coromadel

fish · Post by **fish** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 11:20 pm

hey. does anyone know of any good tracks around whangamata, coromandel. im gonna be up there around xmas for a bit and want to do some camping. im in a standard bighorn swb and with a standard triton,
shiny. and have spent lots of time there as a kid so kinda know the area.
cher

teamsuzuki · Post by **teamsuzuki** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 9:59 am

i think the grapevine/stadia tracks are in that area, off the kopu/hikuai rd somewhere, permission maybe required for some parts though.
i'm sure someone more knowledgeable than me on here will post and let you know the details.

brianr70 · Post by **brianr70** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 3:07 pm

if can get hold of Andy C book 102 4WD off road adventures, has a few tracks on the Coromandel region.

also I think there is a road off '309 Road' that from time to time is open, travels thru forestry areas.

teamsuzuki · Post by **teamsuzuki** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 4:23 pm

have just been looking on google earth, about 10-12 kms east of hikuai on the kopu-hikuai rd, theres an area called nevesville, theres quite a few tracks in there that are open to public i believe, look it up.
its probably 30mins from whangamata.

any latest updates on this area from anyone?

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 6:04 pm

teamsuzuki wrote:have just been looking on google earth, about 10-12 kms east of hikuai on the kopu-hikuai rd

Thats the Stadia / Neavesville / Grapevine area. Some DOC land, some Maori, and some private. "Open to the public" is a bit of a generalisation. You should talk to Peter Vahry to find out more details on what you're supposed to do to get in there.

Its not the sort of place to take a standard vehicle though - it will never be the same afterwards :lol:

Its much like Tairee's track/Waitawheta, as are most tracks in the Coromandel.

Ben

fish · Post by **fish** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 11:12 pm

nice ill check it out

fish · Post by **fish** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 7:34 pm

well, i started from queenstown two and a half weeks ago went up to wood end, the mount cook way, camped there at a cool camp ground.
next day i went to levin via blue bridge. then camped in national park, that place is amazing and i cant wait till i have to campthere again

then after xmas went to otama beach in coromadle and had the best few days of summer i can remember, found some cool tracks there, one in particular was real rough, then at the top a 2wd elf went by with a tone of gravel on the back :shock:

later found it stuck with 2 blown tyres and in a shit spot. they had a long day ahead.
then back down to taupo, on to otaki, then hokitika, then kidds bush at hawea, then home.
over 5 thou k's, 2 batteries a radiator hose lots of oil and the best few weeks ive had. ill put up pics soon.