Waitaphedia Exploration

zuky · Post by **zuky** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 2:17 pm

Heading to waitaphedia this weekend for another look see. Turning right at the first hair pin this time to see where this goes (or doesn't go) Nothing to serious just there to see where the other tracks go and see if one links through (or used to) as I suspect. Will involve some walking and some track work. Hopefully we'll make it to the slip to do some more work there... :roll:

Will be at the track end by about 9 - 10 am

Might see some of you there?

P.S took the side track at the top and headed out that way last weekend. The track needs some love but it's pretty cool

goes for about 2 km and then meets some walking tracks.

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 2:53 pm

DAMMIT!

cant this weekend, have to do some more around at my mums place. early november im keen to go for a look see out there but i cant really untill then, tooooo much else on the go

Madaz · Post by **Madaz** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 9:05 pm

Hey Wopass ,myself and a couple of other guys in the club are keen to go in for a look in a month or so.
Give me a yell when your thinking about going.

Cheers

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 11:43 am

Madaz wrote:Hey Wopass ,myself and a couple of other guys in the club are keen to go in for a look in a month or so.
Give me a yell when your thinking about going.

Cheers

definatly

dixie · Post by **dixie** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 2:37 pm

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Hey Wopass ,myself and a couple of other guys in the club are keen to go in for a look in a month or so.
Give me a yell when your thinking about going.

Cheers

Hey you guys dont be running off without giving some dates,might be keen to join ya!!
You got my # Wopass......

brianr70 · Post by **brianr70** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 3:59 pm

where is waitaphedia :?:

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 4:14 pm

brianr70 wrote:where is waitaphedia

i think he meant to spell

WAITAWHETA

off the road from paeroa thru to waihi, where the pub is up the karangahake gorge theres a bridge off to the right, its out there somewhere :wink:

xj · Post by xj » Sat Oct 14, 2006 4:50 pm

runs off to the right. you can park there at the hall and walk the old railway track back over the road and through the old tunnel, at the end of the tunnell its quite a view, well worth a quick stop. ..... if it's the same spot i'm thinking of.

DieselBoy · Post by **DieselBoy** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 11:11 pm

Its up Waitawheta Vally Road, which is off the Karangahake Goerge Road on the right heading to Waihi, a K or so before the pub.

Look for the brig and the Waitawheta Falls, ya can't miss it :wink:

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Sun Oct 15, 2006 6:28 pm

i know exactly where you mean i know the area well i have spent many summers at the Scout camp up that way

Furgus · Post by **Furgus** » Sun Oct 15, 2006 8:36 pm

This always cracks me up.......the Waitawheta track is actually NOT anywhere near the Waitawheta valley!!!!!! It's at the top of.................

DieselBoy · Post by **DieselBoy** » Sun Oct 15, 2006 8:55 pm

Yup

DieselBoy · Post by **DieselBoy** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 2:56 pm

So what did you find up there guys????

zuky · Post by **zuky** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 3:42 pm

We went right at the junction as per the plan. Went about 1500 meters to a farmers gate. Had to winch a couple of times due to lack of driving skill but nothing to major. Then we turned around and came back with some improvement in the driving

We started up the other track which we hoped would link through to the waterfall area of the main track. About 100 meters up there was a tree across the track so we broke out the chain saw. Then about 250 meter past that there was a huge tree across the track so we broke out the legs. Ben and I we're keen to clear it but the slaves we had selected went into rebelion and wouldn't do as they we're told (i.e cut the huge tree out of the way).

We went for a walk and it appears to be a while (2 - 3 years) since the track was used so there is a bit of growth on it. You can still clearly see where it goes up to a point where it opens out into and old logging camp area (or that's what I think it looks like) Then it continues on a short way to the river and then dies out as it heads up the hill. It would need some serious sweat to get it open again but I am a keen starter if people want to give it a go.

:lol:

If we RESTORE it back the way it should be... i.e clear then it would make a second loop in there and add a good flat camping area :shock:

After all the walking we staggered back to the trucks zipped around the loop and headed home. We had to make a stop at the river for a clean which was great untill the boys managed to flood the interior of my truck and get the carpet wet

Not so cool seen as they didn't even get it clean.

But a good day and track all the same.

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 6:10 pm

sounds like a good day out dude.

when you say you "zipped around the loop" does that mean you zipped around the main track ? or another loop in there ?

im keen to do a day up there clearing and playing in the missile / tractor say around mid november ish ?

brianr70 · Post by **brianr70** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 7:04 pm

been keen as well to join any track clearing etc etc.... :lol:

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 7:18 pm

yeah iÂ´m in for that as well

DieselBoy · Post by **DieselBoy** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 9:04 pm

Hey Ben, we'l have to bale my old man up on Monday when he joins us and get him to describe the layout of the tracks to us. He knows it intimatly, and by the sounds of it and from memory, after the fallen trees is the loop track. We used to come out of there to join the road, and the farmers gate is where you enter the main track.

Remind me to hit him up and between what we remeber from that disscussion we should be able to figure it out when we get there

That tree sound like a job for winches and Dwayne with his 96cc Still :twisted:

Sadam_Husain · Post by **Sadam_Husain** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 9:09 pm

DieselBoy wrote:That tree sound like a job for winches and Dwayne with his 96cc Still

If Dwayne has any probs with that little 96cc Sthil I've got a 140cc one stiiling in the shed

DieselBoy · Post by **DieselBoy** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 9:11 pm

Hahaha, now thats a real saw.

I'll stick with my 36cc P.O.S

Sadam_Husain · Post by **Sadam_Husain** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 9:14 pm

Ya got to brag when the oppotunity presents

turoa · Post by **turoa** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 9:16 pm

DieselBoy wrote:That tree sound like a job for winches and Dwayne with his 96cc Still

It sounds to me like a job for one of them v8 chainsaws, but whatever floats your boat :lol:

zuky · Post by **zuky** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:15 am

When I say zipped around the loop it was a wind up for the boys who got stuck for a week. We just went just did the 750 meter loop around at the start which is up the old track which no one seems to use and then around through the by pass back to the main track. The actual loop is about 7 km from memory and takes a bit longer.

Sounds like we need to organise some of these chain saws down there. And a weeed eater to mow the grass at the camp site

The sooner we clear the track to there the sooner we can have a beer :lol:

The more people the better. I'm off to Oz again for work in a week until december but ben t will be around and able to point peoples chain saws in the right direction.

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