Queenstown Xmas Hoilday

[red-devil]

well the family is heading down south if all going to plan on the 2nd for a week, so wots to drive on down there.

Any nice family drives as we'll have lili (1 year old) with us

[J_Dub]

Skippers canyon?

[1rugger]

the nevis road is a nice drive from Garston to cromwell. or mace town.

[red-devil]

Cheers boys

[J_Dub]

skippers canyon is unreal, deep in the valley, small bridge crossings, waterfalls, can spend a day there

[red-devil]

just been look on google map for the canyon mite head up there for the day, wos the river like, is it driveable on yor own or should i stay to the road.

[NJV6]

You don't need to cross the Shotover to get to skippers. Its a pretty big river and the road only crosses it once on a swing bridge.

Macetown at that time of year you could go in by yourself with no problem, this crosses the Arrow river plenty of times.

[J_Dub]

yea no river crossings, just brigde, its a maintained public area, we used to go down in a 2wd ute for work when i was ther

[Pico42]

Into Skippers is good, into Bullendale beyond there is great. Southland Club are in there 27th/28th Dec. Recommend a winch and/or diff locks for getting back out of Skippers Creek. Can also go right up the Shotover River to the front of Barnches Station.

Others are Macetown (fine on your own, lots of creek crossings) Nevis (a baby Macetown - but go through Carricktown on the way). Getting further to Alexandra way is the Pylon Road from Bannockburn to Clyde, Old Man Range, Waikaia Bush Road, Thompsons Gorge. Up the other way past Glenorchy is Rees River/Dart River/Paradise/Kinloch.