https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2023/07/02/joy-on-the-port-hills/ Regular people riding bicycles Mon, 03 Jul 2023 00:17:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2023/07/02/joy-on-the-port-hills/#comment-146834 Mon, 03 Jul 2023 00:17:16 +0000 https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/?p=34331#comment-146834 Go Angela, I was 6o years old when I first started riding the Port Hills and 16 years later still can easily ride up Mount Pleasant which is my favorite ride so many alternate routes to the Summit Road on one hill, Dyers Pass and Hackthorne roads I find too stressful with so much traffic and inconsiderate motorists.

]]> https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2023/07/02/joy-on-the-port-hills/#comment-146828 Sun, 02 Jul 2023 22:05:47 +0000 https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/?p=34331#comment-146828 Thank you Angela, an excellent article. Living in Mount Pleasant I can readily tetify to the steepness of both St Andrews Hill and Mt Pleasant roads (however an e-bike does make it easier if you’re getting on in life like me…). A shorter loop for me entails a stop at the top of the Bridle Path and then a descent down through Mt Vernon Park to Rapaki Road. As you say, lots of other tracks too….

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