Here’s a bit of a summary of the upcoming trips the Sandhurst 4WD Club will run in Winter (June, July and August 2018).
Trips are the key focus of the club and we are working hard to always have a calendar full of trips.
You can check out the calendar on the main page of the website at any time, and as a trip approaches the organiser will create a Facebook event where you can discuss plans for the trip. You can also contact the organiser directly to ask any questions or book in a spot before they fill up.
Queens Birthday Mountain Ash Trip
Friday 8th June – Monday 11th June
Trip Rating: Hard (trip and track difficulty reference)
The Queens Birthday trip will be a 3 night trip to the high country starting in Sheepyard Flat in the Howqua Hills area south of Mt Buller. We will explore Nobs Track, Son of Bitch Track down to Mountain Ash, and then head back, camping at Upper Jamieson Hut and ending back at Sheepyard Flat.
Trip details Discuss on Facebook (members only)
Mount Disappointment Trip
Saturday 30th June – Sunday 1st July
Trip Rating: Hard (trip and track difficulty reference)
We will meet at Heathcote and travel to Mount Disappointment State Forest which is just north of Whittlesea. We will explore some of the tracks in the forest and camp overnight before heading back to Bendigo on Sunday afternoon.
Trip details Discuss on Facebook (members only)
Myrtleford to Buckland Valley Snow Trip
Saturday 4th August – Monday 6th August
(camping Friday night optional)
Trip Rating: Hard (trip and track difficulty reference)
Russ will run a not-to-be-missed winter snow trip into Buckland Valley. Have a go at driving in snow and enjoy some of the sights the high country has to offer during Winter, reaching heights of 1425m at Mt Selwyn. Make sure you pack warm clothes and byo toboggan!
Trip details Discuss on Facebook (members only)
Two additional winter / snow trips
Dates – To be advised the week before
Trip Rating: Varies
Russ is organising two additional winter trips, dates are going to be decided based on the predicted weather, and posted on the facebook group the week before:
– Tomahawk Hut on Carters rd Mt Buller.
– Sheepyard Flat, up to the Bluff
Keep an eye out for day trips
Typically the weekend following a club meeting
Trip Rating: Varies
We haven’t settled on a regular day trip, but typically what happens in the meeting is that someone says “who wants to do a day trip” and something gets organised. Keep an ear out in the monthly meeting and watch the Facebook members only group.
On the horizon
Spring is also looking busy with 3 trips planned from September – November visiting the High Country and Mallee Deserts
- Sept 8 – Sept 10 – Stringybark Creek Tolmie
- October – Little Desert
- Nov 3 – Nov 6 – Buckland Valley to Buckland Valley
If you’re looking for longer trips, we are doing Fraser Island during the April school holidays in 2019, and the rest of the 2019 trip calendar is being loaded onto the website calendar in the coming weeks.
