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Four wheel driving in Mackenzie/Waitaki brochure

Published:

April 2009

This brochure covers places you can access with your four wheel drive vehicle in the Twizel Te Manahuna area.


Four-wheel driving in Mackenzie/Waitaki booklet.
Brochure cover

Summary

There are a number of great places you can take your four wheel drive vehicle to access public conservation land managed by The Department of Conservation, Twizel Te Manahuna area.

This booklet was published in consultation with the Combined 4WD Club of Canterbury to promote four wheel driving opportunities in the Mackenzie/Waitaki districts.

Some of the tracks are not suitable for light four wheel drives or sedans. Remember also, to check your vehicle's insurance policy before travelling backcountry roads, as you may not be covered.

Most tracks involve river crossings so caution and skill are vital. In the route descriptions true left or true right denotes the side of a river when facing and looking downstream.

Note: this replaces the A4 brochure '4WD in Twizel Te Manahuna Area'.

Contact

Twizel Area Office
Phone: +64 3 435 0802
Fax: +64 3 435 0852
Email: TwizelAO@doc.govt.nz
Address: Wairepo Road
Twizel 7901
Postal Address: Private Bag
Twizel 7944

Learn more

Four wheel driving activities

Safety

Follow the Outdoor Safety Code:
1. Plan your trip
2. Tell someone
3. Be aware of the weather
4. Know your limits
5. Take sufficient supplies

Contacts

Authors and others wanting to use DOC recreation information in publications should contact recreation@doc.govt.nz

Conservation for prosperity. Tiakina te taiao, kia puawai