This was a great trip through the Little Desert National Park and something different from the hills of the Victorian High Country.
List of Tracks Travelled:
Salt Lake Track
Pump Jack Track
McCabes Hut Track
Mallee track
Dahnelbergs Mill track
Redgum Swamp Track
Crater Track
Stans Camp track
Browns Dam Track
Phillips Track
Whimpys Track
McDonald Highway
Sister Hills Track
Sambells track
| Club 4x4 Trip Notice | |
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| Trip Location | |
| Location: | Little Desert National Park |
| Location and/or Description of Trip (Itinerary): | We'll travel through the Eastern and Central blocks of the Little Desert National Park. Lots to see in the Desert at that time of year. Early Sept should have some good weather and the sand wont be too soft. Camping on Saturday night will be at Red Gum Swamp, no booking is required. |
| Start Location: | Melbourne to Lake Natimuk Caravan Park |
| Finish Location: | Natimuk |
| Brief directions to meeting point: | We'll meet at the Caravan Park and stay Friday Night, the drive is about 4hrs from Melbourne. We can do a convoy from Melbourne if people are leaving at a similar time. I'll be leaving from the CBD/North Melbourne. Western Freeway to Horsham then to Natimuk. The caravan park is about 4kms north of Natimuk on the Eastern side of Lake Natimuk. Once you enter the caravan park turn to the right and you can camp near the trees. http://www.caravanparkaccommodation.com/park/natimuk-lake-caravan-park/8266 Phone: 0407 800 753 The cost is about $10 + $10 /each person for an unpowered site. |
| Trip Times | |
| Start Date: | 12/09/2014 |
| Start Time: | 06:00 PM |
| End Date: | 14/09/2014 |
| End Time: | 02:00 PM |
| Date after which Prospective Members may book on the trip: | 21/08/2014 |
| Trip Details | |
| Trip Rating: | Medium |
| Trip Planning: | This is an exploratory trip based on some local knowledge and/or online research of track conditions |
| Maximum number of vehicles permitted: | 8 |
| Any specific requirements? | Water, food and fuel for two days in the desert as there is none where we are going. We will only be doing about 200kms of driving from Natimuk through the desert and back to Natimuk (most of this is sand driving). Recovery gear appropriate for sand driving: Warm clothes as it can get very cold at night. |
| Trip Leader | |
| Trip Leader Name: | Geoff Aldridge |
| Comments | |
