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Riders can follow clearly signposted trails, enjoy panoramic viewpoints, and join friends and family on walks that might otherwise have been out of reach.",[219,389],{},[222,391,393],{"id":392},"hiring-a-tramper-how-it-works","Hiring a Tramper: How It Works",[200,395,396,397,400],{},"One of the best things about trampers is how easy they are to ",[204,398,399],{},"hire",". 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