5 Day East Cape/Coro trip Jan 2nd-6th

**Paladin** · 24th December 2009, 07:35

Originally Posted by nzktm

dave, that is my first day back ay work mate, by the time you guys come through i will be on nights and

bugger!!!!!!

**Dakar** · 24th December 2009, 08:40

Hey Paladin saw you on your bike this week, (asking for directions on around wakefield St???) anyway nice and shiney

would love to come up the way with ya's but i wont be back in Welly till the 5th, ah well, have a blast!!!
BTW, i went up last Feb, watch out for Petrol, alot of the Petrol Stations shown on the map have closed down, we didnt fill up at Opotiki, and if i rememeber the Te Kaha was shut, and the next petrol was at Te Araoa, (i think),
anyway, Have Fun

**Paladin** · 24th December 2009, 13:00

Originally Posted by Dakar

Hey Paladin saw you on your bike this week, (asking for directions on around wakefield St???) anyway nice and shiney

would love to come up the way with ya's but i wont be back in Welly till the 5th, ah well, have a blast!!!
BTW, i went up last Feb, watch out for Petrol, alot of the Petrol Stations shown on the map have closed down, we didnt fill up at Opotiki, and if i rememeber the Te Kaha was shut, and the next petrol was at Te Araoa, (i think),
anyway, Have Fun

Good to know, cheers!

**Paladin** · 24th December 2009, 13:10

Update:

Ok so after comments rec'd here (many thanks!) and discussions hatched over lunch at work today (yes me & Benjah are stuck in the office at EFTPOS NZ ... ugh!), the decision has been made to go round CLOCKWISE!

So we'll be headed out of Welly/Lower Hutt/Upper Hutt on Day 1 going over the Akatarawas to start then north/west towards National Park. Plan is to be finishing Day 2 up on the Coromandel. Day 3 more Coro then round the BoP towards East Cape. Day 4 rest of(?) East Cape & excursions!(Motu?), Day 5 Welly bound prob taking in Highway 50 i'd guess. And whatever pops up along the way!

Well its gonna be a fluid situation, but .... thats a rough itinerary! So if you wanna rough it and have an adventure, camping wherever, beach fires etc, feel free to join us!

**Kendog** · 24th December 2009, 14:20

Sounds awesome, you guys will love it.
On the way back you should try Route 52 (Waipukurau to Masterton). It's a little back track if you take SH50, but it's well worth it as you miss most of the boring SH2.

**Paladin** · 26th December 2009, 08:18

Originally Posted by Kendog

Sounds awesome, you guys will love it.
On the way back you should try Route 52 (Waipukurau to Masterton). It's a little back track if you take SH50, but it's well worth it as you miss most of the boring SH2.

Yeah will do; I think that's the detour Joe took me through on the way back from picking up the T/A in Napier last weekend, out towards Taihape - was a riders road for sure! I'll double check map to ensure we don't miss it tho!

**bart** · 26th December 2009, 10:07

SH50 takes you from Napier to Takapau, but closer to the Ruahine Range than the main road. There are a couple of interesting gravel loops off this towards the hills.

SH52 is towards the coast in the Southern Hawkes Bay/North Wairarapa. Awesome road, with heaps of gravel loops, including Waihi Falls, Towai, Little Manuhara, Akitio, Puketoi etc. Only problem is there is very little gas.

You would have done some of this Dave, if you've done the Makairo Track.

**Paladin** · 26th December 2009, 19:23

Originally Posted by bart

SH50 takes you from Napier to Takapau, but closer to the Ruahine Range than the main road. There are a couple of interesting gravel loops off this towards the hills.

SH52 is towards the coast in the Southern Hawkes Bay/North Wairarapa. Awesome road, with heaps of gravel loops, including Waihi Falls, Towai, Little Manuhara, Akitio, Puketoi etc. Only problem is there is very little gas.

You would have done some of this Dave, if you've done the Makairo Track.

Yep, spot on on both counts Bart; definitely SH50 JMJ & I headed back on the other day. Don't think Ben has been down any of the SH52 route as he wasn't on any of the Makairo rides with us so would be a nice finale to the trip on the trek south!

**cave weta** · 26th December 2009, 20:28

Originally Posted by Paladin

Benjah & I are headed out from Wellywood early Saturday morning Jan 2nd for a 5 day adv tour trip; all welcome for all or part of the trip.

