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

**Balrog** · 23rd March 2009, 23:12

Originally Posted by Eddieb

At least you were on the track proper, 'Jim's hole' is the entrance to the carpark

it was an attack hole.

**junkmanjoe** · 24th March 2009, 15:56

attack of the killer mud hole aye mate...

**Paladin** · 24th March 2009, 16:34

Originally Posted by junkmanjoe

attack of the killer mud hole aye mate...

It was camouflaged!

**junkmanjoe** · 24th March 2009, 22:03

been doing a bit of study on the Orongorongo station river track, on googl earth.

there is a formed track about 1/4 way up river bed, it winds it way up the hill in to the forest park on the winui side. where the pine plantation is

some one find out who owns the hill, and get us in the forest park, might just be doable....

**Paladin** · 24th March 2009, 22:09

Originally Posted by junkmanjoe

been doing a bit of study on the Orongorongo station river track, on googl earth.

there is a formed track about 1/4 way up river bed, it winds it way up the hill in to the forest park on the winui side. where the pine plantation is

some one find out who owns the hill, and get us in the forest park, might just be doable....

I rode into the Rimutaka Forest Park on a reccie a while back before the Southern Coast ADV - signs say no go for motorbikes in the park itself, sorry mate.

**Howie** · 24th March 2009, 22:15

Originally Posted by junkmanjoe

been doing a bit of study on the Orongorongo station river track, on googl earth.

there is a formed track about 1/4 way up river bed, it winds it way up the hill in to the forest park on the winui side. where the pine plantation is

some one find out who owns the hill, and get us in the forest park, might just be doable....

I might not be correct but I thinkthe orginal 4wd track over the hills from the coast road in Wainui to the Orongorongo river started a couple of km below the access to the forest park, it was still doc land but you could get access from them, although I heard it was closed while they were logging the area. the star of it is mention in the 4wd book by Andy Cockroft as cattle ridge I think.

**Paladin** · 24th March 2009, 22:20

Originally Posted by Howie

I might not be correct but I thinkthe orginal 4wd track over the hills from the coast road in Wainui to the Orongorongo river started a couple of km below the access to the forest park, it was still doc land but you could get access from them, although I heard it was closed while they were logging the area. the star of it is mention in the 4wd book by Andy Cockroft as cattle ridge I think.

You're exactly right. The access is further south from the main Park entrance. Don't know about now, but when I reccied it, that entrance was closed for logging.

**junkmanjoe** · 24th March 2009, 22:31

come on boys, get on to it....

**Paladin** · 24th March 2009, 22:56

Originally Posted by junkmanjoe

come on boys, get on to it....

I have Orongorongo pencilled in for a phone call for tomorrow so will enquire as to what they know about the areas adjacent to their land!

**Eddieb** · 25th March 2009, 07:12

The tracks I saw up there in the photos from the 4x4's last weekend indicated they went through no issues, and there were no gates anywhere.

Might be worth someone popping out there one evening.

**Paladin** · 25th March 2009, 09:16

Originally Posted by Eddieb

The tracks I saw up there in the photos from the 4x4's last weekend indicated they went through no issues, and there were no gates anywhere.

Might be worth someone popping out there one evening.

I often go for a spin out the Wainui coast road of an evening, so as soon as black beauty is back(hopefully this weekend!) I'm up for a spin out there, if any locals wanna meet up for that.
(Or if noone wants to be seen with the darth vader mobile, I'll go on my own!

)

**Howie** · 25th March 2009, 20:18

Originally Posted by Paladin

I often go for a spin out the Wainui coast road of an evening, so as soon as black beauty is back(hopefully this weekend!) I'm up for a spin out there, if any locals wanna meet up for that.
(Or if noone wants to be seen with the darth vader mobile, I'll go on my own!

)

Hi Paladin, I could be up for an evening ride down the coast next week, not sure what we'll find out though.