Hi everyone, looking for a few bods in late March to have a 2-night trip out the back of Woods Point area. A bit of exploring and lots of time in low range.
This trip is for confident drivers who know their rigs and have wheel placement ability and can tackle a steep hill based on their knowledge of what they or their car can do comfortably. It is not planned as stop, bum out of the seat, 'can someone guide me or what gear should I be in' on hills that can be traversed by a well set up car and experienced driver.
Please don't join if this might be out of your depth as there's ground to cover and I want to keep moving and be back at camp for an elbow bend way before dark. You will need recovery gear, a winch is a bonus but not a definite requirement, you will need fuel for a full day's 4WD plus Woods Point and return, good reliable car with maintenance done BEFORE we leave and A/T tyres as a minimum.
Anyway, rough plan is make your way to Woods Point Friday afternoon / evening and meet at Comet Flat campground, with Scotts reserve as plan B if Comet is unavailable. Saturday morning , go up Old Coach Road, along Webber Spur Track (with optional drive straight down to the river via the old track, you need 33's and 2" lift minimum to clear the ledges) or stay on the main track and meet at the bottom, cross the Goulburn and on to Champion Spur Track.
Traverse along Champion, which I haven't done, to Mt Selma Road, back to Walhalla Road. Head south to Violet Town Track, drive along through Red Jacket and Blue Jacket, stop at Jerico for a look at the diversion tunnel and cemetary, then up Jerico track to Walhalla Road, and down Noble Spur back to Comet Flat.
I've done all these tracks except Champion so that part is unknown if anyone joins who has done it great, you're welcome.
Saturday night, beer around the fire and exaggerate how steep the hills were and then de-camp Sunday and head home, might go back down Jerico and out via Casper Creek it s a nice drive with a great view of the Thompson. Self sufficency for food and water is preferred although there's a pub meal at Woods Point if that takes your fancy.
Hope you can join look forward to seeing you. I'll be leaving Silvan around 4.00pm on the Friday in the slurper if anyone want to tag along in convoy, having a burger fro grub in Warburton on the way.
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