Molesworth and Rainbow

[NordieBoy]

Not sure if i would do the muderers rock this weekend, got a bend in my back wheel, probably hit a puthole to hard on the molesworth. Have to sort that out first. Mind you, it's raining in nelson ? Maybe better stay in blenheim

Rain?
Where?

[timpel_800]

http://nz.weather.yahoo.com/nelson/2349669/

[NordieBoy]

Oh, there.

[timpel_800]

Just bin up to the Onamalutu track. The ride up is nice, but going down i saw the different side of new zealand. Bare hills. Bit of a shame but i guess you gotta make money somewhere

Don't know, allways liked riding through putholes

[timpel_800]

Hi guys

spend my saturday doing the maungatapu track, awesome ! The roughest track i did so far, but not really a problem. Quite amazing that they did this road with horses and wooden wheels

Missed the Rock though, so might have to do it another time

[nelson gt250r]

yeah its a rough track mate
fine on the pelorus side to the top but gets rocky and a few good rutts on the nelson side
i got stuck up there one night on a tt600
took a few hours to walk it down to pelorus to get a lift out

[timpel_800]

Hmm bummer! How did you get struck?

[NordieBoy]

Hmm bummer! How did you get struck?

Up until Jan-Feb this year it was a lot ruttier and hardpack and clay holes.
The first right hander on the Nelson side of the summit was a rock hole that could swallow bikes

I went up to the summit today about 4:30pm

[Transalper]

Hey Nordie, I been over that track myself several times now (as you know) but haven't actually identified the Murderers Rock itself.
Any chance you could mark it as a waypoint on your gps and take a photo of it so we can know when to stop and look for it
Cheers
TA.

[NordieBoy]

On the way down the Pelorus side you go through the big ford and then up and around a tight left hander and the rock (and white memorial thingy) are at the top of the next right hander.

Photo from June last year.

There's a cache not all that far from here...

[timpel_800]

All this rain isn't that bad I reckon! C u at the diversion 8)

[twotyred]

All this rain isn't that bad I reckon! C u at the diversion 8)

only bad for your camera! ... nice shot though.

[timpel_800]

no worries, got a Olympus MJU725. Is supposed to be water and shock proof

[buggsubique]

Other routes that you might like to check out near Blenhiem are Altimarloc (dont go up there if the weather is bad or there is snow on the tops),

Cheers R

OK, silly question, but is that purely from a safety perspective wrt the weather? Not that I'm looking to get cold and wet, but on a clear winters day how bad is the snow? with a set of MT21s and my little yellow bike I reckon I might head up there for a geez before she gets too much colder.

[JATZ]

OK, silly question, but is that purely from a safety perspective wrt the weather? Not that I'm looking to get cold and wet, but on a clear winters day how bad is the snow? with a set of MT21s and my little yellow bike I reckon I might head up there for a geez before she gets too much colder.

Clear winters day would be good, see for miles.
Its pretty exposed up the top, but your not to far from the bush line, best to make the call on the day