The Dunes of Big Desert – Oct 2015

Join Jacko and Geoff on a 3 day trip of The Dunes Of Big Desert National Park. The trip officially starts Friday, but they will be meeting Thursday evening in Hopetoun, staying at Mallee Bush Retreat. Please contact Jacko to book accommodation (info on trip notice).


Club 4x4 Trip Notice
Trip Location
Location:Big Desert National Park
Location and/or Description of Trip (Itinerary):

The plan is to do parts of the Western side of the Big Desert National Park. We'll camp at Big Billy Bore for 2 nights.

Day 1:
- Full tank of Fuel to start
- Lake Lascelles (Hopetown) to Lake Albacutya (via the North side)
- Lake Albacutya to Round Swamp Campground (via Pella Track)
- Round Swamp Campground to Big Billy Bore Campground (via Milmed Rock Track and Murrayville Nhill Rd, Drop Toilets available)
- There is a big sand dune just north of Big Billy Bore that we can play on if we get there early.

Day 2:
- Brushcutters Tk
- White Springs Tk and Lookout
- Sand Bucket
- Big Dune
- Lone Pine
- Camp the night at Big Billy (Drop Toilets available)

Day 3:
- Nhill-Murrayville Rd
- Chinaman’s Well Tk
- Nhill (end Trip)

Start Location:Mallee Bush Retreat, Lake Lascelles, Hopetown
Finish Location:Nhill
Brief directions to meeting point:

The trip officially starts Friday morning, but we will be meeting Thursday evening in Hopetoun (see additional comments for accommodation details).
From Melbourne take the Calder Fwy out to Hopetoun . The trip will be about 4.5 hrs as it is a long weekend.

Trip Times
Start Date:02/10/2015
Start Time:08:00 AM
End Date:04/10/2015
End Time:02:00 PM
Date after which Prospective Members may book on the trip:01/09/2015
Trip Details
Trip Rating:Medium
Trip Planning:Planning based on a recent reconnaissance trip
Maximum number of vehicles permitted:8
Any specific requirements?

- Air compressor and tyre gauge
- MaxTrax or equivalent (if you have them)

- Fuel:
- Enough fuel for 2 day’s sand driving.
- Fuel is available at Murrayville if needed, contact the trip leaders if you think that you won’t be able to carry enough.
- Drinking water for 3 days (Big Billy Bore water is not suitable for drinking)
- Front and Rear rated recovery points
- Snatch strap
- Tyre Repair kit
- All Terrain tyres

Trip Leader
Trip Leader Name:Jacko McEwan, Geoff Aldridge
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