Tailings

[Mud Hog]

Planning a trip over to Westport for Waitangi weekend, Want to do Tailings but don't have any directions if anyone could give me some rough directions would be much appreciated. Or even better if some one is doing this track this weekend?
Cheers Simon

[Bulletproof]

Planning a trip over to Westport for Waitangi weekend, Want to do Tailings but don't have any directions if anyone could give me some rough directions would be much appreciated. Or even better if some one is doing this track this weekend?
Cheers Simon

Hi Simon

Drive south from Westport on the coast road to Greymouth for about 10-15 mins. You will come to a bridge at the bottom of Costello Hill crossing the big Totara River.
Turn left at the end of the bridge and when you reach the river bed turn hard right and drive up the Tailings river for 50metres or so and you will see the track on the other side.

Follow the gravel road and then take the track to the right and carry on which eventually will eventually take you to the Little Totara and a skid site . Follow gravel road out and make right hand turns only ,which take you to the top of Costello hill and turn right back to Westport.

That is the easy way which is a drive straight through. If you want a challenge reverse the trip but you will probably need a winch.

Cheer Richard

[Mud Hog]

Cheers Richard Thanks for the detailed directions and tips. Much appreciated.
Cheers Simon.

[albundy]

Give Nuts a pm, he's a local, he'll see ya right. He may well just jion ya too
Al

[Bulletproof]

Cheers Richard Thanks for the detailed directions and tips. Much appreciated.
Cheers Simon.

Just one other thing Simon.

Don't do this trip if it is raining . The Tailings and Little Totara rise very quick and you could get caught between both rivers.
I have done this trip 7 times and been caught by rising water 2 times.

When I say they rise quick believe me. In less than 15 mins can be over the roof.

Here is a small video of the Tailing showing one of the times we got caught.



cheers richard

[Mud Hog]

Thanks for the heads up on water levels. Will not do it if its raining ,Thanks again
Cheers Simon

Cheers Richard Thanks for the detailed directions and tips. Much appreciated.
Cheers Simon.

Just one other thing Simon.

Don't do this trip if it is raining . The Tailings and Little Totara rise very quick and you could get caught between both rivers.
I have done this trip 7 times and been caught by rising water 2 times.

When I say they rise quick believe me. In less than 15 mins can be over the roof.

Here is a small video of the Tailing showing one of the times we got caught.



cheers richard

[Mud Hog]

Thanks Al.I pm'd Nuts was very helpfull
Cheers Simon

Give Nuts a pm, he's a local, he'll see ya right. He may well just jion ya too
Al