Date/Time
Date(s) - 17/11/2019
09:00 - 20:00
Location
The Peg Tavern
Who's going? (so far)
- Michael Coats
- Kit Greer
First time reader, first time poster, first time organiser! Great start..
I’m planning on heading to Lake Tennyson (just north of Hanmer Springs) and open to others coming along (especially if you’ve done this before).
Easy day trip leaving from Christchurch, head all the way along to the end and then turn back. Nothing too huge (I’m running road tyres and guessing it’s mostly metal roads), but some nice things to see. Stop at the Lake for lunch, then stopping by Hanmer Springs on the way home for a dip.
Meet at the Peg Tavern on the northern end of Belfast for a 9am departure. ‘Tickets’/spaces are per car, not peeps. And pack a lunch!
Thanks!
Kit
(image borrowed from trover.com!)
DETAILS:
NOTE: You must order FREE tickets below for this event. Please order your ticket early. Select and click the “SEND YOUR BOOKING” button at the bottom of the event description – you will need to be logged into the site.
Please capture potential group photos! All group and single vehicles with spectacular scenery backgrounds.
You must fill out the NZLRF Indemnity Form for this event also (a new tab will open).
Radios: If you don’t have a two-way radio, you’ll be travelling in silence. It’s a long convoy up to Hanmer Springs. Please use PRS Channel 30. Handhelds aren’t expensive and are available from the likes of Noel Leeming, or outdoor stores etc.
People often carry two handhelds so you may be able to borrow one but if you do these trips a few times you’ll appreciate having your own.
Smoking: Please do not discard cigarette butts out the window. No smoking outside of vehicles please. Please discard waste in your own vehicle and pack out. Please be fire conscious.
Cost: There is no cost to join this trip.
What to bring:
- Radio(s) PRS Channel 30
- Extra FUEL especially if you are driving a V8
- Water bring plenty, enough for all in your vehicle
- Picnic gear and supplies
- Cameras
- Binoculars
- Wet and cold weather gear
- Any 4WD recovery gear if you have it – not likely to be required, but useful if anything happens
Notes
- You join us at your own risk. We and NZLRF will not be held responsible for you or your vehicles, gear and equipment. You must to fill out the NZLRF Indemnity Form for this trip.
- If you wish to meet us along the route rather than at The Peg, please let us know using THIS FORM.
Bookings
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Hi @kitg, have you managed to obtain any info on key etc. from DoC? I’ll keep on advertising this tomorrow as well.
Hope it’s a good trip but could be just the two of you!
Back in my day you certainly couldn’t do the Rainbow on road tyres! Seems like we’ve turned into a bunch of pussies 😀
Actually it sounds like a good idea Kit, thanks for putting it up. If I can persuade the kid(s) I might tag along.
Are you going @luke?
Hi Kit.
From Hanmer to Lake Tennyson is a very easy drive. You will have no problems with it. For a bit more fun try the Maling pass just before you get to the Lake Tennyson turn off. We did the Rainbow Road last December and went down Maling Pass to the river. It would probably take an extra hour and a half to two hours return. There is a locked gate, see below for the DOC information site.
https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/canterbury/places/st-james-conservation-area/motor-vehicle-access/
Just an aside the Rainbow Road is only open from 26 December to Easter Monday. We drove this with AT tires last December and it was fantastic, highly recommended.
Enjoy your trip.
Allan
Thanks for the info! Yeah, I had intended to register for the Maling Pass track, heard it’s a bit of fun! Hence needing car info for DoC 🙂
I’ll try to get some good pics and post up what it’s like at the moment.
Well done Kit! Just some reassurance that road tyres will be fine, and you could get all the way through to St Arnaud like that if you wanted – the Rainbow isn’t too difficult. We ran a trip through there a couple of eyears ago. Yuo have to pay for station access, somewhere towards the St Arnaud end, in cash, but it’s not a biggie if you wanted to make an even bigger day of it!