Whakatane to Opotiki

[Mystic13]

the taneatua rail bridge is not that bad so dont stress i cross it every mourning and so long as you can ride straight its all good. another great ride is manawahe rd to lake rotoma just don't go to hard as it is pretty twisty for a learner.

If you're doing Manawahe Road take your swim gear and towel. There is a roadside hot creek which after being free till a few months back is a great place to just sit and soak. it's just been fenced, dam'd a bit and now has changing rooms. It also costs now.

Riding through their a couple of months back in the rain we stopped in for a 1 hour soak mid journey.

[CookMySock]

If you're doing Manawahe Road take your swim gear and towel. There is a roadside hot creek which after being free till a few months back is a great place to just sit and soak. it's just been fenced, dam'd a bit and now has changing rooms. It also costs now.

Is this the one by the school and the campground?

If so, it's really just a slimey hole in the ground. Nothing as nice as kerosene creek except you dont have to walk to it.

Steve

[bones135]

Any hot pools would be good hot pools, kerosene creek sounds a bit dodgy though
Was thinking about doing the round trip too, to Gissy, Napier, Taupo & back to Whaka via Rotorua, over a couple of days.
He still has to get his bike yet, narrowed it down to two, decisions decisions

[McJim]

Watch out for changing road signs. Apparently a bunch of white school children from Wanganui is angry about their name and they are going to change it to Ophotiki

[bones135]

lol so that would be pronounced Ofotiki?

[CookMySock]

Any hot pools would be good hot pools, kerosene creek sounds a bit dodgy though

Nah kerosene creek is cool. Nice and clean too.

Was thinking about doing the round trip too, to Gissy, Napier, Taupo & back to Whaka via Rotorua, over a couple of days.

Thats a hua of a trek for a newbie.

Steve

[bones135]

Nah kerosene creek is cool. Nice and clean too.

Thats a hua of a trek for a newbie.

Steve

Where would kerosene creek be anyway?
We were talking about the trip today, just chat at this stage & see how things go, we had a ride last new years day when he hired a bike in Waihi & had no probs, hed probably last longer than me bloody farmers

[CookMySock]

Where would kerosene creek be anyway?

Ok its a little bit iffy to find.

Click here http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sour...e+Ngahewa&z=14

See this little lake just south of the SH38/SH5 junction? If you head towards taupo just a few hundred meters, on the left hand side is a horrible gravel road that looks like it goes into the forestry. Head down this road about 2km and you will find a carpark with a sign. It's two minutes walk to the creek from this carpark.

Steve

[bones135]

cool thanks for that, will keep an eye out when we go, not too fussed on the gravel bit but will give it a whirl anyway