The best road cycling routes in Canterbury
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2,989
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84
rides
Last updated: November 13, 2025
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1. Sign of the Kiwi Café – Lookout over the harbour loop from Riccarton
75.1km
04:35
1,680m
1,680m
Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.
5.0
(1)
199
riders
2. Coffee Culture Lyttelton – Coffee Culture Sumner loop from Christchurch
76.9km
03:36
760m
760m
Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.
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5.0
(1)
159
riders
3. Ashgrove Reserve – Cracroft Guiding Centre loop from Lincoln
48.2km
02:10
270m
270m
Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.
5.0
(2)
134
riders
4. Sign of the Kiwi Café – Lookout over the harbour loop from Christchurch
43.3km
02:19
690m
690m
Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.
4.9
(27)
131
riders
5. Main Drain Ride loop from Christchurch
51.8km
02:04
80m
80m
Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.
5.0
(1)
122
riders
6. Sign of the Kiwi Café – Historic Stone Library loop from Christchurch
55.6km
02:38
650m
650m
Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.
87
riders
7. Coffee Culture Sumner loop from Lincoln
78.0km
03:19
410m
410m
Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.
69
riders
8. Historic Stone Library loop from Beckenham
48.6km
02:05
200m
200m
Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.
60
riders
9. Sign of the Kiwi Café – Lookout over the harbour loop from Belfast
75.7km
04:07
1,270m
1,270m
Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.
5.0
(2)
56
riders
10. Sign of the Kiwi Café loop from Christchurch
48.8km
02:47
1,060m
1,060m
Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.
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