Has anyone recently driven along the Mt. Spec Rd from Circuit Rd to Camp Creek? (Mt. Speculation)
I was wondering what the current road condition is for an R50 Pathfinder 4WD to Camp Creek for a food drop.
I have a good chainsaw.
paidal_chalne_vala wrote:The " Staircase" on the upper section of the Spec. road before you reach the junction with the Cobbler road is well known to be a place where even the most gnarly 4 WD vehicles with major modifications have come to grief.
It is said that some track repairs have been done to the " Staircase" section of the Spec. road.
The rock ledges and the like are best tackled in a convoy of three 4 WD.s with recovery gear.
Your 4 WD vehicle would be better off coming in via Whitfield and Lake Cobbler and accessing Mt. Spec. / Camp Creek from there.
Even still there are some huge ruts, loose rock sections and wash outs where LOW RANGE 4 WD would be the best option between Lake Cobbler and Mt. Spec./ Camp creek .
Time is running out to do these supply drops. IMHO March is the time to do all of your supply drops for upcoming winter and spring trips into the Vic. Alps.
paidal_chalne_vala wrote:Parks Vic. and their office at Whitfield are usually closed when I go there. The Ranger at Mansfield will answer his mob . ph. . I cannot share his number with you here.
It is not often that Explora gives the same advice as mine. So something must be wrong ;-P .
If coming from Melb. to Lake Cobbler then take the Hume Highway to Glenrowan and then cut across the back roads to Whitfield. The road from Mansfield to Whitfield is tedious and slow.
paidal_chalne_vala wrote:I have walked all of those routes and seen what the carriageway conditions
and terrain are like. I have taken my soft roader SUV down Rd. No. 3 and survived. I estimate that cautious use of these 4 WD tracks is wise.
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