DB1k 08 - aka Dusty Butt 08

[Zukin]

The only bit that's got me stumped is the actual entrance to the Porika Track as I've never seen it in real life and it's a bit ambiguous on Google Earth...

Here ya go
Is this what you were looking for??

If you want them as a .gpx file then send me an email and I will reply with the attachment
I cant attach it to KB sorry

Cheers

[warewolf]

The only bit that's got me stumped is the actual entrance to the Porika Track as I've never seen it in real life and it's a bit ambiguous on Google Earth...

Eastern end? This is it. You get very little warning it is there, a fork up to the right. To the left is another fork that takes you down to a ford, the road uses a bridge.

Dunno what the 'Porika Road' on Google Earth is all about?? Wonder if the paper/actual roads have been moving around?

[cooneyr]

Eastern end? This is it. You get very little warning it is there, a fork up to the right. To the left is another fork that takes you down to a ford, the road uses a bridge.

Dunno what the 'Porika Road' on Google Earth is all about?? Wonder if the paper/actual roads have been moving around?

Its not that hard to find. If you are looking for an intersection (using the kms on the roll chart) it is pretty obvious.

I agree about the GE centre lines. Both the Howard and the Porika centre lines are in rather strange places.

Cheers R

[warewolf]

Its not that hard to find. If you are looking for an intersection (using the kms on the roll chart) it is pretty obvious.

Didn't say it was hard to find, said you get little warning... never tried it with the roll chart! Sight lines lead you around the curve to the left, by the time you spot the detail to the right it's a little too late to stop. At least, that's the way it's always been for me, even though I've been looking for it, I think because I get distracted by the track to the ford on the left before I look to the right.

[alfonz]

i have been up it before and missed it as i miss lots of things but at night and if you are getting tired as i was its easy to do

[NordieBoy]

I think because I get distracted by the track to the ford on the left before I look to the right.

There you go again, always thinking about washing your bike

[NordieBoy]

I've done the GPX of the DB route.
If anyone wants a copy to have a play with/check accuracy, I can post it up.
Can also put up a KMZ version for the GE'ers amongst us.

[cooneyr]

There you go again, always thinking about washing your bike

I've done the GPX of the DB route.
If anyone wants a copy to have a play with/check accuracy, I can post it up.
Can also put up a KMZ version for the GE'ers amongst us.

Is that a polite way of asking for somebody to check it? Put the KMZ file up and I'll have a look at it if you want.

Cheers R

[NordieBoy]

Damn things too big to attach (8kb)

Get it HERE.

[cooneyr]

Damn things too big to attach (8kb)

Get it HERE.

Looks pretty good. You probably have the email about the location of the southern most point on the Palmer Road by now.

Kinda interesting comparing the the crow flies direction with the actual direction for some of the legs. I dont have a gps and wont be using the data but is it worth putting some intermediate points in (with no reference to the roll chart). Would stop things like the next way point being south east from Plerous when you need to travel east north east. Your call.

Cheers R

[NordieBoy]

The GPS warns you when a corner (waypoint pair) or checkpoint (waypoint single) is coming up.
You ignore it in the meantime.

[JATZ]

For those wanting to take a GPS along I've created a GPX route file of the DB track and will correlate the waypoint names with the rollchart box numbers when R puts the final version through.

The only bit that's got me stumped is the actual entrance to the Porika Track as I've never seen it in real life and it's a bit ambiguous on Google Earth...

Easy to find it Nordie, past the lake, past the houses, over a small hump, through a small creek and up the hill, or hang a left into howard vly coming from st arnaud and go right before the ford. I think thats how it goes, might have to check it out this w/end

[cooneyr]

Easy to find it Nordie, past the lake, past the houses, over a small hump, through a small creek and up the hill, or hang a left into howard vly coming from st arnaud and go right before the ford. I think thats how it goes, might have to check it out this w/end

Feel free to got check it out but we have it pretty we ll sorted. Nordie was just trying to figure out the coordinates for the ends of the track as he is putting together a GPS track of the DB route.

Cheers R

[JATZ]

Feel free to got check it out but we have it pretty we ll sorted. Nordie was just trying to figure out the coordinates for the ends of the track as he is putting together a GPS track of the DB route.

Cheers R

I'm told the porika's got a bit rough by a guy who does a bit of gold panning up there, mind you he drives an old ambulance, did the maungatapu about a month ago and it's got a bit lumpy up the top

[NordieBoy]

Some guys from Nelson did the Porika last Saturday and it seemed fine.
Some of the claybits on the Maungatapu are a bit dug up by the 4x4's but no biggies.