Thread: Thompsons track condition

So basically it wouldn't be advisable to go over the track from Te Aroha to Katikati on new years eve in my hilux with all terrain tyres and no winch haha?

Originally Posted by StagRyan

So basically it wouldn't be advisable to go over the track from Te Aroha to Katikati on new years eve in my hilux with all terrain tyres and no winch haha?

Just depends on how many days you have up your sleeve and how deep your pocket is

Yeah I say go for it

Was up there yesterday, went up as far as the crossing with the north south track from the Te Aroha side, pretty easy going but would definitely have preferred to be one of the blokes on a four wheeler. Still plenty of big divots in the road before the forestry area. Anyway camped up on the top, grass is lush, some of it has been rooted up by pigs, heard a shot on about 9 o'clock and had a friendly possum pestering me in the night. nice walk down today again a few motor bikers and the 4x4 club was getting ready to head up as I came out. Cheers to the bloke who gave me his lighter yesterday meant I was able to heat up a back country for dinner. Hope the shot I heard was a success.

If they block the track with logs and large rocks to stop vehicles using the closed portion of track, don't expect them to open at end of work day

Is there a way to get up to the thousand acres clearing before you hit the forestry area or is it just head down and bash through the under growth up that final ridge alternatively get access to that first lot of forestry?

Hundred acres?

Originally Posted by MSL

Hundred acres?

No its growing All this rain you see

Originally Posted by Gibo

No its growing All this rain you see

Dipstick!

Thousand acres would be a nice little clearing up there

haha apologies, new to the area I'll get my names right next time!

Originally Posted by MSL

Thousand acres would be a nice little clearing up there

If you're into bald hills

You mean 'tops'

Originally Posted by MSL

You mean 'tops'

That would be one big scalp