Until you meet tourists driving large camper vans.
kcc55a,
Jul 17, 6:23am
We know you are a jaffa. Only a jaffa would go that way. The mind boggles at people using that sort of a road to compare themselves with rally drivers.
mohaka,
Jul 17, 6:48am
No 2-Can turn off left before Plimerton shops a bit of a short steep climb and thru aresidential area then winds around lake paramata which joins tail end of Paekakariki route.Or alternatively turn off left after paramata bridge,winds around lake on otherside(more traffic uses this route).Most important thing is to avoid comuter traffic,starts getting busy after 3.30pm-get away from Naenae by 2pm. I reckon return, via.Motorway route(faster speed and less braking to do) though is easier with a tandem trailer-especially with the extra payload of a car.
mohaka,
Jul 17, 6:48am
No 2-Can turn off left before Plimerton shops a bit of a short steep climb and thru aresidential area then winds around lake paramata which joins tail end of Paekakariki route.Or alternatively turn off left after paramata bridge,winds around lake on otherside(more traffic uses this route).Most important thing is to avoid comuter traffic,starts getting busy after 3.30pm. I reckon return, via.Motorway route(faster speed and less braking to do) though is easier with a tandem trailer-especially with the extra payload of a car.
sr2,
Jul 17, 7:05am
No offence taken mate, I??
fordkiwi27,
Jul 17, 2:52pm
man that sounds good! i often take the "shine" road in my hiace van pretending to be a rally driver!
sr2,
Jul 17, 4:09pm
Just imagine what it must have been like when it was gravel. Driving over it you can almost feel the ghosts of old time racers who took it on in their Cooper S??
gusthe1,
Jul 17, 4:39pm
Are you guys talking about Moonshine (haywards to Upper hutt) or the Akatarawas (Waikanae to Upper Hutt). sr2's original post spoke of "but when travelling to the Hutt from the North I always go via Moonshine " which hints to me of Akatarawas. Both fine roads on the bike.
texastwo,
Jul 17, 4:46pm
Lake Paremata!Since when!
elect70,
Jul 17, 9:40pm
SH1PamattaGreys Rdover Haywards down & over the KGBaccross to nae nae , Peakak hillgood in a car aloneprovided dont meet a truckavoiding theParamattaTruck Stop comming towards you .
fordkiwi27,
Jul 18, 12:56am
moonshine rd. haywards to upper hutt
elect70,
Jul 18, 9:22pm
MoonshineGully is not Hatwardsit starts byJudjefordgolf course & comes out atMoonshineRdbridgeTrentham , itsdirt/gravelrd, Akatarawasgoodina good handling carI go over it every timeto hutt valley, but watch out fortour buses
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