Riding and fishing over the holidays

[leehoon]

Hey Guys,

With Xmas just around the corner, I am looking to gey away with by bike and boat in tow. I am wondering if anyone out there knows of a good spot to holiday with the family with both fishing (beaches and a boat ramp) and biking (trails or tracks etc) available locally also.

I live in Aucks but am looking for somewhere either north of Aucks or around the coromandal area??

I know whitianga used to have a local MX track that we had ridden - is that still there??

Any help will be appreciated...

Cheers

[cr125nz]

yip sent u a pm :)

[Boosted]

I got a bach in Matarangi, 15mins north of whitianga.... is there a track there? where else can ya ride around that area?

Chur :)

[leehoon]

hey bro... Darryl (ridrider) and I have ridden at a track that was on the left hand side of the road heading out of whitianga just past the airport - was a few years ago though and dont know if it is still there??

[Boosted]

prob all gone now bro coz they have the whitianga waterways in there now

[NOMIS]

I got a bach in Matarangi, 15mins north of whitianga.... is there a track there? where else can ya ride around that area?

Chur :)

are you renting it??

[Boosted]

nar ma parents own in, on Kenwood dr

[REDRIDER]

do they want to rent it??.... KB new year partay..:headbang:

[CookMySock]

do they want to rent it??.... KB new year partay..:headbang:Have you SEEN a matarangi "bach" ? Many of them sleep 24 and are worth a few mil. Not the traditional kiwi bach.

Steve

[leehoon]

Yeah - I wish I could affort one! Ill take "luxury" over "traditional" anyday... as long as there are fish to be caught and forrestry to tear up near by!!

[Boosted]

Man theres heaps of fish about, go behind the mercs :) and yeh going to be looking for places to ride the bike up there :)

[leehoon]

AH bro - have tyo get you out for a fish if you into then?? Always looking for fishing partners too...

[Boosted]

hahaha always keen bro :) haha

[SpikedPunch]

http://www.thefarm.co.nz/ ?
Never been there but heard good things.

[Hemex]

do they want to rent it??.... KB new year partay..:headbang:

This sounds like a P-lan to put into action!! :lol:

[cr125nz]

lee i will fax you the forest maps that we use to ride on when we lived there as i said to you on the phone just lock up yr trailer but if u can park outside both pubs tht i mentioned it will be sweet or next to the fire station

will fax you the 4 maps with directions tonite

Dave

[takitimu]

http://www.thefarm.co.nz/ ?
Never been there but heard good things.

I'll give Mike's place a :niceone: , lots of good riding & you can pop over this way wednesday night if you want a different mx track ( about 70 minutes drive.

[oldskool]

I'll give Mike's place a :niceone: , lots of good riding & you can pop over this way wednesday night if you want a different mx track ( about 70 minutes drive.

That's good to hear, I toyed with the idea a few months back and now thanks to spikedpunch reminding me with her comment I've sent off an email to the farm (mike) to see what space they have over Jan. Sounds an awesome place for the kids, plenty of stuff to do.

What track are you mentioning wednesday night?

[takitimu]

That's good to hear, I toyed with the idea a few months back and now thanks to spikedpunch reminding me with her comment I've sent off an email to the farm (mike) to see what space they have over Jan. Sounds an awesome place for the kids, plenty of stuff to do.

What track are you mentioning wednesday night?

We've got a track over here ( near Keri ) we ride Wed, Broxy reckoned you could rip it & do an AMA, which is a bit of an exaggeration, there's a few photo's here http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showpost.php?p=1404744&postcount=160, it's 1.8km & hard pack clay, looking into rotary hoeing sawdust in there to try & open a few more lines up & a sawdust pit ala Taupo, it's nice & wide, but because of the clay tends to be a bit one lined.
If you go to Mike's drop me a PM & I'll give you directions, there's a few tracks around here actually ( 4 I know of, 3 private mx & one evil root infested enduro loop that would make chop cry with joy ).

[chop]

( 4 I know of, 3 private mx & one evil root infested enduro loop that would make chop cry with joy ).[/QUOTE]

hmmmmm tell me more...... not the one the neilds grovel in is it???

[takitimu]

( 4 I know of, 3 private mx & one evil root infested enduro loop that would make chop cry with joy ).

hmmmmm tell me more...... not the one the neilds grovel in is it???[/QUOTE]

The mx one yeah, wed night they are there 1/3 of the time & use it for training.
The enduro one :), not yet, it's kinda newish, though it's not a grovel as such as it's easily passable, just bloody tough to get any speed on( for me anyway ), parts are just a maze of roots & the less said about the wooden bridge when wet the better, we're going to start regular rides to practise for Riverhead/Woodhill/Taupo.
The grovel's I've been on tend to be Sunday rides on one of three properties this side of the island or Mikes place once ( the most evil grove I reckon was at his place, he has some real nasty stuff hidden away ).

[chop]

Sounds great!!

[Boosted]

So is there anything in the coromandel?

[jimmy 2006]

go whakatane. everything you are looking for.

[Boosted]

well yeh thats my first stop, going to summer x, but then heading to the bach....

[MSTRS]

We'll be at Te Kaha. It would be nice to have access to a boat...

[telliman]

i;ll be in paunui, isnt there something in whangamata,haha my mrs and kids would shit bricks if i told them theres no room for the boogy boards, dads gotta fit the bike on the ute.

[cr125nz]

whanga is crap best forest tracks are in tairua,whitianga being born and from there helps in the local no how of where to go riding but my best plc is tairua esp since the mill is now shut

[Boosted]

hahah telliman thats awesome, i can take ya bike for you :) it'll just be in matarangi :P

[oldskool]

http://www.thefarm.co.nz/ ?
Never been there but heard good things.

Just booked into 'The Farm' for 4 days mid Jan, bloody decent rates!
Looking forward to it already!

[leehoon]

Just booked into 'The Farm' for 4 days mid Jan, bloody decent rates!
Looking forward to it already!

I am heading up next weekend to sus it out but soubnds like an awesome place for summer riding andfishing and can take the family to!!!

[oldskool]

I am heading up next weekend to sus it out but soubnds like an awesome place for summer riding andfishing and can take the family to!!!
Great, looking forward to your report! :niceone:
Yeah it sounds great for the fam, we've booked 2 nights in a tent and then 2 nights in a double ensuite. Kids are looking forward to goin fishing, sailing, kayaking, horsey riding and of course DIRTBIKING. Apparently there are heaps of riding trails and you just go for it all day. Bring your own bike and the trails are free to use. yeehar! :niceone::niceone: