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12th March 2026, 12:39
This turned out to be probably the best day for riding and "adventuring". After We said our goodbyes,Darryl heding For CHCH and me to Mossburn via sorta Alexandra with a promising detour.
The detour involved a water race which we had discooerd a few years before on a 4wd touring trip. I have somewhat intruiged by the water races in Otago since. Did you know they used siphons ? At the Bannockburn end of the nevis There is a siphon to get the water from one side of the valley to the other!.
I knew that the water race was on Crawford Hill Road,but not entirely sure where. I thereore just put "crawford Hill Road into the GPS which took me to the far end of the Road,but it was a fantastic riding road.
The ride from Wanaka through to Cromwell was a very nice start to the day
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Before I got to Alexandra,which is where Expected to turn to the east the GPS sent me eastward at a turnoff labelled Omakau(just after Clyde) .Fantastic Road/ride to the extreme easern End of Crawford Hill Road. I expected to go in at Alex but did not mind a jot! After passing by tthe water rce I turned around and soon discovered it again
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The views were amazing and I decided to go for a walk beside the race to try to get an idea of its origins. The views are good up here.
to be continued
The detour involved a water race which we had discooerd a few years before on a 4wd touring trip. I have somewhat intruiged by the water races in Otago since. Did you know they used siphons ? At the Bannockburn end of the nevis There is a siphon to get the water from one side of the valley to the other!.
I knew that the water race was on Crawford Hill Road,but not entirely sure where. I thereore just put "crawford Hill Road into the GPS which took me to the far end of the Road,but it was a fantastic riding road.
The ride from Wanaka through to Cromwell was a very nice start to the day
357878357879357880
Before I got to Alexandra,which is where Expected to turn to the east the GPS sent me eastward at a turnoff labelled Omakau(just after Clyde) .Fantastic Road/ride to the extreme easern End of Crawford Hill Road. I expected to go in at Alex but did not mind a jot! After passing by tthe water rce I turned around and soon discovered it again
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The views were amazing and I decided to go for a walk beside the race to try to get an idea of its origins. The views are good up here.
to be continued