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RFI: Wyperfeld tracks

To: 'Tim Dolby' <>, 'Bill Stent' <>, 'Luke Shelley' <>
Subject: RFI: Wyperfeld tracks
From: Peter Shute <>
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2012 13:51:33 +1100
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

-----Original Message-----
From:  
 On Behalf Of Tim Dolby
Sent: Tuesday, 9 October 2012 11:49 AM
To: Bill Stent; Luke Shelley
Cc: 
Subject: 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: 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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