Another weekend up to the fantastic Walhalla area. There is a amazing variety of tracks available, steep ascents/descents, river crossings, huts to see etc etc. I have rated this trip as medium, but there will be a few hard sections on some of the tracks, so all vehicles must have as a minimum; 31" tyres (A/T's or muddies), basic recovery gear, plus a tarp for river crossings if vehicle does not have a snorkle. A couple of the tracks we will drive include Deep Ck 1 & 4, Fultons Creek, Trig and a few others such as Tamboon, Beadmores etc if time permits. The 1st 4 tracks are ones that are 'locked in' weather permitting on the Saturday.
It would be preferred if all of those who wish to come arrive on the Friday, whether it be during the day or early evening, (must arrive before 8pm at caravan park). For those who able to take the Friday off and arrive early, we may go for a short drive for a couple of hours that afternoon, or have a look around the Walhalla township, after setting up camp but we can make that decision closer to the trip date. I also plan to have a meal at the Erica Pub on the Friday evening, (the steaks are amazing), so if interested let me know, as I will have to make a booking. The pub is a 200 metre walk from the caravan park.
I have booked 4 powered sites at the Erica Caravan Park under my name, (meaning 3 available as I have already taken 1...
). Full details about the caravan park with cost/phone number etc etc will be in attached file. When/if you ring up to book a site, please mention the sites booked by Allan McIntyre and if they have been taken, the caravan park owners have noted that a few more sites maybe required. Please note: CASH ONLY for payment. For those who wish to free camp at the likes of O'Tooles etc, feel free to do so and we will make arrangements to meet at a designated point on the Saturday morning for the full day of 4wding. Sunday will be a leisurely pack up before heading home.
In regards to fuel, Moe is the last place to top up with 'motion lotion'. I anticipate the 4wding/low range component of the trip will be aprox 150- 200 klms at most and with Moe being 30 odd kays from Erica, a good guide is having enough fuel to cover 300 klms over the weekend from Moe back to Moe. Everyone will need to be self sufficent with food/drinks etc and please have some warm clothing as it does get cool at night. In regard to campfires at the caravan park, there is a firepit at the small camp kitchen and if we do want a fire around our camp area, we will need to bring our own fire drum, if anyone has one. It would be preferred if everyone can bring a small bag of firewood, either from Bunnings etc or some that you may have at home.
At this stage, I am limiting this trip to 7 vehicles as I will be inviting a friend who lives in Morwell. If he is unable to attend, I will increase the numbers up to 8. This should be a great weekend and I am hopeful that some of you are keen to take part in this trip. For those who have not been to Walhalla; you will not be disappointed.
PS: This is a family type trip, so please bring your partners/children and access to the caravan park for vans/camper trailers is just off the bitumen road. Any questions, feel free to ask.
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