Depending on your perspective, Clyde is either the beginning or end of the Central Otago Rail Trail. The trains have long gone, but the path of the track follows gentler gradients through the rugged area making it an ideal trail for riders and walkers. Various pubs and guest houses thrive during the warmer part of the year as tourists pause to refresh from their pedal along the 150km trail over 4-5 days. The Lauder Hotel is one such pub which is also a POP (NZMCA Park Over Property). Trina, I and the dogs walked from here hoping to make it to a bridge and a tunnel. We reached the bridge, being the second longest curved railway bridge in NZ, but the tunnel was too far. As it was, we covered 10km for the return walk. A long dusty walk on little legs. Dogs rested well that night.
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