Fri 09 Feb, 2018 9:30 am
Wed 28 Feb, 2018 9:02 am
Wed 28 Feb, 2018 9:14 am
cams wrote:Can anyone give any advice on the Rees Valley road closure? I can't find a whole lot of information on the QLDC website except this fairly unhelpful twitter post: https://twitter.com/QueenstownLakes/sta ... 8626984961
How far back down the road is this washout? ta
Thu 01 Mar, 2018 7:17 am
Thu 01 Mar, 2018 9:46 am
wayno wrote:cams wrote:Can anyone give any advice on the Rees Valley road closure? I can't find a whole lot of information on the QLDC website except this fairly unhelpful twitter post: https://twitter.com/QueenstownLakes/sta ... 8626984961
How far back down the road is this washout? ta
http://www.qldc.govt.nz/your-council/fo ... -closures/
Thu 01 Mar, 2018 9:54 am
Thu 01 Mar, 2018 9:59 am
roysta wrote:Isn't the closure where the Oxburn Hydro Station is situated?
About 3kms in from the Paradise Road.
Thu 01 Mar, 2018 1:46 pm
Fri 02 Mar, 2018 11:23 am
Fri 02 Mar, 2018 1:20 pm
cams wrote:Yep, thanks. Planning to do the Cascade Saddle route. It's already a relatively big last day, so might just need to account for an extra night. Which isn't a big deal. Planning to use a car relocation service, so hopefully there is somewhere ok to leave the car at that end.
Mon 05 Mar, 2018 9:13 am
roysta wrote:cams wrote:Yep, thanks. Planning to do the Cascade Saddle route. It's already a relatively big last day, so might just need to account for an extra night. Which isn't a big deal. Planning to use a car relocation service, so hopefully there is somewhere ok to leave the car at that end.
So where are you starting from?
Mon 05 Mar, 2018 2:11 pm
Mon 05 Mar, 2018 2:18 pm
Tue 06 Mar, 2018 8:47 am
wayno wrote:cascade saddle is a dry weather track only. its treacherous in the wet.
Tue 06 Mar, 2018 6:04 pm
wayno wrote:cascade saddle is a dry weather track only. its treacherous in the wet.
Wed 07 Mar, 2018 8:19 am
Wed 07 Mar, 2018 8:46 am
cams wrote:Any suggestions for a 3-5 day wet weather alternative in this general vicinity? We'll have accomodation still booked on either side so can't go too far afield.
Wed 07 Mar, 2018 3:20 pm
roysta wrote:cams wrote:Any suggestions for a 3-5 day wet weather alternative in this general vicinity? We'll have accomodation still booked on either side so can't go too far afield.
The only walk close by that springs to mind is the Greenstone/Caples (4 days/3 nights).
3 days/2 nights is very doable as well.
You can leave a car in the Greenstone carpark because it's a loop anyway.
It could be busy, so maybe throw in a sleeping mat in case.
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