 2014.

When you book a package with us, we’ll pick you up from your Queenstown accommodation and take you to the start of the trail. And when you’re done, we’ll pick you up and drop right back to your door, so you can relax and enjoy the scenery on our shuttle ride.

Great rides start with the right bike for the trail and for you. Choose from Hardtail or Full Suspension; eBikes, Mountain Bikes, Comfort Bikes or Children’s Bikes. Plus extras like Child Seats, Tag-along Bikes, Baby Buggies, Rear Bike Racks and Bags and Panniers.

When you book a package with us, we’ll include bike hire, shuttles, accommodation, a lake crossing, bag transfers, a helmet, panniers, a drink bottle holder, a bike toolkit and a trail map so you have everything you need for a great adventure. 

Bike Hire & Shuttles

Looking for bike hire or shuttle services in and around Queenstown?

Our sister company, Queenstown Bike Hire specialises in bike hire, shuttles and packages for trails in and around the Queenstown region