Northern Gravel Adventure Riding Club

[offrd]

yep thats the one, junction of Taharua and Clements Rd...not Clarence.

SH5 Napier Taupo and Taharua Rd is the gravel area.


Taharua and Clements Rd is about 10km down Taharua road...

[Eddieb]

And part 3 of the Sunday goldmine ride on the Coromandel Explore trip. This is the trip back down, including back over the hump and through the tunnel again.

[suzieq]

And part 3 of the Sunday goldmine ride on the Coromandel Explore trip. This is the trip back down, including back over the hump and through the tunnel again.

"RANGITAIKI MEET UP POINT AND TIME" 05TH NOVEMBER WEEKEND

Meet up point for those coming from NAPIER end of Nap/Taupo highway will be Taharua Road on the coner in the gravel pit, turn off the main highway and wait in the gravel pit at the beginning of the road. Your meet up time with us leaving from Taupo end will be 9:30am. DO NOT exit down the road, we will join you at 9:30am. I will have a trailer available at the service station in the mng to cart any extra fuel and supplies out to Rangitaiki pub. Plse allow for a max of 280kms over our day. No fuel stops between here and Whirinaki forestry camp. So plse use this fuel stop in the mng to top up those bikes, and bring along plenty of fluids also.

Meet up for those coming from TAUPO, will be Mobil Service Station 9 am on the corner of Lake Terrace which is the bottom end of Nap/Taupo highway, we will ride a mix of seal and pumice berms on the way UP the highway. Taharua road is on the RIGHT for those of us coming up this way. We will allllll meet in the gravel pit meet up time of 9:30am.

[suzieq]

"RANGITAIKI MEET UP POINT AND TIME" 05TH NOVEMBER WEEKEND

Meet up point for those coming from NAPIER end of Nap/Taupo highway will be Taharua Road on the coner in the gravel pit, turn off the main highway and wait in the gravel pit at the beginning of the road. Your meet up time with us leaving from Taupo end will be 9:30am. DO NOT exit down the road, we will join you at 9:30am. I will have a trailer available at the service station in the mng to cart any extra fuel and supplies out to Rangitaiki pub. Plse allow for a max of 280kms over our day. No fuel stops between here and Whirinaki forestry camp. So plse use this fuel stop in the mng to top up those bikes, and bring along plenty of fluids also.

Meet up for those coming from TAUPO, will be Mobil Service Station 9 am on the corner of Lake Terrace which is the bottom end of Nap/Taupo highway, we will ride a mix of seal and pumice berms on the way UP the highway. Taharua road is on the RIGHT for those of us coming up this way. We will allllll meet in the gravel pit meet up time of 9:30am.

For more details on the programme for our Rangitaiki Trail Ride at the weekend, please view the updated details on our facebook page, we have many pix showing the terrain you will be riding over. There are pics of the easy pumice berms to begin with, thru to the wash-outs that will need to be negotiated thru aka (Team Effort) on our Gravel Road Ride out to Whirinaki Forest Camp. Will be good to say a big hi to Duncan at The Buggers Bar at lunch break. Birthday celebrations are also on at Whirinaki............. more on that you will need come join and make your way over to Whirinaki to see what this is all about????
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http://www.facebook.com/suzette.denham#!/pages/Akd-Gravel-Adventure-Riders-Club/157663480965972

On our facebook page, on the left hand side, click on INFO and it will bring you up with the more updated programme details for this ride.

[Night Falcon]

Sorry, but have to pike on this adventure Went for a test ride on the 690 to see how my knee/foot was holding up after the last op, only to find its not there yet ...ok for easy sitting down stuff but cant hack standing or rough (the good) stuff. I'm a bit gutted as was REALLY looking forward to this ride!

Will look forward to the ride report and photos....my lot at the moment ....but I'll be back by golly ....as wise man once said..."you can chop off a strong mans legs...but that will never de-feet him"

[suzieq]

Sorry, but have to pike on this adventure Went for a test ride on the 690 to see how my knee/foot was holding up after the last op, only to find its not there yet ...ok for easy sitting down stuff but cant hack standing or rough (the good) stuff. I'm a bit gutted as was REALLY looking forward to this ride!

Will look forward to the ride report and photos....my lot at the moment ....but I'll be back by golly ....as wise man once said..."you can chop off a strong mans legs...but that will never de-feet him"

oh well I guess we don't get to meet you this time round, but we will be back again, This time round you need to do the right thing, look out for those feets of course ....................you only get one set. Plenty of good times coming up. Worth the wait. Let the good times roll. Catch you up another outing. Suzieq over and out, for just now..............(there's those fullstops again) LOL

[DR Girl]

Have a great weekend Suziq & team. Being so close, would love to join you for the day but tied up helping at our daughter's dance dress rehersal & off to Welly Sunday. Oldest has to depart & clean gear out of his hostel.

[Shewolf]

Have a great weekend Suziq & team. Being so close, would love to join you for the day but tied up helping at our daughter's dance dress rehersal & off to Welly Sunday. Oldest has to depart & clean gear out of his hostel.

catch you on another ride!

We bumped into xrjohnny at Rangitaiki and Kiwipete at Whirinaki campsite, sorry to have missed you Rosie and birthday boy - expect you're having a goodun judging by the amount of people and beer there! :

We had a fantastic play around and through the forests, those grassy berms look so innocuous from the road, it's a different story when you're riding through them

Great fun, some minor 'moments' of which are captured for our viewing pleasure

Here a few of the pics - mostly frame grabs...

[Shewolf]

a few more pics

[offrd]

Indeed a great ride!

Am somewhat sore this morning, that will learn me for not turning off gravity... Good thing DR is strong!

They do say what goes up must come down!

Must pack and head home soon!

[Shewolf]

my wrists are a bit munted - that was more fun than a bouncy castle

[suzieq]

Indeed a great ride!

Am somewhat sore this morning, that will learn me for not turning off gravity... Good thing DR is strong!

They do say what goes up must come down!

Must pack and head home soon!

Nice to catch you up at the weekend, Jim and I will catch you up next time we are down Taupo for another fun day out in the Rangitaiki area; we will keep in touch. Also, will let you know when Jim and I will do that fishing trip in the Kaiangaroa, must make the time to do this shortly, exciting, I have my fishing line all ready, and I even found a fly. Will look forwards to catch up on our Sun mng also 04th Dec for our shortish South Head beach run. Lots to look forwards to.

[suzieq]

Have a great weekend Suziq & team. Being so close, would love to join you for the day but tied up helping at our daughter's dance dress rehersal & off to Welly Sunday. Oldest has to depart & clean gear out of his hostel.

Hi, the team had a fun day out, will keep in touch and let you know when Jim and I are down Taupo area next, you might like to join us on a fishing trip we are planning over Xmas/Jan in the Kaiangaroa forestry, I have a couple of spare flys I found just waiting to be attached to our lines Catch you up soon.

[Night Falcon]

nice photos suzie looks like you had some fun.

[offrd]

Good trip back to Aux, Few showers!

Still sore! Hmmmm LOL

Cant wait to see videos of the ride!