Orongorongo Full-On Adventure Ride, Sunday 12 April

**Paladin** · 1st April 2009, 21:06

OK,

I have got us confirmed access to Orongorongo Station for Saturday April 11th OR Sunday 12th April at $15 per head for a full-on assault, ie we can do any or all of the following for $15:

1. Go up the 4wd track along Orongorongo River and up into/onto the overlooking hills!!!!

2. Go along the coast 4wd track and return.
3. Go along the 4wd coast track, exit, go to Lake Ferry or Martinborough for lunch AND retrace & go back thru Orongorongo again back to Wainuiomata.

Personally I say lets go ADVENTURING and start by going up the Orongorongo River 4wd track and see where we can get to and then see what's left of the day after that, so maybe a bit along the coast later in the day. That way if the River idea becomes a bust we can still do the other coast stuff anyway BUT we start with NEW TERRAIN!!!!

We will have no guide so it will be a Full-On Adventure!!!!!!!!

Therefore, I suggest early start at Wainui BP, maybe 8.30am plus bring lunch in case we stay on Orongorongo Station all day!

I know its short notice BUT have done it this way so there's 2 full weeks before the KCR, just incase anyone has bike damage(EEEK!!!!) that needs time to sort out before the KCR!

Who wants to come play on a full on assault of Orongorongo?

Lets have some feedback on which day suits asap please as I would like to tell land owner this Friday evening which day we are coming!
Thx guys!

**Eddieb** · 1st April 2009, 21:09

Bugger. If it was the Friday or Sunday I could go, but I can't do the saturday that weekend.
Bascially I can only do the days the shops aren't open that weekend.

**Aslan** · 1st April 2009, 21:11

good on ya for organising this Paladin Dave - sorry I'll have to pass as I'm planning on being away with Mrs Aslan that weekend

ciao S

**Pampera** · 1st April 2009, 21:18

Dave,
pencil me in for this one. I am assuming the damage I did to myself on the way back out of Odlin's Road last weekend will have healed by then.
Michael M
PS - note I have changed my user name but it is still me.

**Paladin** · 1st April 2009, 21:21

Guys at this point we have a choice Saturday or Sunday, so lets get some feedback from you and I'll make decision so we can accomodate the most people possible!

**junkmanjoe** · 1st April 2009, 21:25

will keep an eye on this one for sure...
you have done us well.
a full day pass,,, and the river track too,,, ooohh which way first.......

Eddie ask your freind a bit more about the 4x4 track please.

**Howie** · 1st April 2009, 21:25

Well Done on organising this Dave, Not sure if I'm avaliable that weekend yet, but will see what I can do.

**Balrog** · 2nd April 2009, 00:25

Sounds like fun ( except 8:30 start time

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Any word on how bad that wash out still is?

**Paladin** · 2nd April 2009, 00:34

Originally Posted by Balrog

Sounds like fun ( except 8:30 start time

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Any word on how bad that wash out still is?

No I didn't ask - thought I would leave it to adventure heehee! Same goes for the orongorongo River - we go adventuring and see what we can accomplish - just for the hell of it!!!!!

Note I have asked Mods to change thread title to also say:

"...... or Sunday 12th April".

Cos such short notice I thought give people chance for feedback and we go for day which suits most we can.

I want to tell land owner Friday evening what date tho so hopefully we get some quick KB'ers feedback and then we set day!!!!

I'm hoping anyway!

**marks** · 2nd April 2009, 07:15

I'm on for either day

**andy mac** · 2nd April 2009, 08:33

Hints being dropped about going away for Easter but either day is fine if I'm in town.

**Paladin** · 2nd April 2009, 08:49

Ok so I just had a fly by on google earth, can definitely see the track going up along the east of the Orongorongo River from the farm houses and an obvious track going up into the hills east of the river and onto the hilltops. Who knows what the tracks will be like but it looks like the adventure is there waiting for us!
(the land owner DID tell me you CAN get up there on bikes! Question will just be how challenging it becomes - but that's how we like it in Welly, right?!

)

**Eddieb** · 2nd April 2009, 12:26

Originally Posted by Paladin

Ok so I just had a fly by on google earth, can definitely see the track going up along the east of the Orongorongo River from the farm houses and an obvious track going up into the hills east of the river and onto the hilltops. Who knows what the tracks will be like but it looks like the adventure is there waiting for us!
(the land owner DID tell me you CAN get up there on bikes! Question will just be how challenging it becomes - but that's how we like it in Welly, right?!

)

The GPX tracklog from a recent Shiny Family 4x4 club trip up there can now be found under my GPS tracklogs link in my signature.

Whats in the tracklog can't be that rough if it was a family shiny run.

They went up the hill before the end of Coast road, and came down onto the river.