Mackley Contact Number.

oldblue · Post by **oldblue** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 8:15 pm

As the owner and phone number has changed,Could any one give me the Phone number , as a freind of mine would like to drive it.
New creek to Denniston road. It's been about 4 years since i went thru.

DieselBoy · Post by **DieselBoy** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 9:32 pm

I have all the details for you at home in my diary.
I ran the ORE trip at the start of the year through there and got the details through a round about way.

Check back later on this evening and i'll PM them to ya.

Cheers,
Pete.

DaveM · Post by **DaveM** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 4:29 am

We were discussing this trip yesterday at work.
Is this the road that follows the transmission towers?

oldblue · Post by **oldblue** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 8:45 am

Yes,it's always been open to the public since the two roads were joined up.At the New Creek end , you payed a small fee to the man at the gate.
The farm has changed hands.

DieselBoy · Post by **DieselBoy** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 7:08 pm

And I'm really slack and didn't get the numbers for you.
I do have them.
Bare with me :oops:

oldblue · Post by **oldblue** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 7:47 pm

DieselBoy, How's the phone number for the Mackley comeing along?

DieselBoy · Post by **DieselBoy** » Tue Nov 08, 2005 7:12 pm

I guess there's no harm in this being public knowledge, so i'll post up here.

As at Janaury 2005, this was who to contact -

House at the gate at the New Creek end:

Albert Siebelink (pronounced "cyber-link") (03) 789 0229

Land Owner:

Terry Lee (03) 7890 227

I'm not 100% sure his surname is Lee, but thats whats scribbled in my diary, so we'll go with that.

oldblue · Post by **oldblue** » Tue Nov 08, 2005 10:55 pm

Dieselboy, Thanks for the contact numbers.

oldblue · Post by **oldblue** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 8:03 pm

Been following up on the contact number for the Mackley.
Contact Farm manager Josh on 789-0239. Quite receptive to providing access at $10 per vihicle.

DaveM · Post by **DaveM** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 6:57 am

I am looking at doing this track in the next few weeks, can anyone tell me what type of track/s these are as I have heard it is a good trip, but need to know what vehicles are capable of driving it.
I'm told it follows the transmission towers, so assume its kept up to a good standard.

Cheers,
Dave

oldblue · Post by **oldblue** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 8:01 am

It's a good hard service road used for and maintaining the power line.
There is a river that you cross,if its been heavy rain within 24hours, can be a bit tricky. Check for deep holes before crossing. Cross in a large hourseshoe sweeping patturn, the holes will be visable

wjw · Post by **wjw** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 9:26 am

make sure you watch where your going :lol:

one of the guys I was with got stuck, so I drove in to get round him and pull him out, but was watching him wheel spinn instead of watching where I was going and got stuck on top of a rock

First time I've ever got a 10ft jet of water out of my front tyres....

oldblue · Post by **oldblue** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 8:33 pm

99% of the time you woudn't have any problems with the crossing, only after a heavy spell of rain. Usually the crossing is about 40 to 90cm deep Just take care! [/img]

DieselBoy · Post by **DieselBoy** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 10:10 pm

Its not so much the depth thats the issue.
Its the size of the mobile bolders in there.

You really need to have a very good look and choose your route carefully. Possibly even walk it.

When the ORE Dvd comes out you will see what i mean.

DaveM · Post by **DaveM** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 4:44 am

Has anyone done this track recently? Looking at doing it in the next few weeks before winter, so would like to find out track conditions.

Cheers

DJN · Post by **DJN** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 6:10 am

Went through end of Jan. It is gravel road, should cause no problems at all. River was low and no problems to pick way through.
Regards
Don

DaveM · Post by **DaveM** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 6:36 am

Thanks Don.
How long did the track take?

Cheers,
Dave

DJN · Post by **DJN** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 7:45 am

Not sure exactly, left westport around 11 oclock had play on way through , stopped for lunch at river ,then on out and home to Motueka at about 4.30. Track its self would proberly take around 1.5 hrs I guess.

Don