Recommendations on tracks around Auckland for beginners

[Pajerosauraus]

Hi all,

Tried searching for similar posts and couldn't find any (feel free to point me in the direction if I've just missed them )

Just looking for some fairly easy tracks in or around Auckland (besides Woodhill) suitable for beginners.

We only have a baby 1.8 Mitsi Pajero but really looking forward to taking it off road!

Cheers,
Ben and Jaimee

[Mudde1]

There is very little available to the general public. Your best bet is to join a club a list is here.http://www.nzfwda.org.nz/clubs/

[Kumarakid]

Hey there, newbie here myself. Attended my first meeting (Rodney Off Road Club) last night and was invited to follow a few of them around woodhills on Sunday, as they're on recovery duty which is cool and will give me some much needed tips and also a bit of insurance should I get stuck......which I hope I do hehehe! Great bunch of chaps and a wealth of knowledge so plus 1 from me for joining a club!

[Pajerosauraus]

Joining a club certainly sounds like the right way to go! Thanks for the advice.

We were thinking about just going for a drive our Muriwai way (just so we can take it off road ). I remember a few years back I went up South Head Road up past Parakai, there's a gravel road that heads out towards the West Coast, you go through a gate and then off road it for a bit till you get out to the Beach (can't for the live of me remember the name of the road). Does anyone know if this is still accessible? Or what the condition would be this time of year?

Cheers,
Ben and Jaimee

[Filthy4x4]

Joining a club certainly sounds like the right way to go! Thanks for the advice.

We were thinking about just going for a drive our Muriwai way (just so we can take it off road ). I remember a few years back I went up South Head Road up past Parakai, there's a gravel road that heads out towards the West Coast, you go through a gate and then off road it for a bit till you get out to the Beach (can't for the live of me remember the name of the road). Does anyone know if this is still accessible? Or what the condition would be this time of year?

Cheers,
Ben and Jaimee

Wouldnt happen to be Wilsons road would it?







Lots of fun to be had up there... We went up about a month ago its the same as usual. Just drop tyre pressures down and you should be sweet. I got bored and did pretty much the whole thing in rwd.

Oh and +1 for Norwest OHV, we try get out and play as much as possible (even if its just a small group of us)

Cheers

Caleb

[Pajerosauraus]

Haha yup that is the one - certainly looks a lot more 'used' since I was last up there! Looks even more fun!

Classic that you did it in rwd! Would have been interesting! Last time I was up there was in a rental hilux (not my idea!), and that first big ditch just about ripped the front bumper off.

Also does anyone know if the 'drop off' is still there/accessible?

Cheers for the info and pics
Ben and Jaimee

[Drurban]

Haha yup that is the one - certainly looks a lot more 'used' since I was last up there! Looks even more fun!

Classic that you did it in rwd! Would have been interesting! Last time I was up there was in a rental hilux (not my idea!), and that first big ditch just about ripped the front bumper off.

Also does anyone know if the 'drop off' is still there/accessible?

Cheers for the info and pics
Ben and Jaimee

The drop off is still there and wont go away in a hurry, and for going down it you have to watch out that the red flag is not up, you will see it up attached to the signs they have around, this is for when the Army do there training and what not.

Best to go at Wilsons road end if you want to get to the drop off faster, saves doing all that Beach driving.

Cheers.

[mr landrover]

zanders road is on the way in kumeu plus a few more public roads in that general area that can get fairly nasty but good fun cant remember names ?

[Pajerosauraus]

Cheers for that!

We actually headed up to the Jeep Adventure Park in Woodhill and had a blast (met another ORE member but forgot to ask the name).

Didn't get too dirty or too stuck but it was great knowing if we did there would be someone to try pull us out!

Glad there was no damage to the car (might need a wheel alignment though), we got a bit of air off one of the tracks and had a great time checking out all the easier tracks.

Ben and Jaimee