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    Advice please: Auckland North-South bypass?

    Planning a Northland loop starting in the Hamilton area, the Auckland "roadblock" will have to be navigated.
    Doing that on fully loaded postie-bikes, the thought of crawling along the SH1 gives me the prickles.

    Being out-of-towners, there IS however a certain curiosity to see something of the place...in passing only though...so I'm looking for some way/ route to get us through or around Auckland...TWICE.
    If at all possible, bypassing all and any main roads, but happy to spend some extra time to get through the green fringes/ lookouts/ scenic parts etc.

    Happy to consider any alternatives, from ferries/ water-transport across the Manukau Harbour Mouth (if something like that exists)....same for the eastern side from Beachlands or Bucklands to the CBD, then with another "ferry" to Gulf Harbour or such...again, IF that option actually exists.
    Any particular areas near Auckland one shouldn't miss? (scenic/ lookouts/ National Parks/ coastal strips or harbours type)

    Thanks for any help and ideas.

    PS. Dirt roads/ half-decent tracks/ beach etc. are fine
    pete

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    Ah! So you have discovered the worst aspect of living in northland! Having to navigate the horrendous auckland traffic to get to the rest of the country! My only suggestion is get it over and done with! Take the north western motorway north to kumeu and then you can go backroads to SH16 to wellsford. Similar when going south i guess. I am in whangarei and ride a lot around northland. Am happy to give you my faves if you want but there is a lot of good road and I include ninety mile beach in that too!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Laava View Post
    Ah! So you have discovered the worst aspect of living in northland! Having to navigate the horrendous auckland traffic to get to the rest of the country! My only suggestion is get it over and done with! Take the north western motorway north to kumeu and then you can go backroads to SH16 to wellsford. Similar when going south i guess. I am in whangarei and ride a lot around northland. Am happy to give you my faves if you want but there is a lot of good road and I include ninety mile beach in that too!

    Thanks for the reply.
    Being on posties "getting it over and done with" is a bit of a long-winded affair
    Been fiddling with this route
    http://goo.gl/maps/tqPM9
    for one of the "crossings".
    At 70kmh top-whack we're not really in a rush and that route is between 250-300k's (Hamilton - Helensville/ South Head, that is).

    Then north from Helensville between SH16 + 1 via the gravel roads to Workworth, maybe? Perhaps looping north via the coastal tracks + roads from there?? No idea yet...
    Got 2 weeks to play with

    90mile beach, slobber...sounds good.
    Isn't there also a beach-run near Dargaville (Bayleys Beach? (sp) northwards, can't remember the details)
    pete

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    Are you from ozzy touring site??
    Think we have spoken before...
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    We might've...howyadoin, mate?
    Quit BrisVegas in the end?
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    Quote Originally Posted by glitch_oz View Post
    We might've...howyadoin, mate?
    Quit BrisVegas in the end?
    Hmmm postie bikes, Melbourne, your name..
    Its pete init.
    Yeah mate leaving bris..
    Was down at urangatang..
    Work is a bit short here,, so coming back.
    When do arrive in NZ?
    As for crossing the manukau bar on a ferry.. forget it.
    Lots of good rides to be had the way you are going,,
    Hope you aren't bring those bikes from cape York
    Have a good one.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kevfromcoro View Post
    Hmmm postie bikes, Melbourne, your name..
    Its pete init.
    Yeah mate leaving bris..
    Was down at urangatang..
    Work is a bit short here,, so coming back.
    When do arrive in NZ?
    As for crossing the manukau bar on a ferry.. forget it.
    Lots of good rides to be had the way you are going,,
    Hope you aren't bring those bikes from cape York
    Have a good one.
    Kev

    That's me.
    Naw, it won't be the Cape York bikes, but 2 local NZ posties from a mate who's done 17.000+k's around Southern AUS on a CT, incl.
    6 weeks in Tassie.
    The ferries were just an idea...we don't know the place and there is a ferry further north, in Rawene, making for a nice "shortcut" through the backblocks.
    Aiming for some time early-ish November, then hopefully South Island again in Mach or so.
    Got a bit of riding in in SEQ? Some awesome spots in the hinterlands and the Border Ranges areas...
    pete

