Offroad-Express

As the owner and phone number has changed,Could any one give me the Phone number , as a freind of mine would like to drive it.
New creek to Denniston road. It's been about 4 years since i went thru.

I have all the details for you at home in my diary.
I ran the ORE trip at the start of the year through there and got the details through a round about way.

Check back later on this evening and i'll PM them to ya.

Cheers,
Pete.

We were discussing this trip yesterday at work.
Is this the road that follows the transmission towers?

Yes,it's always been open to the public since the two roads were joined up.At the New Creek end , you payed a small fee to the man at the gate.
The farm has changed hands.

And I'm really slack and didn't get the numbers for you.
I do have them.
Bare with me

DieselBoy, How's the phone number for the Mackley comeing along?

I guess there's no harm in this being public knowledge, so i'll post up here.

As at Janaury 2005, this was who to contact -

House at the gate at the New Creek end:

Albert Siebelink (pronounced "cyber-link") (03) 789 0229

Land Owner:

Terry Lee (03) 7890 227

I'm not 100% sure his surname is Lee, but thats whats scribbled in my diary, so we'll go with that.

Dieselboy, Thanks for the contact numbers.

Been following up on the contact number for the Mackley.
Contact Farm manager Josh on 789-0239. Quite receptive to providing access at $10 per vihicle.

I am looking at doing this track in the next few weeks, can anyone tell me what type of track/s these are as I have heard it is a good trip, but need to know what vehicles are capable of driving it.
I'm told it follows the transmission towers, so assume its kept up to a good standard.


Cheers,
Dave

It's a good hard service road used for and maintaining the power line.
There is a river that you cross,if its been heavy rain within 24hours, can be a bit tricky. Check for deep holes before crossing. Cross in a large hourseshoe sweeping patturn, the holes will be visable

make sure you watch where your going one of the guys I was with got stuck, so I drove in to get round him and pull him out, but was watching him wheel spinn instead of watching where I was going and got stuck on top of a rock First time I've ever got a 10ft jet of water out of my front tyres....

99% of the time you woudn't have any problems with the crossing, only after a heavy spell of rain. Usually the crossing is about 40 to 90cm deep Just take care! [/img]

Its not so much the depth thats the issue.
Its the size of the mobile bolders in there.

You really need to have a very good look and choose your route carefully. Possibly even walk it.

When the ORE Dvd comes out you will see what i mean.

Has anyone done this track recently? Looking at doing it in the next few weeks before winter, so would like to find out track conditions.

Cheers

Went through end of Jan. It is gravel road, should cause no problems at all. River was low and no problems to pick way through.
Regards
Don

Thanks Don.
How long did the track take?


Cheers,
Dave

Not sure exactly, left westport around 11 oclock had play on way through , stopped for lunch at river ,then on out and home to Motueka at about 4.30. Track its self would proberly take around 1.5 hrs I guess.

Don