Hi,
Below is my rough plan for heading south next week.
Any last spots I should check out of my way?
Anyone want to meetup? (if you do buzz me a PM and I shall give you my mobile number so we can co-ordinate while on the road).
You will notice that my trip involves pretty low km/perday, this is intentional since I have hardly been on the bike since winter (cold kiwi was my last ride longer than 1hr) and I want to take it easy. I also have a couple of books I want to make a decent dent in.
So my trip is going to be based around a casual days ride then an early stop and some relaxing camping.
I will also be logging photos using instagram (with geotagging) which will populate the below map, so you can follow my progress (this is especially for you 9-5'ers still stuck at work).
Sunday 16th - Auckland to Taupo/Pueroa Forest
Camping Pueroa forest (Kakaho Rd)
272km
Monday 17th - Pueroa to Takapari Road Traverse Hut
Tukino Ski field Road
Takapari Rd, Traverse Hut Free Basic Doc Hut, also camping available if busy (around hut, or down Piripiri campsite (just north of takapari road)
290km
Tues 18th - Ruahine Ranges - Ocean Beach
Ashurst up Whariti Road.
Carterton - Mt Dick
Cape Palliser
Camping at Ocean Beach.
350km
Wednesday 19th - Ocean Beach to Wellington - Ferry - Picton - Sounds
Over to wellington in the AM,
Embasy Theartre (hobbit)
Ferry to Picton 10:25pm or 2:30pm/ bluebridge 1:30pm
Ride up to Kenepuru Sounds camping at Doc Campsite.
108km to Ferry
125km to Sounds/Route
Thursday 20th - Marlborough Sounds towards Golden Bay
Out of East Side of sounds, up to French Pass
Hori Bay.
Camp at Totaranui (http://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-rec...ui-campground/)
381km
Friday 21st - Totaranui up to Cape Farewell
Up to Cape Farewell
Anatoni (maybe, 370+km option)
Mungatapu Road/Track investigate (gate apparently closed, but might ride up to gate anyway), Tinline road
Perlorus campsite for night.
286+km
Saturday 22nd - Group Ride - Mt Patriarch - Rainbow Road, Maling/Edwards Pass
9am meeting in Renwick
Up Mt Patriarch - 3hrs approx back to Renwick
Renwick to St Anard 93km
Meeting group at 1:30pm St Arnaud.
St Arnaud to Hanmer approx 100km
Maling/Edwards Pass diversions 160km.
Camping Mailing Pass.
Sunday 23rd - Hanmer/Maling Pass to Christchurch/Fairlie.
Visit friends in Waipawa/CHCH maybe carry on to Fairlie.
310km
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