A cycleway across the Tararua Ranges is being proposed to link the lower North Island towns of Shannon and Eketahuna.
Horowhenua District Council is seeking funding to investigate the feasibility of building the track, which would be 40km long and 2.5 metres wide.
The cycleway would link 16km of existing track on either side of the range as part of the national cycle trail project Nga Haerenga.
The district council says the cycleway could provide the Horowhenua and Tararua regions with significant business and tourism benefits.
It says the Ministry of Tourism has rejected a proposal to help fund the study, but the council still hopes to go ahead.