Headed up round the East Cape/Motu, round BoP, round Coromandel Loop, back south down west side of Taupo, down thru National Park, and home to Welly. Something like that anyway!

Possibility of mixing it up with Howie's 2 day trip at the beginning, here:
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...d.php?t=115493

We're tenting it and quite probably be doing some overnights NOT on organised campgrounds, ie stop at some lush place we happen to see - probably by the beach LOL!

Planning on a nice cruisey trip, taking in some gravel along the way.

Be good to meet up with some KB'ers as we go!

Aiming to be back in Wellywood evening of 6th Jan.

Ive got accomodation and a gravely rocky ride up to the goldmines for you!

Waihi- bottom of the peninsula

**Paladin** · 31st December 2009, 20:23

Originally Posted by cave weta

Ive got accomodation and a gravely rocky ride up to the goldmines for you!

Waihi- bottom of the peninsula

Cheers CW; PM me your mobile number & we'll give you a shout if we can bro!

**Paladin** · 31st December 2009, 20:29

Looks like we're headin out from Wellywood(Maungaraki exit on SH2) about 8am on Saturday. I'm meeting up with Howie on his way over the hill so we'll team up for the first day of each of our rides; should be good company as always! Cheers Paul.

Weather is still looking a bit naff west & north of Taupo for Saturday/Sunday and generally Monday is mostly scheduled for a few showers, but the East Cape and Hawkes Bay are looking good for the 2nd half of the trip. Should be fun.

**Howie** · 31st December 2009, 23:36

Originally Posted by Paladin

Weather is still looking a bit naff west & north of Taupo for Saturday/Sunday and generally Monday is mostly scheduled for a few showers, but the East Cape and Hawkes Bay are looking good for the 2nd half of the trip. Should be fun.

Now come on Dave Don't go looking at weather forecasts that ruins all the fun

Dave you guys might find this site useful for finding some cheap campsites in areas your likely to be stopping http://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-rec...tes-by-region/

**Aslan** · 1st January 2010, 07:27

Originally Posted by cowboyz

its not as far as it looks. A group of us did exactly the same trip last summer but in reverse in 3 days and that was with a latte drinker and 2 smokers. Personally, Id skip the coro... its so over rated. go do east cape twice instead.

what cowboyz said about East Coast versus Coro Loop Dave - do take your time stopping at the many small interesting locations en route eg Lottin Point, Tikitiki, TeKaha, East Cape Lighthouse etc - this alone could be worthy of 2 - 4 days IMO - friends of mine knock it off in a day which I feel is to miss the magic of the East Coast - safe riding either way and enjoy your new T/A - cheers and beers Aslan

**Kendog** · 1st January 2010, 08:51

Originally Posted by Aslan

what cowboyz said about East Coast versus Coro Loop Dave - do take your time stopping at the many small interesting locations en route eg Lottin Point, Tikitiki, TeKaha, East Cape Lighthouse etc - this alone could be worthy of 2 - 4 days IMO - friends of mine knock it off in a day which I feel is to miss the magic of the East Coast - safe riding either way and enjoy your new T/A - cheers and beers Aslan

And go to Cooks Cove, magic spot (just out of Tolaga Bay)

**Paladin** · 1st January 2010, 13:14

Originally Posted by Aslan

what cowboyz said about East Coast versus Coro Loop Dave - do take your time stopping at the many small interesting locations en route eg Lottin Point, Tikitiki, TeKaha, East Cape Lighthouse etc - this alone could be worthy of 2 - 4 days IMO - friends of mine knock it off in a day which I feel is to miss the magic of the East Coast - safe riding either way and enjoy your new T/A - cheers and beers Aslan

Well it's maybe gonna be wet on the Coro anyway LOL! Personally I could easily be persuaded to head over the Gentle Annie with Howie, JMJ & Bart and then just keep going northeast! Go up the Motu and then hang a right and go round the East Cape from the BoP. Save the Coro loop for another time(another excuse to go on a trip LOL!) Be bags of time to chill out on the Cape that way! Tent, beach fire, bottle of whiskey....aaaahhhh.

Originally Posted by Kendog

And go to Cooks Cove, magic spot (just out of Tolaga Bay)

Cheers!