Mounting Cnut Hill - Sat 9/5

[junkmanjoe]

as far as the legend goes...thats the only track up the hill..

in the old days the hutt was the original farm house for the valley..

in the old days the track that goes past the hutt down to and follows the river, used to continue along the river and come out on the whakatomotomo road.

JMJ

[Eddieb]

The river crossing I stopped at was very well formed, as if quads or maybe even 4x4's were using it, giving me the impression it was worth carrying on.

[junkmanjoe]

more than likley over time the river has washed parts or most of what was left of the track away.

there is how ever the old saw mill track which is down past the hutt... and makes it way back up the hill on the west side of the river.
also at the top of the entrance to southerlands track by the cattle stop, on the west side, is another old saw mill track, which is meant to meet up with the first saw mill track some how..

it be only small bike country up on the west side of the hills, but be good exploring in the summer months..

JMJ

[stormtrooper]

as far as the legend goes...thats the only track up the hill..

in the old days the hutt was the original farm house for the valley..

in the old days the track that goes past the hutt down to and follows the river, used to continue along the river and come out on the whakatomotomo road.

JMJ

Last time we were there me and Marks had a look down past the hutt and found a fork heading up the hill on the other side overlooking the legendary hillclimb i think Marks has some pics of the view, i didnt make it up there it was a bit to slippery for the tyre i had on, we followed the track as far down as we could go but it just ran out at the river but could very well carry on over the other side.

STORMTROOPER

[junkmanjoe]

i had always been meaning to travel up the whakatomotomo road and just see how far it goes.

[Eddieb]

According to Wises only to the edge of the Forest Park

According to Google Earth's roads overlay almost to Sutherlands, though on the pictures it doesn't look like there is a trail there.

[marks]

Last time we were there me and Marks had a look down past the hutt and found a fork heading up the hill on the other side overlooking the legendary hillclimb i think Marks has some pics of the view, i didnt make it up there it was a bit to slippery for the tyre i had on, we followed the track as far down as we could go but it just ran out at the river but could very well carry on over the other side.

STORMTROOPER

anything would have been to slippery for that racing slick you had on.

looking east towards cnut hill (in the middle) from the top of the hill imediately to the west of the hut.



if you go past the hut then cross the river and go downstrean 100-200m in the river there (apparently) is an exit that leads to a trail that suppoedly goes up to the track that goes out to the coast. Andy and I found what we think is the other end of that track last time we both got to the top of cnut and went out to the coast.

I have also been to the end of Whakatomotomo road and it ends in a big nasty locked gate. If you could get past that I suspect the track that goes to the top of the hill where I took the photo above might continue on and join up with it.

[gav24]

Right, next week end then!

I neeeeed to Ri i i i i i i i i i i ide!

Anyone heading over from Kapiti Coast and keen to start early andhead through the karapoti crossing then on to Caltex and "the hill"?

[marks]

so how would next Sunday work for everyone?

Maybe the ktm/bmw cruiser guys could strap a barbie and booze to their bikes and be the 'hut bitches' making us real adv guys lunch 'n stuff

woo hooo nice hot snarlers and bread....

I'd prolly trailer the DT and WR over so my son can join in

[pete376403]

Real adv guys..... trailer?????

[bart]

so how would next Sunday work for everyone?

Maybe the ktm/bmw cruiser guys could strap a barbie and booze to their bikes and be the 'hut bitches' making us real adv guys lunch 'n stuff

woo hooo nice hot snarlers and bread....

I'd prolly trailer the DT and WR over so my son can join in

Sounds good to me.

Bloody trailer trash eh? WR????? You reeaallly want to get up that hill don't you.

[gav24]

Yep Sundays on!

What rear tyre you running Bart? Dont tell me it's still that one we were racing to the canvas on the RRRR....

I'm feeling that a decent assault on "proper adv" bikes is in the making - Stormtrooper will be shit-or-bust with his knobbly on the KLR, I now have some Knobbly Michelin T-somethings (I can't remenber the numbers!) Hope you have some grip too...

...Shall I bring a flag for the summit?

My only other trip to "the hill" only went as far as the 2nd washed out river crossing... Pray for dry weather this week

Be good to see the boys again... cant wait

[junkmanjoe]

Maybe the ktm/bmw cruiser guys could strap a barbie and booze to their bikes and be the 'hut bitches' making us real adv guys lunch 'n stuff


I'd prolly trailer the DT and WR over

better butter and fry ya own words there barby boy.........

trailer trash................WTF

[That looks like fun]

Maybe the ktm/bmw cruiser guys could strap a barbie and booze to their bikes and be the 'hut bitches' making us real adv guys lunch 'n stuff


I'd prolly trailer the DT and WR over so my son can join in

Oh yeah oh yeah oh yeah
Perhaps if one would wish to push ones bike of and on trailers one should buy an Arley Davidson,

Note to self, overcook this mans steak

[junkmanjoe]

Note to self, overcook this mans steak

Mark ya steak is ready..................come get it...