Yarra State Forest 4wd Tracks – Ex Reefton
Date and time: 9:00 am to 4:30 pm, Sunday 30 November 2025.
Trip Standard: Medium – some steep hills requiring low-range and some rocky and rutted sections as well.
Please contact your trip leader if you are unsure of any of the following requirements for this trip.
Description: This is the third variation on a theme of Yarra State Forest 4WD tracks. The special focus is on tracks that have reopened after seasonal closure. Whereas the two previous iterations have started and finished in Warburton, this one begins and ends at the Reefton Hotel.
Weather: Weather can be cool and wet in late November and will be monitored in the week before the trip. A prior inspection of the intended route will be conducted to determine if any modifications are required.
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: Estimated round trip from the Reefton Hotel is circa 90 km.
Duration: One day
Convoy limit: 8 vehicles
Meeting arrangements: We will meet at the Reefton Hotel at 9:00 am sharp, for collection of emergency contact envelopes, trip briefing and airing down. Coffee and toilet facilties are available at Warburton en route to the Reefton Hotel (open 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Sundays). We aim to finish no later than 4:30 pm at the Reefton Hotel to air down and return emergency contact envelopes.
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.
