April 2015 - Stratford to Walhalla High Country (was Caledonia River) Trip - Easy.
Posted: Mon 09 Feb, 2015 4:32 pm
REVISED TRIP.
This trip was originally scheduled for April 2015 but cancelled due to extreme weather.
I drove the Caledonia River Tk with luigi last year and decided it was too rough, tough & time consuming for a high country tour as intended. So the route will be as below, and hopefully attract more starters.
TRIP TITLE.
Stratford to Walhalla via Mt Wellington = Easyish.
TRIP DATES.
Weekend April 2015.
Victorian High Country - Gippsland.
TRIP DESCRIPTION.
Day 1 - Meet at Stratford Park at 8:30am for briefing then a 9:00am start.
Stratford to Briagalong then follow the Marathon Rd to Valencia Creek Track then Pleydells Track to Old Moroka Road.
Left onto Moroka Range Track to Mt Wellington.
Back on the Mt Wellington Track then left onto the Moroka Road to Arbuckle Junction.
Right at Arbuckle junction onto the Howitt Road to Guys Hut or Howitt Hut for an overnight camp.
Day 2 - Exit camp about 8:30am onto Tamboritha Rd to Licola.
Follow the Heyfield Rd to Cheynes Bridge. Right turn & follow Cheynes Track to Black Range Track then left to Bark Hut Track crossover McEvoys Track onto Fultons Track then left onto Binns Track to Walhalla. If time permits an alternative track to Walhalla may include Donellys Track.
Easy drive then from Walhalla to Moe Via Rawson for petrol then home via Princes Hwy to Melbourne.
The trip has a few steep ups & downs but generally suitable for Sierra's & Vitara's with AT tyres as a minimum.
Petrol - at Stratford, Licola, Rawson & Moe.
Ref: Rooftop Maps - Dargo - Wonnangatta & Walhalla - Woods Point. All cars need to carry extra fuel.
This trip was originally scheduled for April 2015 but cancelled due to extreme weather.
I drove the Caledonia River Tk with luigi last year and decided it was too rough, tough & time consuming for a high country tour as intended. So the route will be as below, and hopefully attract more starters.
TRIP TITLE.
Stratford to Walhalla via Mt Wellington = Easyish.
TRIP DATES.
Weekend April 2015.
Victorian High Country - Gippsland.
TRIP DESCRIPTION.
Day 1 - Meet at Stratford Park at 8:30am for briefing then a 9:00am start.
Stratford to Briagalong then follow the Marathon Rd to Valencia Creek Track then Pleydells Track to Old Moroka Road.
Left onto Moroka Range Track to Mt Wellington.
Back on the Mt Wellington Track then left onto the Moroka Road to Arbuckle Junction.
Right at Arbuckle junction onto the Howitt Road to Guys Hut or Howitt Hut for an overnight camp.
Day 2 - Exit camp about 8:30am onto Tamboritha Rd to Licola.
Follow the Heyfield Rd to Cheynes Bridge. Right turn & follow Cheynes Track to Black Range Track then left to Bark Hut Track crossover McEvoys Track onto Fultons Track then left onto Binns Track to Walhalla. If time permits an alternative track to Walhalla may include Donellys Track.
Easy drive then from Walhalla to Moe Via Rawson for petrol then home via Princes Hwy to Melbourne.
The trip has a few steep ups & downs but generally suitable for Sierra's & Vitara's with AT tyres as a minimum.
Petrol - at Stratford, Licola, Rawson & Moe.
Ref: Rooftop Maps - Dargo - Wonnangatta & Walhalla - Woods Point. All cars need to carry extra fuel.