Waimakariri River 4WD areas

[Jerry]

Sounds great....are there any volunteer work parties for work that is needed?

[tallsam66]

I thought the new access was going to be down Taylors Rd & thats what some of the fuss was about..the residents not wanting all the extra traffic down there quiet rd.

Sounds like a typical council balls up to me...couldnt organise a root in a brothel !!!!

[kiwipete]

I thought the new access was going to be down Taylors Rd & thats what some of the fuss was about..the residents not wanting all the extra traffic down there quiet rd.

Sounds like a typical council balls up to me...couldnt organise a root in a brothel !!!!

I say we shouldnt look a gift horse in the mouth either. Its way better than no access and I for one do not mind a little drive to access it.

[BrentC]

Here is a map of the area for anyone interested.

The Harris road on the left is actually Diversion road - the Diversion road shown is just a track on catchment land

So the right hand Harris and the left hand Diversion are the legal roads

[SMOKEY]

Brent, looks like we are singing from the same song book ( see earlier post).

GOOD MAPS YOU GOT THERE ,

FITZY.

PS; Pete's probably still using a 1947 edition .

[tallsam66]

I say we shouldnt look a gift horse in the mouth either. Its way better than no access and I for one do not mind a little drive to access it.

Its not a gift....its something we have always had & they just arent taking all of it away...dont think they are being kind to us..they arent...if they thought they could get away with stopping everyone from going there alltogether they would.This is just another step towards banning everyone from using the outdoors.
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[Swaney]

Browns Rock Rd is 40ish KM from Diversion Rd - that is a good area to use

But is that available on 'club trip days and training' only?

If so what constitutes a trip?

If you have a club sticker and with a mate who also has a club sticker your allowed a 40km playground?

[access4WD]

Just to clarify. Looking at the Map Kiwipete put on,
Harris Road the road running from South Eyre Road on the west side of the Eyre diversion is actually Diversion Road.
Where that road meets the groyne is the start point Map reference E2471300 N5752513, from that point heading west (up stream) to the double power lines is the areas to which I referrer.
Paul

[fweddy]

That entry is pretty close to the power lines - visible on that map. I was up that way a number of weeks ago with hilux happy and we headed up to the powerlines and I headed out via that exit.

Is this just a very small area? or is it another set of lines as I think there are a couple sets??

And is it from where harris road comes out or diversion road as there is a distance from where they meet the road beside the stopbank.

Is it the area fenced or some how marked so people don't end up wandering down stream into other areas and causing trouble for us all?

A map sketching out the area designated would be ideal.

From what I get from the other posts, the whole area from there up stream to basically the gorge and a fair portion on the other side is public assess but this particular area is the part being promoted for general use and the rest recommended for training and club trips etc is that correct?

[access4WD]

A map sketching out the area designated would be ideal.

From what I get from the other posts, the whole area from there up stream to basically the gorge and a fair portion on the other side is public assess but this particular area is the part being promoted for general use and the rest recommended for training and club trips etc is that correct?

I will try and get a sketch map.
With regard to your last sentence Yes you are correct.

[Swaney]

A map sketching out the area designated would be ideal.

From what I get from the other posts, the whole area from there up stream to basically the gorge and a fair portion on the other side is public assess but this particular area is the part being promoted for general use and the rest recommended for training and club trips etc is that correct?

I will try and get a sketch map.
With regard to your last sentence Yes you are correct.

cool.. that doesnt seem as bad.. would even go as far as saying it looks pretty fair even

[hulux-happy]

well im going down there in about an hour to check it out so. like i haven't done that before. anyway txt if you wana meet up and attack some tracks today. 0211420934. "THIS IS NOT A TRIP. JUST A, IF I SEE YA I SEE YA SORT OF THING." i will harm no stop banks an stay on formed tracks. azza coming along in my truck.

[Mud Hog]

Back off PR he was only bringing people up to speed. I actually agree with the management plan it MAKES GOOD SENSE :cheers: . If you want to play around, then offer to help turn the park into a proper 4wd park. Actons like these would only help give the community a positive perception of drivers of 4wds that others don't by their hooning under the bridge in full view of the public. If you want to hoon come on one of my grade 5 trips on the coast, try out the winch challenge tracks
Al

Hey Al doing a trip to the west coast in a couple of days, And was wandering if you can give me some track names,directions, if you could lead me in the right direction, not asking you to give me details just lead me to find out more. Did Big River the other week, found it quite mild but we did'nt go off the track too much. We have the west coast DOC tracks but looking for more. Cheers Simon

[PR]

Al has gone bush with family up Nelson way for a few days so proberley wont be back before you go.... PM tim (hosehustler) he might still be around cause a little girl hurt him

[xr650r]

havent had time to read this thread yet but just came back from the river and the gate just after the motocross track is now locked permantly.......

[wayfastwhitee]

havent had time to read this thread yet but just came back from the river and the gate just after the motocross track is now locked permantly.......

Does anyone know what the status is with Harrs road at the moment; was hoping to try it this weekend