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PostPosted: Mon 19/Dec/05 3:15pm    Post subject: Anyone Ever Ride Around Lake Ohau?? Reply with quote Report Abuse
I am planning to ride around Lake Ohau in the new year.

Anyone done this??

I need to know where to cross the Dobson and Hopkins Rivers.

Please email or PM me if you have any info
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PostPosted: Mon 19/Dec/05 3:38pm    Post subject: Reply with quote Report Abuse
I wouldnt bother riding round it.

A much better mission is to ride a little ways along the North side of the lake closest to Twizel, then hang a right up a massively steep track that takes you up over the Ben Ohau range. You end up riding over a few peaks on a track through awesome high country tussock, then doing an epic, eye watering, high speed 20 -30 minute descent back towards Twizel.

Its great, a bunch of us did it on Jan 1st 2 years ago. Double Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: Mon 19/Dec/05 3:45pm    Post subject: Reply with quote Report Abuse
Which way are you going around the lake?

...and are you going further north than the lake which is why you're trying to cross both rivers?

...otherwise just cross on the east side of the Hopkins at Glen Lyon station.
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PostPosted: Mon 19/Dec/05 3:53pm    Post subject: Re: Anyone Ever Ride Around Lake Ohau?? Reply with quote Report Abuse
PJ wrote:
I am planning to ride around Lake Ohau in the new year.

Anyone done this??

I need to know where to cross the Dobson and Hopkins Rivers.

Please email or PM me if you have any info



Honestly - I wouldn't bother.
There's much better riding to be found up in the hills around Ohau... let alone what you'll find through out the rest of the McKenzie country.
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PostPosted: Mon 19/Dec/05 4:50pm    Post subject: Reply with quote Report Abuse
Thank guys,

I holiday in Twizel and am keen to ride around all the lakes, so far I have only done Tekapo x3.
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