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    Just having a gork at your map..
    Prity much on to it,,
    There are a few tracks from huntly through to clevdon
    You are missing out some of the best bits..
    The ride from the seabird coast to kawakawa bay is good,, even on a postie.
    As for ferries, Iam sure they run from Half Moon bay, to the city, not sure about Gulf Harbour, Think 1 even goes up to Coromandel,
    Will be back in NZ then,,
    If I can steal a scoot,, like to catch up.
    Have a goodie...
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    CT110's and Ald,
    Yeah, thatll work
    Try the 42traverse, and tracks sth of Waikato. MHO

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    Quote Originally Posted by tri boy View Post
    CT110's and Ald,
    Yeah, thatll work
    Try the 42traverse, and tracks sth of Waikato. MHO
    Sure had a lot of fun on the 2 trips through the southern half of NI...this time it's everything north of Auckland, only.
    Been there before but it's a long time ago. If we're running out of interesting bits midway, we'll give the 42nd, Fishers and a few other bits another try...but somehow we always run short on time where ever we go.
    pete

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    Quote Originally Posted by kevfromcoro View Post

    The ride from the seabird coast to kawakawa bay is good,, even on a postie.
    As for ferries, Iam sure they run from Half Moon bay, to the city, not sure about Gulf Harbour, Think 1 even goes up to Coromandel,
    Will be back in NZ then,,
    If I can steal a scoot,, like to catch up.
    Have a goodie...
    Kev

    Done that stretch Miranda- Kawakawa last time. Back and forth...nice!
    Seems to be a ferry from Pier1- Waiheke but not Coromandel.
    It'd be great to catch up.
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    Quote Originally Posted by glitch_oz View Post
    Done that stretch Miranda- Kawakawa last time. Back and forth...nice!
    Seems to be a ferry from Pier1- Waiheke but not Coromandel.
    It'd be great to catch up.
    The ferry from Downtown Auckland to Coromandel is passenger only. A push bike is the biggest form of transport you can get on it. It actually comes in at Te Kouma on the southern side of Coro Harbour and passengers are transported by bus into town. The Coro Peninsula is a great place for riding a CT110.

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    just a note about the West Auckland section, you'll find that Exhibition Drive is closed to traffic so you will end up back in Titirangi in a bit of a loop but it is a fun road
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    Thanks for the info bb.
    I have been out of NZ for about 5 years
    not up with the pace.
    I would ride a postie up there.
    would be fun.
    haha pete
    when you get here we are going to take your passport of you..
    Well not me..
    Just a couple of pig hunters wives..
    Enjoy when you are here
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    Quote Originally Posted by Blackbird View Post
    The ferry from Downtown Auckland to Coromandel is passenger only. A push bike is the biggest form of transport you can get on it. It actually comes in at Te Kouma on the southern side of Coro Harbour and passengers are transported by bus into town. The Coro Peninsula is a great place for riding a CT110.
    Tks for the info...figured as much as that (pushbikes only on the "ferry") but thought to better ask, still.
    That puts paid to that idea then. Depending on how much time there's left, if any, we'll give the Coro another shot. That coastal stretch to Fletcher Bay was one of the highlights last time.
    Awesome road and place with some dramatic thunderheads above to make it all feel and look unreal.

    Quote Originally Posted by BAD DAD View Post
    just a note about the West Auckland section, you'll find that Exhibition Drive is closed to traffic so you will end up back in Titirangi in a bit of a loop but it is a fun road
    Thanks for that...closed only temporary or for good?

    Quote Originally Posted by kevfromcoro View Post
    haha pete
    when you get here we are going to take your passport of you..
    Well not me..
    Just a couple of pig hunters wives..
    Enjoy when you are here
    Kev

    Don't mind, mate.
    Love the place (as you well know)
    Certainly planning on seeing LOTS more of it...again.
    pete

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