north from Invercargill to Timaru .saw the big slow trucks and camper vans going south andreluctant to face them on the returntrip;is there an alternative way back to avoid the steep hills! thanks Kev
kevlight,
Mar 5, 6:19am
towing a car back from Invercargill on a A frame , hoping to avoid the steep hills in Dunedin, is there an inland way to avoidthe steep hills! thanks
gilligan2,
Mar 5, 6:24am
Try google maps and have a look man. You would think there would be more than 1 way
gunhand,
Mar 5, 6:25am
Yep, up to alex then over to about half way between timaru and oamaru. long way round but nice drive.
kevlight,
Mar 5, 6:31am
thanks,Gunhand , we will do the Alexandra route ,thanks Regards Kev; Ahh gilligan2,local knowledge is what we were looking for;google is not the answer to every thing ! Ta
gilligan2,
Mar 5, 6:33am
Allgood. Ive often wondered that myself but never bothered to check
pico42,
Mar 5, 8:15am
Those two bridges are often shut at the moment - may be better to go via Tekapo/Fairlie, or down to Oamaru.
kevlight,
Mar 5, 11:34pm
at Gore at the moment about to head to Invercargillto pick up vehicle ,any body know for sure if the bridges are open at Waimate/ will check back on the net later in Iver.thanks regards kev
pico42,
Mar 6, 12:25am
Looks like they are open - they cleared a heap of the debris yesterday.
biddy6,
Mar 6, 1:27am
What have you bought this time Kev!
xacoon,
Mar 6, 1:30am
be better off hitting the kilmog (its not bad at all) than the lindis and the cluden. unbraked load down both those mentioned, rather you than me.
poppajn,
Mar 6, 6:09am
A choice from Roxburgh to the top of the Lindis, or State Hiway 1Saddle Hill to top of the Kilmog, SH 1 would win every time.
littlebuckrat,
Mar 6, 6:37am
just do the kilmog towed a mitsi l200 back a few weeks ago on a trailer we had some brake issues! Which ended up with no trailer brakes and just the old 3.0D lux she was a grunt but we made it fine
mbikeman1,
Mar 6, 10:27am
i know you can go alonmg the coast from dunedin to about the kilmog is that the saddle hill as mentioned above!
gooddealz2,
Mar 6, 12:02pm
You could always turn off at Palmerston.Go through to Middlemarch then through to Outram and then back onto State Highway for rest of journey.
xacoon,
Mar 6, 7:48pm
Looks like he is heading north so by the time he hits palmerston all the big hills have been and gone. would have to go the pig root and through ranfurly if you wanted to avoid hills the way you are talking too, mcraes hill is as bad as the lindis with a load on.
alimac1,
Mar 6, 7:51pm
I'd say do the Kilmog. It's not that bad, and there is a slow vehicle lane going up
kevlight,
Jun 26, 4:44pm
Yes we did as suggested and from Invercargillvia Tapanui ,Omaku to Roxburgh lunch onsat ,then to Alexandra stayed the night; and then on to Palmerston for lunch Sunday,off tosis place At WestonCrown Head hill, Rosemond for a chew of the fat,and a free afternoon tea;then to Oamaru and hopped up the road to Timaru;sweet home Sweet home. Bloody nice to be home ,regards Kev Any body on that road this weekend may have seen us; tow vehicle was a white Ford courier King Cab, loaded with crap we bought en-route;plus camping gear, plus tow vehicle on a A frame
Long tiring trip especially at 90 klm but the beauty of that trip, was that we were able to combine several purchases at Dunedin,then Green Island (wood working machine) andWaikari,Kaikorai Valley Road(trailer) then to Balclutha to drop off some hot rod bits,then the longhaul down to Invercargill to pick up the vehicle,and return viaGore to Alex to Palmy to Oamaru and then home to Timaru ; Three tanks of Diesel
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