Thread: Heads up re Kasmir road access to Long View, Awatere, and Daphene Huts

Thanks all. I won't be going back any time soon either as it's an extra hour of driving past the regular spots in the south-east corner when coming up from Wgtn and the corolla can't make it past the first sign so had to park at the gate and walk. Lots of rubbish dumped around the best vantage points at the head of that gully. I bagged a bit of it up to carry out. A lot of muesli bars and oranges getting eaten when waiting for the non-existent deer to show themselves on the faces. The trip was to have a look over the tops at Howletts, - the gully was a detour on the way out. Nice country, and we saw several back along Daphne ridge, but the big basin across from Howletts that was our main area of interest (mainly because it's free of leatherwood) had been cleared by a previous party having a bit of a bomb up.

Originally Posted by Neckshot

what did they say when you bumped into these shy deer!..............

One didn't get a chance to say anything. Other two were heard to shout run!

how would a car get up there? Easy or 4 wdr only?

You would make it in a car at the moment mate,
Might be a bit muddy the loggers are still going.
Failing that I'll take you in there

Thanks Brads

Went for a drive up there today. Went for a quick look with the kids. The road as far as Daphne hut is sweet as. Would easy get a 2 wheel drive up as far as that. It has been regraded where it was dodgy.The road was shut just past the Daphne turn though.

Cheers POME,looks like the loggers got a lot more work yet.

Have they finished below the road yet?

Originally Posted by BRADS

Have they finished below the road yet?

No not yet. And the road past the Daphne hut track turn is absolutely muntered.

Shit they are going to be in there a while.
It wasn't to bad when I was up
There 3 weeks ago, they only block it when there loading

They weren't loading on Sunday they had the excavator with the cutter thingy on the road taking trees down.

Yeah that was kinda what I meant mate,
I was having a yarn with the loader driver, they had a Suzuki swift full of loopeis go round the block when they where dropping trees.
They happily open the road to top park when there not dropping trees.

If it was Nelson it would be locked up tight 24/7 till all the machinery was back out then another month just to Piss everyone off some more.

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