Coro Loop - clockwise/anticlockwise?

[CookMySock]

I choose not to ride the West coast due to too many cars etc with trailers/boats cutting corners etc.
From Tga side I prefer: Tauranga>Waihi>Whangamata>Tairua> through to Coromandel town....then reversed but all the way through to Kopu> Paeroa> then either through to Okoroirie or back the main route

Shot Chris. Yeah Mavis says its nearly all 50/70k speedlimit on the west side as well. Normally I do really like a good slay of the traffic, but I guess there will be plenty of that on the east side.

Roite, so we will beat the east side to death, refuel at Coromandel, and then beat the east side to death.

Will ride safe. Promise.

[The Singing Chef]

Thanks for the bling whoever that was? man it's annoying not being able to see who writes what.

[Latte]

Just to contravene everyone else's posts

I like the west coast part, find it a good way to unwind after concentrating pretty hard for the east coast and coro hill. Unwind a bit, keep it to your side and enjoy the view - magic in the mid afternoon, stop for a coffee at one of the shoreline cafes.

Although in saying that I've only done mid week coro's so I probably haven't seen the corner cutters etc

I'd do 25a from kopu, waihi, paeroa, then 25a from kopu again, whiti, coro, thames.

[CookMySock]

I like the west coast part, find it a good way to unwind after concentrating pretty hard for the east coast and coro hill. Unwind a bit, keep it to your side and enjoy the view - magic in the mid afternoon, stop for a coffee at one of the shoreline cafes.

Sounds VERY relaxing!

Hey! on the day that might be us! A beach-side putt maybe?

[hellokitty]

Thanks for the bling whoever that was? man it's annoying not being able to see who writes what.

hahaha I was going to give you bling for that, but apparently I must spread some more bling around before giving it to you again, I can't even remember giving you bling before - must be going senile
I think that after you have been here a certain time then you can read who gave it to you.

[MIXONE]

I DON'T ... and the few times I DID the loop ... I never regarded it as anything special ...

BUT the Haast Pass is only an hour away ... as is the Crown range ... and the Lindis pass ... and the Glenorchy road ... and the Pigroot ... and ....

You obviously live right smack in the middle of Godzone.Shit I miss those roads.The Rimutakas are pretty boring after you have ridden them.

[Katman]

Roite, so we will beat the east side to death, refuel at Coromandel, and then beat the east side to death.

Be careful it doesn't get the upper-hand. It won't hesitate to do the same back.

[The Singing Chef]

hahaha I was going to give you bling for that, but apparently I must spread some more bling around before giving it to you again, I can't even remember giving you bling before - must be going senile
I think that after you have been here a certain time then you can read who gave it to you.

yea i'm having the same problem, it's getting annoying, and i don't remember giving bling either. Curious. and yea apparently when i become a "senior" member i can read it, though i don't want to wait till my grey's are coming through and i have to ride with a breathing apparatus. Owell....

[The Singing Chef]

Thanks for the bling whoever that was? man it's annoying not being able to see who writes what.

haha they are doing it again i shall bide my time.... thanks for the bling again

[DEATH_INC.]

Thanks man.

edit: so basically the road from Coromandel to Thames is just fill-in ho-hum?

No, but it's a narrow, windy, tight piece of road with no room or runoff, and shitloads of little villages every few k's, and usually plenty of traffic. The hill at the top end just before coromandel is cool tho.
Din's idea is pretty cool, may try that myself if I ever go out there again.

[martybabe]

haha they are doing it again i shall bide my time.... thanks for the bling again

I think it's only 240-250? posts before you can read them mate, not far to go.

[Grubber]

I DON'T ... and the few times I DID the loop ... I never regarded it as anything special ...

BUT the Haast Pass is only an hour away ... as is the Crown range ... and the Lindis pass ... and the Glenorchy road ... and the Pigroot ... and ....

You lucky shite! Did those roads last year and they are friggin awesome.

[slofox]

If I'm going to do the whole loop I go anti-clockwise - so as to be on the side of the road away from the water between Coromandel and Thames. That way, when a car appears on my side of the road, I get squashed against the vertical face instead of diving over the cliff and drowning in the sea...if you prefer to drown instead of getting squashed, go the other way...personal preference y'know.

DIN's idea gets another vote from me. I've done that not so long ago and its pretty damn good. Not a bad idea to go to Waihi and then up through Whanagmata etc on the way North and then come back over Kopu on the homeward bit. That way you get two tasty bits at the south end.

[jaffaonajappa]

I think it's only 240-250? posts before you can read them mate, not far to go.

Nope. Suspect its a time based requirement.....

Anyways, what can you do with the bling you get? Can you get free bikes? I dont like ice creams btw....

[Maha]

Shot Chris. Yeah Mavis says its nearly all 50/70k speedlimit on the west side as well. Normally I do really like a good slay of the traffic, but I guess there will be plenty of that on the east side.

Roite, so we will beat the east side to death, refuel at Coromandel, and then beat the east side to death.

Will ride safe. Promise.

Not really 'the loop' though is it?...more of an out n' back.