any good 4WD tracks for our trip - advise needed

[Daniel]

Hello everyone

We're coming to NZ in Dec/Jan and I'm keen to do some 4WD tracks. Looking for easy ones as I'm a beginner in 4WDing.

The AA site says that about the 'forgotten highway' scenic drive

...Other highlights include several 4WD tracks...

Who can advise me about where to drive offroad, what's allowed and what isn't?

I'd also be interested in doing a training in a club or with others.

I drive a Nissan Safari which unfortunatelly has an auto gearbox, and I guess the rear overhang is pretty big for driving seriousely offroad? Never mind, it's a nice truck and I don't plan to do dangerous offroading...

Thanks for any input

[DaveM]

Where in particular do you want the tracks? If you can give a rough idea on when you hope to be in certain areas you may find members who can show you a track or 2

[albundy]

You are welcome to join us on the below trip. Just click the link or cut and paste. Any questions please post in the trip thread.
Al

http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/Forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=18473

[Daniel]

You are welcome to join us on the below trip. Just click the link or cut and paste. Any questions please post in the trip thread.
Al

http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/Forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=18473

thanks sounds fantastic - unfortunately we leave NZ on Jan.4th

[Daniel]

Where in particular do you want the tracks?

right we arrive on Nov.26th in AKL, heading down to Rotorua and Wellington within 2 weeks or so, then going to south island around the 8th-10th of December. We'll drop the car in Nelson at a friends place on Jan.3rd flying back to AKL (leaving NZ on Jan.4th).

We have no detailed plans so far (as usual )

any advise welcome

[Jerry]

Work out when you are in Wellington and we can organise some suitable trips/activities for you....

[J_Dub]

try and get to Maratoto if you can its south of Auckland, north of Rotorua, simple/moderate track with some a the best bush/scenery, real picturesque, some good ol kiwi native bush

[Daniel]

try and get to Maratoto if you can its south of Auckland, north of Rotorua, simple/moderate track with some a the best bush/scenery, real picturesque, some good ol kiwi native bush

I can, thanks we'll drive from AKL to Rotorua anyway, so this might be a good option to start

[Daniel]

Work out when you are in Wellington and we can organise some suitable trips/activities for you....

Hi Jerry, ok - I've just booked the ferry to Picton on Dec.8th That means we'll be in Welli from 4th to 8th of Dec. or so. Maybe a few days longer if it's possible to change the ferry booking (as I like Welli a lot ) We'll be staying on a friends boat in Welli so no problems with Hotel bookings...

Would be great to meet you - can you send me your cell phone nr? I'll send you mine as soon as we arrive in AKL (have to buy a new prepaid card, my old one has expired somehow...)

I also can send you my mail address

Thanks so far, sounds gooood

[tgaguy1]

try and get to Maratoto if you can its south of Auckland, north of Rotorua, simple/moderate track with some a the best bush/scenery, real picturesque, some good ol kiwi native bush

I can, thanks we'll drive from AKL to Rotorua anyway, so this might be a good option to start

If you plan on doing Maratoto (also know as the wires) on or after the 3rd of Dec I can join you. Depending on how difficult you want to go we could poke our noses into the start of the loop down to the river. I can join you any week day or weekend day as I am off work at that time.
let me know your Rotorua dates and I can see about getting something organised for that too.


Edit: Just read your last post. If you will be in Welly on the 4th, the 3rd will be to late for you. Unfortuntly I don't get back to New Zealand until the evening of the 1st.
Cheers

Jase

[Daniel]

Jase, just PM me your mail addy and I'll get back on you Might change our plans if necessary, hey, it's holiday after all

[nuts]

well depending on where in the south u go we got a few tracks here in westport

just a step up from a gravel road to grade 5

[hilux andy]

if you are in Christchurch at all, I can show you a few places locally . If you are heading to ch-ch from Picton you may want to take the molesworth track through to hamner or if leaving nelson to ch-ch then you could do the rainbow rd through to hamner. I think both these roads are open at that time of year. Rainbow rd is a toll rd ($20 I think). Yuou can get more info on these roads from the department of conservation websites.

[Daniel]

well depending on where in the south u go we got a few tracks here in westport

just a step up from a gravel road to grade 5

11-15th dec. beachhous in Westport - I'll get back on you for sure can you PM me your mail Addy and/or phone nr.

keen on catching up with you

[Daniel]

if you are in Christchurch at all, I can show you a few places locally . If you are heading to ch-ch from Picton you may want to take the molesworth track through to hamner or if leaving nelson to ch-ch then you could do the rainbow rd through to hamner. I think both these roads are open at that time of year. Rainbow rd is a toll rd ($20 I think). Yuou can get more info on these roads from the department of conservation websites.

we'll do wether Nelson-CHC or CHC-Nelson - thanks, sounds good, I'm already checking this on my map