This being a nice long weeekend I thought it'll be fun to try and do Dargo to Walhalla without hitting the black top.
This trip is basically a test to see if I can be bothered setting up the Camper and taking it down each night (which is something i'll have to do for the Cape York/Telegraph track trip). The plan is to camp at different campsites each night so you'll need to be prepared for that if you come. The thing is i didn't want to make it boring by going on easy tracks all the way through so i've planned are rather ambitious route. I wanted to do some Iconic tracks thats on everyones bucket list.
The big issue is that, I haven't been on ALL the tracks I have planned and don't know if they will be too hard to tow a trailer through, so this will be a "see how we go" styled trip.
BUT...I do have a plan (ambitious though it is) and here it is:
Thursday night we'll be camping at one of the Wellinton River campisites in Dargo (probably Italian Flats),
Friday morning we'll be at the Dargo hotel to meet anyone thats coming (people will need to check in for us to wait for them),
Now here's the ambitious part...
Drive up Dargo High Plains Rd to the start of Blue Rag track, then up to the Trig Point for photo's and the 'oohs and ahhhs' (spectacular).
Back-track to Bassalt Knob Track and go down that 'till we get to Talbot Ville. (I haven't been on here)
If it's late we'll camp here, if not we'll head onto Crooked River tk/rd and onto Billy Goats Bluff Trk,
then up to Pinnacles Hut. Again depending on time we camp there (or at nearby HorseYard Flat).
From there, we head back down Pinnacles Rd onto Moroka Rd (or for the hard-core go down Castle Hill on to Marathon and then on to Moroka)
From there, we hit Tamboritha Rd and then to Dingo Hill Trk (this may be to hard for the camper)
Then Butcher Country Tk onto Macallister River Trk (many campsites along there)
Black Soil Trk on to Glencairn/Licola Rd (can camp at Barkly River)
Then into Licola for supplies and fuel if needed.
Hoping this is end of day 2 (Saturday) or mid-day 3 (Sunday)
From there on to Cobbs Spur Tk/Green Hills/Black Range and Hut Track.
Then onto Fultons trk. This is close to Trig Tack which is way to hard for a camper but it's close if anyone wants to go there).
We can camp at Aberfieldy or any of the close by camps.
I'm hoping this will be Monday morning.
From here it's either head home or go on to Mormon Town Trk, Cross Coopers Creek to Bruntons crossing, then to Rawson via Tyers Rd and then home.
This is ambitious and it probably wont turn out like this, but I think it's do-able without a trailer but not sure it's doable with...
Hope to see you all!
Requirement
- Electric Winch
- Recovery Gear