Yarra State Forest 4WD Tracks
Date and time: 9:00 AM to 4.00 PM Sunday 24th November 2024
Trip Standard: Medium – some steep hills requiring low-range and some rocky and rutted sections as well.
Description: Please contact your trip leader if you are unsure of any of the following requirements for this trip.
This trip was first run on Wednesday 8 May. It ran in a clockwise, broadly circular direction. The starting and finishing points were on Starvation Creek Road, not far from the Warburton-Woods Point Road. The emphasis was on tracks which had reopened after seasonal closure. Very little time was spent on bitumen or graded gravel roads. The scenery was stunning and varied.
This trip takes up the suggestion that the trip be repeated, but in an anticlockwise direction. This change in terrain perspective would not only be visual, but also tip the incline/decline balance in favour of ascents.
Weather: In the week before the trip the route will be inspected and the weather monitored to determine what if any modifications need to be made.
Equipment: Below are the recommended vehicle requirements. If you are not sure if your vehicle is suitable for the trip, please have a chat with the trip leader.
Good off-road tyres (All Terrain, 60 profile recommended as a minimum), UHF radio (or one borrowed from the club), a well-maintained vehicle with low range (or equivalent), good ground clearance (200mm recommended as a minimum), recovery points, standard recovery gear including dampener, rated snatch strap and shackles, shovel. Drivers must have completed the RRCV club training or equivalent.
Map: Rooftop Maps: Yarra Valley – West Gippsland Adventure Map
Fuel: A full tank ex Melbourne
Distance: Approximate round trip from Warburton is 90 km
Duration: One day
Convoy limit: 8 vehicles
Meeting arrangements: We need to meet at 9.00 am sharp in Warburton, in the public carpark adjacent to the elevated Police Station on the RHS. If you plan to get coffee beforehand, say at the 3 Sugars Café opposite, you will need to arrive a little earlier. We aim to finish around 4.00 pm.
Trip Leader: Gerry Mak. Phone: 0407 329 723. Email: gpmak@hotmail.com
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.
