Waipoa Trail Ride- November

[B0000M]

either 21 or 22 November (ill confirm in the next few days) up to 80km of trails, includes riverbeds, farm land, forestry, rocky stuff, forest roads, mud, water, grass, stones, you name it!

ride fee includes awesome lunch. its worth going just for the lunch even if you dont ride! farmers wives cooking at its best!

its about 1 hour out of gisborne in the northern direction. camping available on site (contact me to arrange this) cheese has ridden here before if you want a testimonial.

all you aucklanders do some car pooling and go for a ride somewhere that isnt woodhill kimmys thunder or riverhead! (not that theres anything wrong with those places)

[B0000M]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCnOL9q581Y

video sample of trails

[secondfield]

That you on the cr tipping over at the end boom? wish I could make it for the ride, been there a few years back and can attest to it being on par with the best riding terrain found anywhere in NZ.... the effort to make the trip will be well worth it, stay in Gizzy for the night and get out into town too ....

[B0000M]

shit no! i dont even know who that is on the CR

[nismo404]

Hi mate, do you have anymore details about this ride?

[B0000M]

sure, what kind of details would you like?

if you want to talk to the main organiser of it, phone keith 0272009663

or else i can answer most questions having ridden there a whole shitload too

[nismo404]

Just wanting to know the date, address, cost and times? Thanks

[B0000M]

address: Sign in at Waipaoa Station Hall, Armstrong Road Waipaoa

Sign in co ordinates latitude 38°17'7.39"S longitude 177°50'59.61"E

Directions:

if heading from gisborne, starting at the makaraka caltex station.
Head northwest on Makaraka Rd toward Newstead Ln
1.8 km
2. Continue onto Matawai Rd
26.6 km
3. Turn right at Whatatutu Rd
11.8 km
4. Turn left at Mangatu Rd
2.1 km
5. Turn right to stay on Mangatu Rd
9.7 km
6. Turn left to stay on Mangatu Rd
1.5 km
7. Continue onto Armstrong Rd
9.2 km - at the bottom of the hill, armstrong road turns off to the right. if you miss this turn you will come to a major ford in about 2.5km, if you have got to the ford, you have gone the wrong way.

if you have gone the correct way, there will be a bridge after about 500m of narrow gravel road, about 100m past the bridge is sign in / pits.


From Matawai (nearest township on the main road into gisborne if you are coming from north)

Turn right to stay on Matawai Rd
29.2 km
4. Turn left at Whatatutu Rd
11.8 km
5. Turn left at Mangatu Rd
2.1 km
6. Turn right to stay on Mangatu Rd
9.7 km
7. Turn left to stay on Mangatu Rd
1.5 km
8. Continue onto Armstrong Rd
9.2 km - at the bottom of the hill, armstrong road turns off to the right. if you miss this turn you will come to a major ford in about 2.5km, if you have got to the ford, you have gone the wrong way.

if you have gone the correct way, there
will be a bridge after about 500m of narrow gravel road, about 100m past the bridge is sign in / pits.


Cost is $40 per bike
Lunch / Afternoon tea provided, around 3pm usually, this feed is huge, dont bother eating all day!

sign in is 8am, if you are driving from gisborne allow an hour.

date is 22 November 2009

Silver Buller Link is http://silver-bullet.co.nz/event.php?id=7192

[secondfield]

Good stuff boom, awsome mate, nothing like an adventure before the ride even starts. Maybe the 'north of the bombays' types will actually get to see what a 'real' hill looks like, if they can muster the brain cells to figure the route and gumption to put effort into getting there 'real' New Zealand awaits you! Lol

[B0000M]

Good stuff boom, awsome mate, nothing like an adventure before the ride even starts. Maybe the 'north of the bombays' types will actually get to see what a 'real' hill looks like, if they can muster the brain cells to figure the route and gumption to put effort into getting there 'real' New Zealand awaits you! Lol

haha yea, its quite an adventure after a storm!

you can actually ride all the way there from whatatutu about 200m down the road from step 4, via the river - aquaplaning all the way!! great fun to be had. takes about 25 minutes if you dont muck around! probably not a good idea without a guide who knows the area though as the river forks off in a few places!

cheese has pushed his rm250 through most of it back a few years ago! lol