Old Man Range, Old Woman Range, Long Valley and Serpentine.

BIG_BOY · Post by **BIG_BOY** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 11:32 pm

whitcomb road Old Man Range, Old Woman Range, Long Valley and Serpentine.

hi im looking at doing the above trips or bits of them to make one but cant seam to find any drections as to entery points exits ect all i know so far is that they can all be linked in to one & that there some were near alex so what im after is infomation on the best rutes what bits are worth doing ect the plan at the moment is to do these trips going to alex one friday leaveing alex first thing saturday morning driving till about 4pm that nite then tenting were ever is good then driveing about 9am-3pm off road on sunday then a trip home any comments on what can be done in this time frame best ways to go ect were looking for a mud trip as appose to a rock/gravel

thx for any input

Rocko · Post by **Rocko** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 5:09 pm

Worth having a look over Google maps or similar Can be good sometimes as long as you kind of no the area

1nzsafari · Post by **1nzsafari** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 6:00 pm

yea i would keen to tag along (show you the in and outs),been up serpentine many a time ,ive done waikaia bush about 8 times (would not do it alone ,( whiteoomb) unless you have a VERY well equiped truck) the tracks are closed untill october there are you from cheers tim

timotheus · Post by **timotheus** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 3:01 pm

Id be keen too, apart from...

1nzsafari wrote: the tracks are closed untill october

BIG_BOY · Post by **BIG_BOY** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 7:57 pm

im not doing the trip alone theres a group of now 4 trucks but we wanted to go 2nd week of aug

on a 2nd not 2 of us from the above & posably another mate would be intersted later in the year & we would be keen for any one who wants to to join so maby il re vist this idear in october wth any one from here whos intersted

albundy · Post by **albundy** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 6:37 am

Get a hold of ken Sibly's 4wd touring books, they are out of print but you can get them at your local library. I go in to serpentine and long valley ridge rd from old dunstan rd. I usually come over Dansey's pass to Ranfurly. Long valley turns left off Old dunstan rd before poolburn dam. Long valley will take you through to the church. You can then either turn left to take you out the top end of serpentine or turn righ to take you out the bottom end over to lake onslow. You can come off the plains either at millers flat or the back of roxburgh. There are several ways up old man range, waikawa bush rd, coalcreek rd and not sure of the other one, starts with "p", pomohaka or something like that. If you have not been up old man range before, take good maps or gps as the cloud cover can come in quick and if you aren't familiar with the area you will get lost easily. And remember, stick to the tracks as it is a very sensitive area, my favourite 4wd area and I would hate to see it locked up. Last time up there we found and abandoned vehicle some idito decided to go up in and had no idea what he was in for. If you are planning this for when the tracks open I would be keen for a drive through there in the snow.
Al

1nzsafari · Post by **1nzsafari** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 7:57 pm

[quote="BIG_BOY"]whitcomb road Old Man Range, Old Woman Range, Long Valley and Serpentine.

hi there is a copy of ken siblys book on trade me 4wd off road adventures vol 1 (111278692 auction number) cheers tim

baxter · Post by **baxter** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 1:12 am

Damn, I have to work that weekend. <add to watchlist any way>

PS - I have a copy of Ken's books.

Old Man Range, Old Woman Range, Long Valley and Serpentine.

Old Man Range, Old Woman Range, Long Valley and Serpentine.

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