Wellington Rideouts - Where next?

**gav24** · 15th August 2009, 09:20

Meet times for tomorrows ride:
9.30 leaving "G.A.S." petrol station on SH1 in Waikanae (hope the coffee cart is open!)
then meeting up with others from the hutt side at the saddle/lookout/carpark/start of track at 9.45 -ish aim to head in just before 10

Just heard that a big group of quads are also heading down Odlins on sunday, so we have a support crew!!

**Paladin** · 15th August 2009, 11:39

Originally Posted by gav24

Meet times for tomorrows ride:
9.30 leaving "G.A.S." petrol station on SH1 in Waikanae (hope the coffee cart is open!)
then meeting up with others from the hutt side at the saddle/lookout/carpark/start of track at 9.45 -ish aim to head in just before 10

Just heard that a big group of quads are also heading down Odlins on sunday, so we have a support crew!!

So any idea HOW big the quad group is and what TIME they're headed in Odlins?

Its not a wide track and being in there with 20 or 30 quads might be a pain!

**junkmanjoe** · 15th August 2009, 14:57

yes as dave says quads... we had a close call with quads on the pram track aye dave.. its ok if we all going in the same direction.... or are they mates of yours gav..leaving car park at same time.

**twisty** · 15th August 2009, 17:51

sounds cool, but where is saddle/lookout/carpark/start? I don't know where Odlins is.

cheers Mark

**Paladin** · 15th August 2009, 18:16

Originally Posted by twisty

sounds cool, but where is saddle/lookout/carpark/start? I don't know where Odlins is.

cheers Mark

Its at the summit, ie saddle(!) of the Akatarawa Road that runs from Upper Hutt to Waikanae (its the road Staglands is on!). You can't miss the car park, its on the south side of the road with big concrete blocks on the edge that looks west towards Waikanae.

Odlins Rd is the the "local" name for the 4wd track that runs off north from the summit - on your map it is probably called Waiotauru Rd which is its real name.

**twisty** · 15th August 2009, 18:49

Thanks, cya there :-)

**pampa** · 15th August 2009, 19:01

Hi what time on the carpark at the top? and is someone meeting on caltex?

Cheers,
Pampa

**gav24** · 15th August 2009, 20:03

9.45 at the summit/track start.

The rumours of quads (that I started

) maybe wildly exagerated!
Paul, who's coming with me, mentioned that his step father was heading in on his quad with his mates. I'll try and get more info when we meet up in the morning

If track is too busy maybe an alternative could be the karapoti crossing? Discuss in the morning at the summit.

See you guys tomorrow

**Paladin** · 15th August 2009, 20:15

Originally Posted by pampa

Hi what time on the carpark at the top? and is someone meeting on caltex?

Cheers,
Pampa

Eddieb & I & hopefully Joe will be leaving Rimutaka Caltex 9.15/9.20am if you wanna meet us!

**junkmanjoe** · 15th August 2009, 20:18

im not keen on karapoti crossing, im coming down to ride odlins,,,, because its yummy..... and makes me happy..

quads will have to move over for the super tanker.....fuel must get through

**gav24** · 15th August 2009, 20:26

Ignore previous ideas of Karapoti then!

We'll all tuck in behind the supertanker

Same opinion as you Joe, I only really want to do Odlins as I've not it before.

Hopefully the weather forecast will continue to get it wrong...dry and 21 degrees here on the kapiti coast! bit different to last weeks weekend forecast

**gav24** · 15th August 2009, 20:35

Right I'm signing off now,

See you guys tomorrow either 9.30 at waikanae G.A.S or 9.45 at the summit.

Top Guns on TV3 so I'm off to watch Maverick rip up the skies and the runway on his GPX 750