Maling Pass Track - Access RR

**CrazyFrog** · 19th December 2010, 20:05

Originally Posted by neels

Quick question for you people that seem to know these things, do DOC have an issue with access for non road legal trail bikes?

Me and a couple of mates are keen for a ride in for an overnighter some time, but we're all on off road only machinery.

DOC gave me combination number for Edwards and Mallings Pass, so both are accessable with permission. They do allow quads in, most of which are rego'd as farm bikes or not at all. However, there's no one there checking regos......

so that's your call.
To be sure, phone DOC Waimakariri office (Rangiora) to check. They were quite adamant though about sticking to the main track, I don't think they would take kindly to bikes ripping up the land off piste.

**Transalper** · 19th December 2010, 20:46

Originally Posted by ADVGD

...and a few nice river crossings perfect for transalper to have a lie down in

...

I'll get me togs.

**ADVGD** · 19th December 2010, 21:03

Originally Posted by neels

Quick question for you people that seem to know these things, do DOC have an issue with access for non road legal trail bikes?

Me and a couple of mates are keen for a ride in for an overnighter some time, but we're all on off road only machinery.

The rego is so they have a traceable record of who has gone up rather than the actual vehicle type, you'd be fine to resister your car and take the bikes up but as CrazyFrog said heading off the track is a no go, right now the area is in a trial period to see if everyone behaves and keeps to the tracks, potentioally access to 4X4's and bikes could be revoked if people stray and rip up the land, its worth behaving as the tracks are pretty awesome

**cynna** · 1st November 2011, 13:10

do you need the key to the gate at the hamner end to get access to these 2 passes or just the access codes?

**ADVGD** · 1st November 2011, 13:51

Originally Posted by cynna

do you need the key to the gate at the hamner end to get access to these 2 passes or just the access codes?

You only need the access codes, when you get the code for Mailing Pass you also get given Edwards Pass.

All the details here mate: Mailing Pass

**cynna** · 1st November 2011, 14:19

Originally Posted by ADVGD

You only need the access codes, when you get the code for Mailing Pass you also get given Edwards Pass.

All the details here mate: Mailing Pass

thanks i had already read that and got heaps of info. great work with you site - comes in handy.

just wasnt too sure if jacks and jollies pass were locked off at hamner since it was out of season for the rainbow road.

**ADVGD** · 1st November 2011, 14:27

Originally Posted by cynna

just wasnt too sure if jacks and jollies pass were locked off at hamner since it was out of season for the rainbow road.

They are open all year including access to Lake Tennyson

Planning a trip are you?

**thepom** · 1st November 2011, 15:25

Yeah,show weekend cynna and I are heading up there on the saturday if anyone wants to come along the more the merrier...................prob just a one dayer to get in practice for the dusty...............

**ADVGD** · 1st November 2011, 15:39

Originally Posted by thepom

Yeah,show weekend cynna and I are heading up there on the saturday if anyone wants to come along the more the merrier...................prob just a one dayer to get in practice for the dusty...............

I will most likely not be 100% build complete but should be enough to get a run in, if so I'll be dead keen to join you

**Transalper** · 2nd November 2011, 10:59

A little umming and arrrrring here but 100% in for a one dayer so long as J doesn't have bigger travel plans for that weekend.
Now... which bike small/medium/large ?

**cynna** · 2nd November 2011, 13:27

we might be going fri not sat - just got to work it out. any idea how long the it will take to for the return trip if we do both passses. i ahve to be back in chch for work at 8pm

**Transalper** · 2nd November 2011, 13:55

I've never been there, on ADVGD's site they don't link up, is it possible to do it as a loop using the riverbed to connect the two passes or not?
I thought I read people going in one and out the other in threads somewhere here a last season?

**cromagnon** · 2nd November 2011, 14:01

Originally Posted by Transalper

I've never been there, on ADVGD's site they don't link up, is it possible to do it as a loop using the riverbed to connect the two passes or not?
I thought I read people going in one and out the other in threads somewhere here a last season?

http://www.doc.govt.nz/upload/docume...ation-area.pdf

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