Kopiko Aotearoa

KŌPIKO AOTEAROA

Kōpiko Aotearoa is a route across the North Island of New Zealand from East Coast to Taranaki (or the other way if you prefer).

NOTE! We've changed the route for 2022 to reduce Covid risk. If you want to get updates directly sign up for email updates from event organiser Simon Kennett. Here's his latest update from 17 Jan 2022.

Here's a detailed Google map of the new route (and here's the old route).

GUIDEBOOKS

The full standard route is detailed in the guidebooks:

• Kopiko Aotearoa - East Cape to Cape Egmont [Paper Edition] or PDF Edition

• Kopiko Aotearoa - Cape Egmont to East Cape [Paper Edition] or PDF Edition
  
  
• Updates for Kopiko 2022 Covid changes [19 Jan 2022] - download and print this free supplement which covers the 2022 Covid route changes. 

These guidebooks provide vital turn-by-turn cue sheets, maps, elevation charts and important contact details along the standard route. All in a compact no-nonsense format.

Supplemental cue sheets by Erik Westra [17 Jan 2022]:

• East to West: Ohura to Lepperton section
• East to West: Te Teko to Rainbow Mountain section

• West to East: Lepperton to Ohura section
• West to East: Rainbow Mountain to Te Teko section

GPS FILES

2022 COVID ROUTE East to West GPS files (dated 10 Jan 2022):

• GPX format (generic GPS format, less than 10,000 points, 1137 K Bytes)
• Use https://www.gpsvisualizer.com/ to convert to other formats
  

2022 COVID ROUTE West to East GPS files (dated 10 Jan 2022): 

• GPX format (generic GPS format, less than 10,000 points, 995 K Bytes)
• Use https://www.gpsvisualizer.com/ to convert to other formats

CLASSIC ROUTE East to West GPS files (dated 15 Feb 2021):

• GPX format (generic GPS format, less than 10,000 points, 993 K Bytes)
• Use https://www.gpsvisualizer.com/ to convert to other formats

 CLASSIC ROUTE West to East GPS files (dated 15 Feb 2021): 

• GPX format (generic GPS format, less than 10,000 points, 999 K Bytes)
• Use https://www.gpsvisualizer.com/ to convert to other formats

Here's how to enter the Kopiko Aotearoa 2022 Brevet. Once the event has started you can follow along (and see who has entered). 

Facebook group: Kōpiko Aotearoa General Forum

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