I’m going for a ride on Sunday September 14, who wants to join me? (WARNING: This ride is weather dependant I’ll wimp out if it’s raining)
The route will be from Hamilton over Old Mountain Road, then onto the Raglan to Port Waikato route. Lunch will be at the Nikau Caves Cafe on Waikaretu Valley Rd, which is about 2/3’s of the way between Raglan and Port Waikato and 500 metres inland.
After lunch the ride will complete the route to Port Waikato then head inland slightly for Klondyke Road. At the end of Klondyke road Hamilton riders can turn right and connect up with SH22 down to Huntly and home, any Auckland riders could turn left which also connects up with SH22 and comes out at Tuakau.
Old Mountain Road: https://www.adventureridingnz.co.nz/gps-tracks-rides/north-island-tracks/old-mountain-road/
Raglan to Port Waikato: https://www.adventureridingnz.co.nz/gps-tracks-rides/north-island-tracks/raglan-to-port-waikato/
Klondyke Road: https://www.adventureridingnz.co.nz/gps-tracks-rides/north-island-tracks/klondyke-road/
Nikau Caves cafe: http://nikaucave.co.nz/
Meet at the Caltex station on Dinsdale road at 10am, not the one on the roundabout. There are no petrol stops on this ride until at least 20km after the end of Klondyke Road.
If you are coming, RSVP via the event listing: https://www.adventureridingnz.co.nz/events/149/waikato-west-coast-loop-ride/
Sounds good. I´m going.
Only Myself and She Wolf RSVP’d so far
https://www.adventureridingnz.co.nz/events/149/waikato-west-coast-loop-ride/
Looks like a nice ride that. Will hopefully have a chance to do it next time I’m up that way.
Fingers crossed the weather is good for you.
6 riders registered now and 1 maybe.
I might try it out as well-and come down from Auckland
Here’s the weather forcast, some showers
It’s on!
http://www.metservice.com/towns-cities/hamilton
If you aren’t into GPS, here’s a Google Map of the route.
If you click the ‘View Larger Map’ link and once that loads press the print button you can print out route style instructions.
View Larger Map
Hi Eddi,
i guess you have already a gps file done. Would you sent it to me? So i can tranfer it to my gps as well. Thank you. xdodox@googlemail.com
Keith….i am from auckland as well, if you want we can drive down to hamilton together.
Cheers
Daniel
Here’s the GPX file for Garmin GPS’s
It contains 3 individual track files and waypoints for the 3 gravel sections we will be doing, plus a route file for the entire day.
Eddie
Cool. Thanks.
See you tomorrow morning.
Sry Eddi, i have to cancel it. Rough weather in auckland to start the trip down. I am still a little sick.
Have fun boys.
No worries. Its stopped raining here and looking like it might stay away.
I finally got around to editing the video @Jake Maryniak took on the ride. He didn’t get where we were riding along a ridge and the wind blew us right across the road though.