Lower North Island path less traveled?
Hi people.
I am looking into and planning a few trips around the lower north island, as I do so, I am going to put up the info here, to see if anyone is interested in coming along for the journey...
At the moment I am mid stage planning a trip Feilding - Ashhurst - Pohangina Valley - Taoroa Junction - Taihape - Turakina Valley - Marton - Feilding.
This is around 400 km's and estimated to be around 6 hours riding,
HOWEVER... there is the option for those to finish at the mid way point, Taihape. (Lunch and refuel point)
From Feilding to Taihape is about 3 -4 hours ride (sealed and gravel roads, at a slow - medium pa)
I have linked a video showing a run i did 2/3 of the first half. I added it to show what you can expect from the journey (but honestly this is ten times better seeing in person)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7UHX6yqnno
I am yet to go through the second half on a timed run to see how long it will actually take.
So if you are keen to either do the full loop or just the first half (or perhaps the second half) let me know.... it would be great to get a few to come along
Accommodation for those interested could be looked into depending on the numbers i could get a good deal (not revealing that until later though) but if you are out of the district and keen let me know.
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this was my first time EVER in this foreign liquid called mud, and what a time 
Like a boss I fell off three times
and everytime i was pissing myself with laughter as to what i was doing... perhaps when we do this for real i could maybe learn a few things from guys that actually know what they are doing. so this wasnt the end of the ordeal, upon making through this muddy patch, imagine my dismay when the GPS goes flat and I stumble across the gate at the end of this road. Due to my GPS dying my only option was to enter the station and try find the way down to the main road over the next valley 
so aimlessly was riding around some random farmers land going from paddock to paddock trying to find a way out... untill finally i came across this valley which i figured one way or another it should get me to a road (it was heading south and the road i needed to get to was south of me and ran from east to west) So following the valley the track started showing signs of alot of use and slowly widened giving me comfort that it must be heading the right way. In my head I started thinking, what will i say if the farmer finds me trespassing through his land, just as i round this bend on the side of the hill, over the far side in the distance the farmers house could be seen and a tiny figure standing in the middle of the track, as I got closer the figure changed into multiple figures (which turned out to be the entire farmers family and extended family) standing there watching this random guy on a dirtbike come out from the back of his station. Busted!!
What a champ 
. Your ride back in the rain with us from Wairoa to Hawkes Bay, then onto Feilding shows you are a man of STEEL !!! My butt was getting sore as I approached Napier. You are doing great 
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....wherezz that track go 
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