Minginui - Matawai - Motu Midwinter Madness Ride 28-29 July 2012

[Gremlin]

bumping this to the top... Think I might be tagging along, but interested in accommodation with linen supplied...

[clint640]

bumping this to the top... Think I might be tagging along, but interested in accommodation with linen supplied...

Cool, Check with Gman71, you may be able to get a mattress on the floor at the B&B, otherwise it's probably Gisborne or Opotiki.

I'm just revising the routesheet now, Rosie is sorting out the GPS track, so we should have all that posted up sometime this week.

Cheers
Clint

[Gman71]

Beds with linen all taken, but somewhere inside still available. I'll make a call and see if stretcher or whatever is available with linen, or if you need to bring a sleeping bag......

[clint640]

Hi All, attached is the routesheet for your navigational enjoyment. Please also carry a map.

If you don't have a rollchart holder & are contemplating just printing out the sheets & reading them along the way, please do, I find it absolutely hilarious watching people chasing bits of sodden A4 blowing around in the wind & rain.

Can't post a gpx file here, so download the GPS route over on advrider : http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?p=19100466#post19100466

Rosie's notes on the GPS stuff:

They are designed to run with the NZ Open GPS Project maps, and have been tested on the maps created between May 17th and July 5th (Having up to date maps is very important, this route didn’t work with the maps I downloaded in October). Maps can be downloaded here:

http://nzopengps.org/index.php?optio...ents&Itemid=11

The maps either run through Mapsource, or, for newer GPSses (e.g 62s) you can copy the *.img files straight from \Program files\NZ Open Autorouting GPS project\ into the appropriate directory on the GPS.
I will attempt to help out if anyone is having problems getting the maps and/or routes onto their GPS. But if people are having trouble, I would respectfully suggest that they also carry the routesheets as a backup.

There are five routes, and a variety of waypoints. Some waypoints are useful things like fuel and food, some are just for navigation. I’ve also included a few waypoints for petrol stations that aren’t on the main route.
Since we’ll be corner-manning through the Waipunga first thing on Saturday, the routes all start from where we regroup in Minginui.

The routes should be fairly self-explanatory:
Sat AM Fuel – for people who need to go to Wairoa for fuel
Sat AM No Fuel – for people who do not need to go to Wairoa for fuel
To avoid confusion, I’d recommend deleting the route you don’t intend using.
The lunch/fuel stop at Waikaremoana is marked as a waypoint (hopefully a little knife and fork, but who knows)
Both routes end up at the pub in Tiniroto. From there, it’s time to choose a new route:
Sat PM Short – the (slightly) more direct route to Matawai
Sat PM Long – incorporates an extra gravel loop on the way to Matawai.
Both end up at the Matawai pub.
On Sunday, there is only one route – Sun
The lunch stop in Opotiki is marked as a waypoint, as is Clint’s house where the ride finishes.


Cheers
Clint

[.chris]

The routes should be fairly self-explanatory:
Sat AM Fuel – for people who need to go to Wairoa for fuel
Sat AM No Fuel – for people who do not need to go to Wairoa for fuel
To avoid confusion, I’d recommend deleting the route you don’t intend using.
The lunch/fuel stop at Waikaremoana is marked as a waypoint (hopefully a little knife and fork, but who knows)
Both routes end up at the pub in Tiniroto. From there, it’s time to choose a new route:
Sat PM Short – the (slightly) more direct route to Matawai
Sat PM Long – incorporates an extra gravel loop on the way to Matawai.
Both end up at the Matawai pub.
On Sunday, there is only one route – Sun
The lunch stop in Opotiki is marked as a waypoint, as is Clint’s house where the ride finishes.


Cheers
Clint

Hey Clint, Saturday doing the no-fuel option, Waikeremoana to next fuel would be Matawai? How far is that?

[Rosie]

Hey Clint, Saturday doing the no-fuel option, Waikeremoana to next fuel would be Matawai? How far is that?

According to the front page of the route sheet: 230km if you take the short route after Tiniroto, 240km if you take the long route.

[Gremlin]

They are designed to run with the NZ Open GPS Project maps, and have been tested on the maps created between May 17th and July 5th (Having up to date maps is very important, this route didn’t work with the maps I downloaded in October).

Simple reason is that several of the roads you're using didn't exist in the maps back then, and do now. Namely those through Kaingaroa Forest. I know... coz I had them added

edit: For those using Mapsource, it's also best to open the file and right click on each route and ask to re-calculate. This also assumes Mapsource and your GPS are using the same mapset. Important, because of constant changes in routing within the maps.

[.chris]

According to the front page of the route sheet: 230km if you take the short route after Tiniroto, 240km if you take the long route.

Thanks Rosie, I did not even think to check the route-sheet. My bad.

Very looking forward to this ride, Love rides with route-sheets, such navigational fun.

[Rosie]

Thanks Rosie, I did not even think to check the route-sheet. My bad.

Very looking forward to this ride, Love rides with route-sheets, such navigational fun.

Did you check the first post? It's in there too

Simple reason is that several of the roads you're using didn't exist in the maps back then, and do now. Namely those through Kaingaroa Forest. I know... coz I had them added

edit: For those using Mapsource, it's also best to open the file and right click on each route and ask to re-calculate. This also assumes Mapsource and your GPS are using the same mapset. Important, because of constant changes in routing within the maps.

The slip on Ohuka road (which has since been cleared) was actually where the route was coming unstuck.
The section through Kaingaroa has not been included in the routes - it will be run exclusively on the corner-man system. And woe betide anyone who takes along their own GPS route, and subsequently gets lost in the forest

[Rosie]

I will not be running GPS tutorials at the pub on the Friday night
Make sure it all works before you leave home

[clint640]

Simple reason is that several of the roads you're using didn't exist in the maps back then, and do now. Namely those through Kaingaroa Forest. I know... coz I had them added
.

So we know who to blame if we find a campervan full of tourists stuck in the ford up the Waipunga then

Cheers
Clint

[Gremlin]

So we know who to blame if we find a campervan full of tourists stuck in the ford up the Waipunga then

I'm a gremlin... I see no problem with that Besides, I asked for low priority to be given... I might feel guilty if I see a news article where tourists from Napier took a short route to Auckland

[Waihou Thumper]

Snaffled the last bed, Meant to be I guess. I will be there. Just need to find digs for the Saturday evening. Whitikau conservation campsite is looking attractive. FREE! Close by as well. Means doing half the Motu though to get there.....Might be better to sling it to Opotiki? Container prices if they are $30? I will ride around to look for a gypsy campsite, rough it for the night and wake early as I will be bloody cold.....Fill up on beer and get a good nights sleep.

[clint640]

I'm a gremlin... I see no problem with that Besides, I asked for low priority to be given... I might feel guilty if I see a news article where tourists from Napier took a short route to Auckland

That public access easement from Waipunga to Minginui is only a legal access during daylight hours - is that noted somehow in the open gps maps? I've been through there lots of times at night with no problems but if you are going to broadcast it to the world you need to get the details right.

Cheers
Clint

[Waihou Thumper]

Ok. rang them, $30.00 for the night, apparently has a shower somewhere, just a bunk and a mattress, that's all I need.It is going to be warmer than a tent and less stuff to carry. That'll do.