Waikanae to Upper Hutt via Akatarawa
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- Travel from Waikanae to Upper Hutt via Akatarawa Road. This road is not suitable for long vehicles or trucks!
13.40 into the video we come across some young hunters who had a successful day!
Description from Wikipedia: The Akatarawa Valley is a valley in the Tararua Range of New Zealand's North Island. It provides a link from the upper reaches of the Hutt Valley to Waikanae on the Kapiti Coast through rugged hill country
Video sped up at beginning an end, but during the interesting drive it is at real time (don't want to give you all car sickness!)
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Drove this road at 11pm lastnight for an experience... and boy what an experience it was. Pitch black, ALOT of corners so you never know if another vehicle is just around the corner. The road looks like it only supports one vehicle, so turning a corner at the same time as an on coming car would be very dangerous. Then there's the goddamn possums. We counted about 15 all up with at least 6 i had to slow down so as not to run over. Its also very windy and you can easily drive off the cliffs if not careful.
I grew up in Upper Hutt. Never once did my dad ever drive us on this road and never once did I drive it myself.
Now I can see why my dad wouldn’t consider it.
Oh, come on, have a bit of fun! ;-)
@@TransportNewZealand To be honest; I can’t help but think that upgrading the Akatarawa hill road with double lanes & cat’s eyes, corner signage, etc would’ve been a lot cheaper than transmission gully. And a lot more useful for the Wairarapa.
Drove it at 11pm lastnight. It was pitch black.... man that was an experience... one I never wish to experience again. And boy I've never seen sooo many possums on the road
Easy drive. At least it's sealed. Not as busy as the inner city roads.
Went on this just yesterday...never ever ever again ahh ahhh nope never lol
Dicy old road
Thank you for posting. I am trying to find the spot to get dropped off at so I can walk into the Tararuas via Waiotauru Road, which heads north at the saddle. Would you know whether this is the road that heads left at 13.24?
I had across this road from Upper Hutt to Waikanae at midnight. It is very dangerous road, no light, no sign, the road is very small, all are blind spots, extremely darkness, just about to think to meet a ghost in the middle of road in the midnight. You have to turn on all the way the big lamp. You must drive very slowly+fully concentrate+carafully in this road. NOT RECOMMENDED ROAD !!!! PLEASE TRY TO AVOID IT !!!
Did your GPS send you down this road? Its a lovely road when done during the day, but yes for people who don't know the road, its not the most recommended way!