Hi guys.
I am looking at running a Weekend trip up Mount Cole from the 21st to the 23rd of February.
Mt Cole is located approximately 45 minutes from Ballarat in the states west.
The Plan:
Arrive Friday night or early Saturday morning at Chinamans Campground (basic amenities include drop toilets, fire place and a hut to shelter out of the rain/sun). Ability for 2nd Access for tow vehicles I
Day trip through mount Cole on the Saturday. Difficulty can range depending on your vehicle with multiple options of tracks routes and detours. Suitable for a stock Jb74 through to a lifted and locked Sierra.
Saturday night camp again at Chinamans
Sunday, head home with the option of further explanation through the mountain or just heading onto the freeway and home.
Very flexible weekend with the ability for people to come and stay for as much or as little as they like.
Let me know if you are interested and if there is any particular tracks or difficulty you would like to play on.
Hope to see anyone and everyone there.
Note: this trip will be canceled if the fire danger is forecast as
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- Ookie the zuke
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February 2025 Mount Cole Weekend Easy moderate
Cheers Callum
Re: February 2025 Mount Cole Weekend Easy moderate
Good on you for getting this trip together Callum .
I would like to come . It’s unexplored for me that area .
Richard P
I would like to come . It’s unexplored for me that area .
Richard P
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I am interested, love that area. Will depend on getting new beast on time.
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Re: February 2025 Mount Cole Weekend Easy moderate
Hey mate I'll come out and say hello/ camp the night
Lot of the tracks have the dozer over them since the fires.
its 5 minutes down the road for me
Lot of the tracks have the dozer over them since the fires.
its 5 minutes down the road for me
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Sounds great. Still plenty of tracks that didn’t get cleaned up or that have washed back out to different degrees
Cheers Callum
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Sorry not got a car yet, will have to miss this tripchristover1 wrote: ↑Thu 12 Dec, 2024 3:03 pm I am interested, love that area. Will depend on getting new beast on time.

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