Join Club 4×4 and Geoff on his last pre Madigan line trip to Little Desert National Park.
| Club 4x4 Trip Notice | |
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| Trip Location | |
| Location: | Little Desert National Park |
| Location and/or Description of Trip (Itinerary): | Last trip before I tackle the Madigan Line so lets go for a quick trip through the Little Desert National Park. This is a good trip if you are new to sand driving as it's mostly fairly easy. We'll travel through the Eastern and Central blocks of the Little Desert National Park. Camping on Saturday night will be at Stans Camp, no booking is required. There are no facilities but we'll set up a toilet tent with a seat. |
| Start Location: | Lake Natimuk Caravan Park |
| Finish Location: | Nhill or Natimuk |
| Brief directions to meeting point: | We'll meet at the Caravan Park and stay Friday Night, the drive is about 4 hrs from Melbourne. I'll organise the bookings so I'll get in contact with you once you have booked. Western Freeway to Horsham then to Natimuk. The caravan park is about 4 kms 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. https://visithorsham.com.au/accommodation/natimuk-lake-caravan-park/ Phone: 0407 800 753 The cost is about $15/person for an unpowered site. |
| Trip Times | |
| Start Date: | 26/05/2018 |
| Start Time: | 08:00 AM |
| End Date: | 27/05/2018 |
| End Time: | 02:00 PM |
| Date after which Prospective Members may book on the trip: | 04/05/2018 |
| Trip Details | |
| Trip Rating: | Easy/Medium |
| Trip Planning: | Planning based on a recent reconnaissance trip |
| Maximum number of vehicles permitted: | 10 |
| 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 250kms of driving from Natimuk through the desert and back to Natimuk or Nhill (most of this is easy 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 |
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