South-east coast Ngawi to White Rock + more. Sat 21/3/09

**junkmanjoe** · 23rd March 2009, 17:15

i would be interested in exploring up the Orongorongo station river track,
im sure it used to go up and over to winui, in the old days.

even if we could just go up as far as we could and return then go round the coast after that, hows that sound....
orsome i think.

**Paladin** · 23rd March 2009, 17:44

Originally Posted by marks

maybe we just do Orongorongo on 18th as a checkout ride and do both together sometime May?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but haven't we already "checked out" Orongorongo TWICE already?

You just can't wait to get back in there can you mate?

Originally Posted by junkmanjoe

i would be interested in exploring up the Orongorongo station river track,
im sure it used to go up and over to winui, in the old days.

even if we could just go up as far as we could and return then go round the coast after that, hows that sound....
orsome i think.

Todd from the Station who we met on the Orongorongo reccie ride, told me the river track is VERY VERY vicious!!!!!! He also said that if you go up that way you have to be careful about the private land up on the hills. TBH I think he was angling for leading a trail ride for us on the trails away from the coast BUT he said they are full on trail rides not cruisy adv tracks!

**Underground** · 23rd March 2009, 18:05

I will have Mountie with me and we'd be looking at more of a big bike friendly kind of a day out .So if that ties in with anything you guys are up to ,great !!
I think we have to be in Tga on the 20th so 18th could tie in nicely , might even convince some the crew round here to indulge in a big OE for the weekend

**marks** · 23rd March 2009, 18:28

Originally Posted by Underground

I will have Mountie with me and we'd be looking at more of a big bike friendly kind of a day out .So if that ties in with anything you guys are up to ,great !!
I think we have to be in Tga on the 20th so 18th could tie in nicely , might even convince some the crew round here to indulge in a big OE for the weekend

in reality a pillion rules out Orongorongo out for you unless they like walking or have a high pain threshold

**junkmanjoe** · 23rd March 2009, 18:39

well, theres mt dick, kodac moments, can see all of wairarapa valley on a good day,

**Paladin** · 23rd March 2009, 18:41

Originally Posted by junkmanjoe

well, theres mt dick, kodac moments, can see all of wairarapa valley on a good day,

That's like a 15 minute ride mate! What ya gonna do the rest of the day?

**junkmanjoe** · 23rd March 2009, 18:55

will im just thinking big bike two to up, and i sure he not to keen spending the day picking up his bike or makeing the pasenger walk most of the day...
southerlands would be ok,
havent you chaps got any roads down there...

**Eddieb** · 23rd March 2009, 18:58

Originally Posted by junkmanjoe

i would be interested in exploring up the Orongorongo station river track,
im sure it used to go up and over to winui, in the old days.

even if we could just go up as far as we could and return then go round the coast after that, hows that sound....
orsome i think.

I might have some more info on that in a few days. The woman who sits next to me at work has just got into 4x4 and I believe they went up there in the weekend. She had some photo's today that she was saying they went up the riverbed a bit then took a track over the hill to Wainui. Apparently there were no gates on the way, dunno if thats a sign that it was open land or what.

They also did Orongrongo station on Saturday, it didn't look anywhere near as bad as we went through. They had to dig out that 2nd slip a bit to get the 4x4's through as it was a 'Family Shiny' run, but nothing like what we had.

I'm hoping to get their GPS log in a few days to se where they went. Once I have that I can overlay it on Google earth and see if there's anything interesting. They had been up on top of the hills somewhere and the views of Wellington were stunning.

**Paladin** · 23rd March 2009, 18:59

Originally Posted by junkmanjoe

will im just thinking big bike two to up, and i sure he not to keen spending the day picking up his bike or makeing the pasenger walk most of the day...
southerlands would be ok,
havent you chaps got any roads down there...

Yeah but they're all paved with evil black stuff with buildings on every side! Commuterville everywhere you look down here mate BUT we do have the Akatarawa Forest! Might be scary 2 up tho!

**Paladin** · 23rd March 2009, 19:02

Originally Posted by Eddieb

....... they went up the riverbed a bit then took a track over the hill to Wainui. Apparently there were no gates on the way, dunno if thats a sign that it was open land or what.

.........

I think thats what that Todd guy was on about - you get up there and its open land and you have no idea if you're trespassing on private land or not if no guide with you.

**Underground** · 23rd March 2009, 19:09

Originally Posted by marks

in reality a pillion rules out Orongorongo out for you unless they like walking or have a high pain threshold

Mountie will be on his own steed , I think it will be a cold day in hell if he gets on behind me

**junkmanjoe** · 23rd March 2009, 19:20

Originally Posted by Eddieb

I might have some more info on that in a few days.
I'm hoping to get their GPS log in a few days to se where they went. Once I have that I can overlay it on Google earth and see if there's anything interesting. They had been up on top of the hills somewhere and the views of Wellington were stunning.

Eddieb

A+ on your home work,
my bro is in to 4x4 clubs, and he says there is a track over there some where,

im a starter for that one as well.
the coast sounds doable, if shinys go through, its a walk in the park for bikers.

good stuff.

**pampa** · 23rd March 2009, 21:23

watch out for the huge mudhole on the Southerland tracks, I've heard of great riders having trouble going through ...

Originally Posted by junkmanjoe

will im just thinking big bike two to up, and i sure he not to keen spending the day picking up his bike or makeing the pasenger walk most of the day...
southerlands would be ok,
havent you chaps got any roads down there...