On 9/10/2012 1:51 PM, Peter Shute wrote:
How are your 4WD driving skills? I bogged our Outback in sand on that Salt Lake
track through lack of skill. Getting it out was straightforward, but very time
consuming. I'd be going the long way.
Peter Shute
Had you dropped your tyre pressures? 20 psi for low speed/short
distances shouldn't damage the tyres, but will make a vast difference.
Brian Fleming - who had to get a 4wd certificate, after 15 years or
more, so that he could go on some Club trips.
-----Original Message-----
From:
On Behalf Of Tim Dolby
Sent: Tuesday, 9 October 2012 11:49 AM
To: Bill Stent; Luke Shelley
Cc:
Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] RFI: Wyperfeld tracks
Hey Luke.
Yep, I'd definitely be a bit wary about doing the Dattuck Track. It's pretty
sandy in parts. I've driven Land Rover, X-Trail and Subaru Forester along
different parts of the track and it's tough going, especially if you were on
your own. It's somewhat similar to the Salt Lake Track in the Little Desert,
but with a few more bends. Try it if you're adventurous, but you 'd need to
inform the ranger about your exact movements and timeline.
When I'm visiting the park I tend to go the long way round - though Hopetoun
and Patchewollock. It's a nice drive (about 80 km, which is nothing in 'country
km'), with Blue Bonnet, Brown and Rufous Songlark and a chance of Crimson Chat,
White-backed Swallow and Spotted Harrier along the way.
Cheers,
Tim Dolby
-----Original Message-----
From:
On Behalf Of Bill Stent
Sent: Tuesday, 9 October 2012 10:42 AM
To: Luke Shelley
Cc:
Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] RFI: Wyperfeld tracks
Hmm, I'd be a bit weary about doing it in a Subaru. I've bogged a LandCruiser
on that track (admittedly it was carrying seven people at the time), but it
depends greatly on how churned the track is. The track between Wonga and
Casurina is quite popular with 4WD clubs, and they are often quite numerous and
don't mind churning the track (in fact, some think it's fun to really bash
their vehicles around, which makes it very difficult for the next person along
the track).
Having said that an X-Trail shouldn't have too many problems.
Bill
On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 9:14 AM, Luke Shelley <> wrote:
I'm planning a trip to the mallee region over the Melbourne Cup
weekend. I have been a number if times, but one thing I have not done
is drive from the Wonga Campground to Casuarina Campground along the
tracks that join Dattuck Track and Meridian Track.
Does anyone know if this is easy to do in a softroader 4wd (e.g.
Subaru Forester, Nissan X-Trail)? Ideally I'd like to be able to drive
into Wyperfeld from the south, then up to Casuarina Campgroud, and
from there across to Pink Lakes via Underbool.
--
Luke
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