day trips in canterbury area

[Sausage]

Hello all

Just wanting to find out if there are any worthwhile trips around the canterbury area, nothing to crazy as like to keep the truck a wee bit shiney but just an adventure somewhere (other than the waimak) would be me and a couple mates all surfs mine 95' one 87' and one 84'. due to work commitments a day trips are best but maybe the odd weekend get away would be nice.

Thanks

[albundy]

Waipara gorge is nice and easy at the moment. went up there the other hot day for a swim and picnic, awesome. Ashley track and river are good as well. You could head to Waiau and then on to Conway river, head down and pop out at highway, another good trip. You should go to the library and get Ken Sibleys 4wd track books for future reference.
AL

[Sausage]

cool what is the name of the book?

cheers

[tallsam66]

Waipara gorge is nice and easy at the moment. went up there the other hot day for a swim and picnic, awesome. Ashley track and river are good as well. You could head to Waiau and then on to Conway river, head down and pop out at highway, another good trip. You should go to the library and get Ken Sibleys 4wd track books for future reference.
AL

Did the ashley track on new years eve....parts of it are very overgrown & you will get scratched paint...so avoid this if your wanting to be "shiny " at the end of it .

[albundy]

cool what is the name of the book?

4wd south island. first one is red and has 107 tracks. second is blue and has 93 tracks.
Al

[tallsam66]

cool what is the name of the book?

cheers

The book i have is " 4WD South " by Mark Wilson.
Exploring south canty , otago & southland

ISBN 1877361542

http://www.fishpond.co.nz/Books/Sports_Recreation/General/9781877361548/

[antsarooney]

There is an edition that covers the whole South Island but i am yet to find it in a bookstore or online.

[albundy]

There is an edition that covers the whole South Island but i am yet to find it in a bookstore or online.

Yeah the two I mentioned previously. They are out of print but are held in the local Chch council libraries.
Al

[yeti]

i just got given a copy of the blue book, if ya cant find one you can borrow mine for a bit.......

[antsarooney]

Found a copy in the Queenstown Library, might have to photo copy it.

[Spark01]

I am currently looking into Topside road/Rainbow. Its in Hanmer, Could be a good day trip if you leave pretty early, I'm planning a couple of days to visit the huts in the area and hopefully find some venison

[zephyrheaven]

Keep an eye on trademe, I had all those books new years ago - loaned to a mate that took his '70 swimming at the 'Mak & gave me a bag of weetbix back
Thankfully Ive replaced them all via tradme sales, saving 'silby' as a favourite search is the easiest way - some of the tracks are a bit old & outdated but still loads of good reading in them

Cheers

[jonossiksilvia]

Keep an eye on trademe, I had all those books new years ago - loaned to a mate that took his '70 swimming at the 'Mak & gave me a bag of weetbix back
Thankfully Ive replaced them all via tradme sales, saving 'silby' as a favourite search is the easiest way - some of the tracks are a bit old & outdated but still loads of good reading in them

Cheers

just searched "silby" and 1 came up for $22 so i brought