Trans_NZ_North Island...5. Woodville to Wellington (3 options plus extras)

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Re: Segment 5. WOODVILLE TO WELLINGTON (plus south-eastern gems!)

Te Mata Peak (Havelock Nth/ Hastings)


When the cruise-ships dock in town to jam their oogling tourist flocks into a long line of coaches to cart them up Te Mata Peak....you KNOW there is something special about the place.
AND THERE IS!! :glu
Just make make sure you can't see any of those sheep-transporters floating around just offshore...

In short...the Te Mata Hills are something SPECIAL, the 360 views are out-of-this-world and the road up is an absolute GEM!
It's a MUST-GO place!




MAP: https://isn.page.link/8j9a


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glitch

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Re: Segment 5. WOODVILLE TO WELLINGTON (plus south-eastern gems!)

EYEPOPPER!! Hawkes Bay Northern Wonderland


OK, OK...this one's waaay out there!
And it's a 200km run!
BUT!!!
If you're one of those few who love to dig around the backblocks, avoid major roads at near all cost, LOVE their scenics and photo-stops every 100 meters and are happy to plough some deep, heavy gravel as well as carve some perfectly smooth and deserted race-track twisties before scrabbling up some private farm roads into a valley bowl stunted by a ring of hills with the ocean in the far distance....then.....THEN come along for this one!!



MAP: https://isn.page.link/b4Ce



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Tiniroto Rd. turn-off-> Ruakituri Valley twisties


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-> Erepeti Rd. through Kokotea Station



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-> back on asphalt-twisties at Ohuka for the run to the SH38/ Lake Waikaremoana Rd.


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CRUCIAL: FUEL!!
If you do NOT have fuel for approx. 200km from here, a fuel-run is required to top up tanks at the Lake Waikaremoana Resort Shop. Approx 60km/2hrs return of mostly gravel with regular traffic

MAP: https://isn.page.link/3XZj




Otherwise continue south on SH38 for a short stretch -> Ruapapa Rd. climbs quickly before following the ridges , the views are fabulous!!


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Back on seal at Putere Rd. -> turning south on the endless swinging twisties to the SH2 highway...or skimming more of the glorious ridges on a roughly parallel course via Cricklewood Rd.


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-> SH2 for a short stretch to just past Tutira School -> Waikoau Rd. is another continuation of the same theme: Awesome ride with awesome views!



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-> Darkys Spur then crowns the lot with some knife-edge ridge riding mated with breathtaking views to the nearby coast and beaches.

:clap::clap:
 

glitch

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glitch

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Re: Segment 5. WOODVILLE TO WELLINGTON (plus south-eastern gems!)

Needless to say that there are are many, many others........and then you'd have to ride 'em all the other direction for the different views, light, mood and feel-on-the-day.

As small as what the area seems to be on a map, it's just never-ending and infinite in it's shades and colours.

What a fabulous corner of the world :lao :chug:
 
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