4WD Adventure of a Lifetime: Conquering the Iron Bridge to Denniston Track
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ก.ย. 2024
- Get ready for an unforgettable 4WD adventure!
Let me tell you a tale about an epic journey we embarked upon, conquering the fabled Iron Bridge to Denniston track (also known as the New Creek to Denniston 4WD Track)! This adventure was absolutely fantastic.
Our journey began with a mighty roar as we revved up our engines and set off on the road, which was originally built to service power lines. We encountered a few river crossings along the way, but the most challenging one was the Mackley River. Nevertheless, we managed to navigate across with a slow and steady boulder hop.
As we continued on, the road took us through a series of forested hills and valleys, traversing the mighty Mt William Saddle onto Burnett’s Face. And finally, we arrived at the historic coal mining area of Denniston. The scenery was simply breathtaking!
But wait, there's more!
We decided to spice things up and turned off onto the Confusion Corner track. This took us down to the Waimangaroa River, where we embarked on the infamous Mt Frederick track.
Now, this track was no joke. It is a solid grade 5+ and after driving just 100 meters, my buddy Kurt and I decided it was a bit much. So, we turned around and began the search for a perfect campsite to rest and relax.
And that's how our wild adventure came to a close, folks! If you're ever feeling adventurous, hop in your trusty 4WD and head out to the Iron Bridge to Denniston track. Who knows what epic tales you'll come back with!
I've created posts with more information on the tracks (including downloadable gpx files), general information (permission, history and any interesting facts) to help you with planning your next adventure.
- Pensini Road: / 79905137
- Denniston Track: / 79905149
- Cedar Creek Road: / 79905246
- Confusion Corner track: / 79905169
- Burnetts Face Road: / 79905201
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Went through last week. Came back same way. Took the same line as ol mate did on my quad bike, the muffler was bubbling away under the water though!! A big tree fallen half over the track a little way past the crossing, but could squeeze the quad past ok. Other than that, the track is good.
Awesome, sounds like you had a lovely adventure.
Subscribed. Good video - thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the sub.
That last ford you drove across with the logs in its base (the one totally consistent thing on that track! 😂) used to have a hut behind it on the shoulder clearing for people that got stuck between flooded creeks/rivers, but DOC in their infinite wisdom……..
Yeah, I can imagine. Small streams like that can turn into torrents quickly after a good dump.
Also, it is coal you’re driving past. We used to pick axe a bit out of the cuttings for the camp fire when we were staying in there 😊
Yeah, I figured that. We actually stopped at a old hut/house further down the track and there was a wall where you could see how people extracted the coal.
@@explorewithmarcus Yep, that’s one of the old mine offices, if you follow a wee track to the left of that coal seam you’ll find one of the old mines about 100m away 🙂
G’day mate, I’ve been driving these tracks for 30 years. Be good to have a yarn 🙂 Shot my very first Stag up the Mackley in 1996. Feel free to make contact mate, my knowledge of the tracks (like always cross above the big rock in the Mackley, and if you can’t see the big rock, don’t cross!) was handed down by friends family that have been driving the tracks since they were first formed 😊 NZ heritage brother. Great clip 🤜🏻🤛🏻 ❤🇳🇿🇿🇦❤️
Awesome, thank you. It would be great to connect. Get some local first hand knowledge.
My mates old man Ken Eggers did a lot of bulldozer work through there in probably the late 70s. He was the king of track makers through crap terrain. He did a lot of track work on our old farm in the Gowan Valley, Murchison too.
Great video mate, quick question. What mapping do you use for these tracks?
Thanks mate, I use www.gaiagps.com on the web for planning and their iPhone/iPad app in car. I have a iPad Mini that I use mainly for navigating and their app works with apple car play, so I run it on my head unit as well of the iPhone.
So normally, I'll record my track on the iPhone and navigate around on the iPad when out on the tracks. It works on Andriod as well, so you're not hooked into apple.