this sunday, easy ish

[jonfromhamilton]

got to take a GQ, a hilux and a GU on an easy ish trip on sunday and need some tracks... maybe mt worth
anyone keen ?
should put this in the trips thread actually

[luigi]

Hi Fellas.
Hi Kiwi, a suggestion. Noojee State Forest. Take the Mt Baw Baw rd from Noojee , at the top of a winding hill turn right into Ferguson Rd. About 4 ks look for Hawthorn Ck track on the right. About 8 ks you will come to a bridge , tracks go left and right at the bridge. Left is too difficult for me. Right is steep and fun and will take you to a few side tracks. Degree of difficulty changes a lot with the weather conditions.
This country is where I often go prospecting. ( on some maps Ferguson Rd is called Vesper Rd ) If you are interested I can give some more details.
Regards. Wayne.

[steve125]

keen.

Mt Worth is great, but you really need some local knowledge, and lots of rain.

Wayne's suggestion, Noojee/Neerim Sth, is probably the best as there are not too many closures. But the tracks can be super easy or super hard depending on when they get graded and I don't have any up to date info.

Another option is Narbethong, across to Marysville, then towards Buxton. Several of the tracks are closed, but there are still a few easy/medium ones open but maybe not enough for a full day.

[luigi]

Hi Fellas.
The tracks I am thinking of were all graded last Feb and March. Before that they were badly rutted. There has been some very heavy rain since then. I have not been back since last March. I reckon they would have rutted a fair bit by now.
You are right Steve , they change a lot in the wet.
Regards. Wayne.

[jonfromhamilton]

Thanks for the info Wayne,

and Steve125, it's on for Sunday.

Where shall we meet ? the back of the petrol station at Bunyip where everyone normally meets?
the back because cops canary your car if your park beside the cafe.

[steve125]

Only black cars get canaries.

Neerim's good but a bit of an unknown, not sure if the tracks will be easy or hard as I haven't been there for a couple of years. Will your guys be OK if it gets 'interesting'?

Caltex (I think it is now) on Sands Rd Longwarry is the place to meet, not too early I hope.

Is Marysville out? Drove a few tracks back in April and there's some rocky climbs that are good easy fun (Sierra easy, GV medium).

[jonfromhamilton]

Steve, my mates all cancelled so would you want to go if its just is 2? Anyone else want to make the numbers?
Marysville is a bit out of the way for me

[steve125]

Happy to still go, just as happy to stay home next to the fire. Would be better with more cars but 2 is OK (a zook is worth 2 patrols).

Or postpone until the 14th and get a few people motivated at the AGM?

And Narbethong is only 10k further than Neerim Sth.

[jonfromhamilton]

let's postpone, if it just the 2 of us next weekend we will still go.

[steve125]

cool