Taihape to Napier via The Gentle Annie road, New Zealand

Matariki weekend 2024 saw us ride the Benelli TRK 502X over the Gentle annie road,

[@marilynblumenthal398]

Great Job, loved the commentary and the places you go are so exciting, bring on more adventures, love to see them.

[@pjp6134]

I rode it on my xj600 some years ago prior to sealing. It was in great condition

[@pjp6134]

Mangaweka has my brother too. Cheers.

[@Tiki63]

Learnt to ski on the Gentle Annie round Ngamatea when the road was closed...good times!!

[@alantorrance6153]

The Gentle Annie road has a terrible reputation -- at least from the 50's, 60's & 70's. It was unsealed, very twisty, and had plenty of bad spots. I drove over it in in the summer of about 2005 from Hawkes Bay to Taihape. By then, the greater part of it was sealed and the rest was a fairly decent unsealed surface. I enjoyed the then very easy drive.

[@dennishardy4402]

Great ride. Ridden through the Annie a couple of times in DEEP snow.

[@Blumen_adventures]

@@dennishardy4402 Thanks, that sounds crazy mate!

[@johnturnbull8573]

Great video , but sometimes the music overpowers the audio commentary. Just a heads up!

[@Blumen_adventures]

@johnturnbull8573 Thanks for the feedback, will aim to improve