Eildon: Lake Views & Ridgetop Tracks
Date and time: 9:30am, Sunday 24 March 2024
Trip Standard: Medium with possible hard sections
Description: 4WD Treks Close to Melbourne – Track confirmation for a new trek. New members and families welcome. Please contact your trip leader if you are unsure of any of the following requirements for this trip.
From Bonnie Doon we drive to The Paps for some marvelous views (weather dependent) of Lake Eildon and surrounding farmland before heading to the Delatite Arm of Lake Eildon. We climb to the top of Highett Ridge before descending this scenic ridgetop track to Lake Eildon. With extensive views of the current high-water levels in Lake Eildon as we negotiate the exposed rocky track down to the lake this is a great day out. Driving around the shoreline we will investigate some of the many free lake edge camping areas.
As this is a trek validation trip there will be extra stops along the way.
As this is a Medium trip with possible hard sections (weather and track condition dependent) we require participants to have completed Proficiency driver training.
Please bring all your food and water for the day. We will have morning and afternoon tea and picnic lunch in the bush so please bring your food and water supplies with you ready for easy preparation.
We recommend RACV Total Care or similar plus full Ambulance Cover.
The trip may be changed at the discretion of the trip leaders for many reasons including the weather and the safety of participants.
No pets, firearms or trailers please.
Weather: Please check the weather forecast leading up to the trip
Equipment: All Terrain or Mud Terrain tyres, low range, snatch strap and 2 rated shackles, rated recovery points, air compressor and tyre gauge, 5 watt UHF radio, clothing and boots suitable for walking in the bush and wet, hot and cold conditions, Maxtrax if you have them, first aid kit, satellite phone if you have one.
No trailers, pets or firearms
Fuel: A full tank from Yea. Fuel is available in Yea, Bonnie Doon and Mansfield.
Distance: Melbourne to Bonnie Doon 188kms. Bonnie Doon to Mansfield 120kms. Mansfield to Melbourne 210kms.
Duration: 1 day
Convoy limit: 8 vehicles
Meeting arrangements: We will meet Bon Crescent opposite the Shell Roadhouse, in Bonnie Doon and depart at 9.30am. If you plan to get coffee beforehand then you will need to arrive a little earlier. We will aim to finish about 4.00pm at Mansfield.
Trip Leaders: John and Prue Hasler, phone 0439 890 688, email p.thwait@bigpond.net.au
Trek Manager: to be arranged
Club Guest Registration policy: It is club policy in regard to insurance cover that if a member brings any non-members on the trip they must be registered and have paid the required fee as Temporary Members BEFORE the event.
i.e. non- members can no longer register on the day with the trip leader.
Temporary Membership information and ways to register can be found at:
Temporary (Guest) Membership
Also if a non-member wishes to bring their own vehicle, the member inviting the non-member must contact the trip leader for approval to bring the vehicle. Such approval will take into account skills of the driver, suitability of the vehicle and whether or not a place within the convoy limit is available for a non-member's vehicle.
