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Re: Wonnangatta and Surrounds 16 to 18 January 2016

Posted: Tue 19 Jan, 2016 7:57 am
by christover1
Base Camps and Touring trips are both fun.
Different prep and packing needed, of course.

I had a ball, need more engine :)


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Re: Wonnangatta and Surrounds 16 to 18 January 2016

Posted: Tue 19 Jan, 2016 10:26 pm
by Mike57
I put all my photos and video material onto DVDs and left them with Wayne when I picked up my chain saw tonight Chris. Wayne will get them to you at some convenient time. Unfortunately my in-car camera suction cap fell apart on one of the earlier tracks so there is not much from me this time. Good photos you put up Chris thanks.

The Tanami Pump people are sending me a new valve for my Jerry can pump that was not working when I was giving Martin a demo of how good it was!

Re: Wonnangatta and Surrounds 16 to 18 January 2016

Posted: Wed 20 Jan, 2016 9:37 pm
by Mike57
Here is the list of tracks with approx travel times from memory. Feel free to correct these for me.

Day One
Licola to Zeka Spur via Tamboritha Road and Howitt Road (2 hours?)
Zeka Spur (2 hours)
Wonnangatta Track into Wonnangatta Valley to camp (1 hour)
Overnight camp in the Wonnangatta valley

Day Two
Wonnangatta Track heading North to Rileys Creek Track heading east then Humffray River track heading south to Wombat Range track (3 hours)
Wombat Range track (very steep ascent) then onto Cynthia Range track and then descending via Station Track into the Racecourse (about 1 hour?)
Pioneer Racecourse track then Crooked River Track into Talbottville (about 1 hour?)
A loop from Talbotville taking South Bassalt Knob track North and returning to Talbotville via Brewery Creek Track (2 hours?)
Overnight camp at Talbotville

Day Three
From Talbotville to Billy Goat Bluff via the Crooked River Road and then Wonnangatta Road after crossing Kinwell Bridge (about 1 hour)
Up Billy Goat Bluff and on to the Pinnacles (just less than one hour)
Back to Licola via Pinacles Road, Moroka Road and Tamboritha Road (about 2 hours?)

Then home to Melbourne.

All up the round trip from Licola and return was around 300km. Most used an extra 20 litres of fuel and had fuel left in the tank upon returning to Licola.

I have marked the route on the two maps liked below. Sorry I could not print it all onto one page.

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Re: Wonnangatta and Surrounds 16 to 18 January 2016

Posted: Wed 20 Jan, 2016 11:25 pm
by MartinG
Hi Mike, Thanks for posting the track names and times that we did.

there were about 6 or 7 reptiles spotted over the trip. wasn't quick enough with the camera to snap the two shiny black snakes coiled up together on the edge of the track just after leaving camp at Wonnangatta.
this one was on the rocks at the river were we camped at Talbotville
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someone had left an interesting note at the start of Billy Goat Bluff.
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Re: Wonnangatta and Surrounds 16 to 18 January 2016

Posted: Thu 21 Jan, 2016 8:58 am
by christover1
Loving the sign :)

I leaving for a trip, be back Thursday next week, maybe :)
So video edits will have to be a week later than usual.

Re: Wonnangatta and Surrounds 16 to 18 January 2016

Posted: Thu 21 Jan, 2016 9:07 pm
by Mike57
No problem Chris. Where are you off to?

Re: Wonnangatta and Surrounds 16 to 18 January 2016

Posted: Tue 26 Jan, 2016 12:05 pm
by christover1
High country at other end. Skipworth near Jamieson

Re: Wonnangatta and Surrounds 16 to 18 January 2016

Posted: Mon 01 Feb, 2016 12:00 am
by christover1

Re: Wonnangatta and Surrounds 16 to 18 January 2016

Posted: Mon 01 Feb, 2016 5:51 pm
by christover1

Re: Wonnangatta and Surrounds 16 to 18 January 2016

Posted: Tue 02 Feb, 2016 4:01 pm
by christover1
Some pix from Mike.
Waynes pix later.
Videos to come

http://imgur.com/a/A2n8H