Thread: Takapari road

Originally Posted by GlennJ

Hi has anyone been up the Takapari road 4x4 track in the Manawatu recently? Is it accessible yet. I think it has been rutted out and had a slip or 2 come down in the last year or 2 but i just want to know if you can get a 4x4 past yet

I visited a few weeks ago and it’s stuffed not far past the airstrip/DOC boundary. You would need a serious bush truck and winch to get up the huge rutted drop off. There is a side track but huge ruts and guranteed panel damage plus winch needed. The track will need serious digger time and rock to fix.