Quickest route from The Tron to Palmerston North

[Usarka]

I can understand getting out of the tron in a hurry....but to palmerston north?????

[Hitcher]

Gotta go to PN on Friday - cage, not bike. So I want the route that takes least time.
Anybody able to advise?

It's hard to imagine anybody wanting to HURRY to get to Palmerston North from Hamilton, or vice versa for that matter.

[Owl]

It's hard to imagine anybody wanting to HURRY to get to Palmerston North from Hamilton, or vice versa for that matter.

Don't force us to name a mountain after you??? Put you right next to Mt Cleese!

[marty]

The SH3/SH4 route is actually shorter, but you can easily get caught behind trucks/auckland drivers on the windy bits north of Taumaranui. I travel to Ruapehu every week - we usually go down via SH4 home via Western Bypass/Old Taupo Rd/Horahora Rd - if you're not familiar with the Owairaka Valley/Mango route it can seem like you're the middle of nowhere for ages!

I can comfortably be on the Desert Rd in under 2 hrs from Hamilton going Western Bypass. Going real fast it's more like 1.45

[ynot slow]

Bear in mind road closure of desert rd,as well as other with unseasonal snowfalls etc.

Nothing worse than halfway and road closed,then having to go via SH3and via Naki lol.

Knew a guy about 10yrs ago,picked up a horse from dads place in Hawera,heading to Matamata,Cambridge areas,headed to New Plymouth got to Awakino,road closed to slips so,had to go via Paraparas,halfway through and road closed,back to Wanganui,onto Bulls and turned back due to flooding at National Park/Waiouru closed,so thought SH5 via Napier to Taupo,took 20 hours driving to unload last animal off.

[slofox]

I can understand getting out of the tron in a hurry....but to palmerston north?????

It's a short stay mate...

It's hard to imagine anybody wanting to HURRY to get to Palmerston North from Hamilton, or vice versa for that matter.

There is some excellent riding to be had in the country surrounding The Tron...(fortunately).

Well, anyway, that's my morning laugh taken care of thanks gentlemen...

[Quasievil]

Bear in mind road closure of desert rd,as well as other with unseasonal snowfalls etc.

Nothing worse than halfway and road closed,then having to go via SH3and via Naki lol.

Knew a guy about 10yrs ago,picked up a horse from dads place in Hawera,heading to Matamata,Cambridge areas,headed to New Plymouth got to Awakino,road closed to slips so,had to go via Paraparas,halfway through and road closed,back to Wanganui,onto Bulls and turned back due to flooding at National Park/Waiouru closed,so thought SH5 via Napier to Taupo,took 20 hours driving to unload last animal off.

haha, I remember that day well as I did the exact same thing.

[NZsarge]

I can understand getting out of the tron in a hurry....but to palmerston north?????

It's hard to imagine anybody wanting to HURRY to get to Palmerston North from Hamilton, or vice versa for that matter.

Cheeky buggers! Could think of a lot worse places to go than Palmerston North...
What's so flash about the windy city rat race anyway?
Meh..

[sinfull]

It's hard to imagine anybody wanting to HURRY to get to Palmerston North from Hamilton, or vice versa for that matter.

He might even like to stop in Otaki for a cuppa !