Vic High Country - Easter

[blkd4d Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close blkd4d]

Heading up to Talbotville to camp from 21st - 25th april.
Anyone welcome to come along. Whatever days even if you come up on the Friday.

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Looking at doing Billy Goats Bluff to the Pinnacles,
Blue Rag Range Loop
Look around Grant township
Crooked River 20 something river crossings.
Easter egg hunt for the kids .
Attendees
Blkd4d , camper trailer 2 kids
Seenthelight, jayco 2 kids
challenger , Avan
76 gxl ? camper trailer
ford ranger, 2kids

[darrensmall Member Find all posts View Profile Close darrensmall]

Re: Vic High Country - Easter

hi guys, sounds like a good plan.
Is the idea to camp at one spot and travel?
Hopefully I should be ok around that time with the new bubs.
Cheers
Darren

[darrensmall Member Find all posts View Profile Close darrensmall]

Re: Vic High Country - Easter

hi guys, sounds like a good plan.
Is the idea to camp at one spot and travel?
Hopefully I should be ok around that time with the new bubs.
Cheers
Darren

[AJ120 Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close AJ120]

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Planning on being in the high country with our club for easter, not sure where exactly at this stage. I will keep an eye out for you guys though.

Cheers Andrew

[blkd4d Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close blkd4d]

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Darren the plan is to stay in one spot and day trips if you want or stay around the camp. We just took our 16 month up there over new years . Try not make the days to big so we can get back to camp early but open to any suggestion
Anders

[seenthelight Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close seenthelight]

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Hi
Anders l would love to come on the trip,
looking forward to the easter egg hunt (l'm a big kid) so l hope you have LOTS and LOTS of easter eggs.
By the way the disclaimer says nothing about eating toooooo many easter eggs
Cheers
Geoff

[Wazza1978 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Wazza1978]

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Sounds Like fun guys but wont be able to make it
Havent fixed the leaking gearbox yet and have afew more mods id like to do before a high country trip

[ozwapet2 Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close ozwapet2]

Re: Vic High Country - Easter

A few from our club were up there a few weeks ago and said there's one washed out rock shelf on Bill Goat Bluff Track - 500m from the top.
Might be a bit of a challenge for standard cars without a lift.
Rest is OK.

[Davros Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Davros]

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I am leaving Zig Zag the week before Easter, with my two youngest boys. We are doing the so called Sydney to Melbourne run via dirt roads only. We aim to be in the Vic high country some time around Easter, so might see some of you guys there.

[simo4b Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close simo4b]

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Just joined up yesterday.and I'm heading to the Vic high country at easter also.Mansfeild first starting with Craigs hut and then the surrounding huts and tracks.If any one knows of any great camping spots near the water and accessable to most of the huts let us know,thanks heaps. See you guys about... 8)

[lc120_man Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close lc120_man]

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Hi Guys,

Is there are a space for a 2wd? :twisted:

Trying to decide between this one and Bendethera trip...

[blkd4d Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close blkd4d]

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Hey stan would be good to have you along and yes you can get a 2wd there .

[blkd4d Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close blkd4d]

Re: Vic High Country - Easter

Anyone else interested.

[ozwapet2 Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close ozwapet2]

Re: Vic High Country - Easter

Just joined up yesterday.and I'm heading to the Vic high country at easter also.Mansfeild first starting with Craigs hut and then the surrounding huts and tracks.If any one knows of any great camping spots near the water and accessable to most of the huts let us know,thanks heaps. See you guys about... 8)

There's great camping spots along the Howqua River, ( go to Merrijig from Mansfield and turn right to Sheepyard Flat ) but they tend to get very busy at Easter. If you go further along Brocks Road to 7 mile or 8 mile, you might have better luck.
From 8 Mile you can walk in to Ritchies hut ( 6km ). It's also only a shortish drive to Bluff, Lovicks, Upper Jameison and Bindaree Huts. You can camp at Upper Jameison Hut or Bindaree near the river, but I think the river crossing getting in to UJH may be still a bit risky.
When going through Sheepyard Flat you turn right to Frys Flat, and look at Frys Hut. Then when visiting Ritchies and Upper Jameison you'll see similar construction techniques, because these were built by the same guy ( Fred Fry ).
These are all "real" historic huts unlike Craigs, although you could argue that Craigs is part of our herttage now too.
Other camping spots along the King River like Pineapple Flat, but I'm not sure if the tracks in there are open .

[IvanSanders Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close IvanSanders]

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G'day Anders,

Trip sounds sort of familiar ;-)

I'll be in there with about five cars, camping at Camp2 from the Christmas trip - might see you about - we were going to do a couple of similar trips - will be on Ch26