Whether you are new to cycling or an old hand, the Te Ara Ahi - Go Thermal By Bike Cycleway is a must-do.
Keen mountainbiker and Rotorua Deputy Mayor Dave Donaldson is a regular user and believes it's essential to try it, regardless of cycling ability.
"You can ride the entire length and get a shuttle back or ride it in stages. It's great for tourists and lots of locals use sections of it," he said.
"It's downhill pretty much the whole way from Eight Mile Gate Rd. This cycleway has features you won't find on any other cycleway in New Zealand - there are geothermal landscapes and attractions."
The cycleway starts at the Princes Gate Hotel and goes through the Government Gardens and onto the sulphur flats track to Te Puia.