Offroad-Express

HI there,

few of the boys looking at going upto reefton w/e after qbw for a bit of an explore. Is no name road currently open? can you also recommend some good tracks to go on, keen to check out the caves and the old gold minig areas etc. Always keen for a challenge, bearing in mind the trucks arent heavily modified (31" muds diff lockers bout as far as it goes atm). Information on these tracks/how to get there would be great!

No Name is in behind reymouth, not Reefton, dependent on level of greenstone river. You can go inh at Kumara and come out at shantytown. Reefton area, Waitahu river just nth of Reefton, Slab hut creek, petrol head hill, green hut, big river. That should keep you all busy fo a weekend.
Al

what are track conditions like there through this time of year, are average trucks capable of getting through the big river track to the minign settlement?

I'm about 5km from the shantytown end of noname road. It's been as dry as it gets lately but I haven't been far into that track recently.

what are track conditions like there through this time of year

Well looking at the weather lately, they will be wet and slippery. MT's essential for any area around there. Some of them are grade five in areas others grade 3. Depends on how good the parties driving skills are, and how much they want to bite off. Only way to find out is to explore. As for Big River, easy as piss as long as you stay on the main track. Go off and your in for hard yakka shit in places.
Al

WE aint had decent rain here for a month or so!!!! When you planing on doing noname road mite bring the lada out of the shed in case you need a tow lol

see this post is way outta date but thought id post up me and my mates looking at doing napolian, no name and big river end of this month, would they all be open? also just heard about this petrol hill? anyone explain where the turn off for this track is, how long, camping at the end or loop etc? haha would be a mean help