Type: 4wd'ing + hiking + camping
Location: Grampians
Dates: 17/5/2018 - 21/5/2018
Weather: Sun 2/5 days, rained 3/5. We are looking forward to a trip in the TVAN where we encounter no wet weather...
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| Great Weather the first day, our site immediately after set up. |
Crew: REMJP Crew
Key Tracks Hit: Victoria Range Road (1.5 hours heaps to see); Henham Track; Glenelg River Road (nice views), plenty of other random roads in search for more potential campsites.
Vehicles Used: ISUZU MUX
Distance Travelled: 1000+ kms
Campsites: Wallaby Rocks Campsite
Fishing: None
Gear Purchased: None
Gear Review: N/A
Food: Basil Chicken, Sausages and Deb Mash with broccolini, Smoked Duck Pasta, Mooshu Pork Roti Wraps.
Report:
I won't bore you with an extensive report this time but key highlights for us on this trip were as follows
Halls Gap Zoo it cost us $80 for the three of us, so quite expensive but we found to be a worthwhile half day experience for our little on.
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| Kids will have a ball here |
Mount Zero Hike northern grampians, interesting hike as you get squeeze through a ravine to get to the top and neeed to do some rock scrambling as well. Great views on offer here as well, would be tricky with kids though if they were running around on the loose.
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| View from the top of Mount Zero, looking the other direction will provide views of Mount Zero Olive Farm |
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| The little ravine made the walk interesting |
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| If you have time we recommend this 2hr walk |
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| Jake loved the walked |
Did a Geochache at Paddy's Castle which was a bit of fun, this area offers reasonably nice views and is a perfect place to do an easy 20 minute walk with young kids. Trail takes you around the back of a rock feature so that you can easily climb to the top to check out the views and have a picnic.
Victoria Range Road, cool fun for some easy 4wding. Some cracker campspots here as well. Our favourite was called hot banana, this site has a spectacular view but also a bit of trek to get to ie will add 1.5 hours to your commute time if intending on staying here. Hot Banana would fit two tents or one trailer at a squeeze. Contact me for coordinates.
Also our favourite not so secret secret spot paid dividends again with amazing views and not much wind this time so we could stay here for our entire duration of the trip. It was funny though we didn't see anyone for 4/5 days, on saturday though I site was visited by 40 or so dirt bike riders whilst we were having breakfast.
Rating: 9.6/10 just getting better.
