Another blog in my series looking at some of the best routes in my book and nearby towns and centres that make an ideal base. This time – South Canterbury and the towns of Fairlie and Omarama.
Your guide to getting out there, and getting home again
It wasn’t long after moving to the South Island in the 1980s that I realised what a difference a 4WD makes to exploring its vastness. A couple of trips and I had the bug, and the truck. I teamed up with Ken Sibly in the 1990s on the first of a series of off-road guidebooks that set the bar for on-the-ground research, detailing every gate, culvert and boggy patch on about 200 different routes from Collingwood to Oreti Beach.
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From isolated beach settlements at the top of the West Coast to the wilderness of Fiordland in the Deep South, here is the ultimate guide to the spectacular back country of the South Island of New Zealand – 115 routes ranging from family-friendly day trips to serious off-road expeditions.
The clear, easy-to-follow route notes will put you on the right track, and the book’s advice on safety, equipment, camping and cooking will help keep you there.
Full-colour, 1:250,000-scale maps to complement the book’s route notes can be downloaded here.
For larger orders, special delivery requirements, or if you would like to enquire about stocking this book, please contact MARK@4WDSOUTH.CO.NZ
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