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15th April 2012, 11:46 AM
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Wombat state forest / Lerderderg state park
Hey, i am pretty new to this whole 4wd thing but an looking for a bit of fun. Have friends who want to bring along their 4x4's also and have all the recovery gear i need. I drive a GQ SWB which will have 4 inch lift and 35 mickey baja claws on it. So.... my question is this:
Does anyone head up the wombat area 4wding and can you recommend some decent or long tracks that are accessible and maintained (not having to reverse for 3km cause the track disappears or is covered in trees). If someone can post a list of good tracks i should check out i would appreciate it. Should be out in the new patrol by next weekend.
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15th April 2012 11:46 AM
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15th April 2012, 05:33 PM
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Have'nt been to tat area since a couple of years now mate but if you guys drive up (or down) Firth road you will come across a few nice tracks...eg. Diggers track, Blue Gum track and a few others which are nice too. I suggest you keep clear of the various bog holes if you don't have a snorkel as some of them are much deeper than they look. Happy wheeling mate and post up a few pics if you can.. Cheers !!
Find The Way..... Or MAKE ONE
92 Gq 4.2 Carby, 2" Lift, 33" Cooper STT's, ARB bull bar and brush guards and much more to come...
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15th April 2012, 05:46 PM
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Thanks mate, that's usually what I do, but thinking we only really see a very small overly used section of the forest, it would be good to find out what else is out there. And yeah I have a snorkel , but no diff locks, only LSD.
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15th April 2012, 06:48 PM
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Was their a few weekends ago, XL track was ok but not overly hard. Running off Lerdederg RD there was a heap of awsome tracks but can't remember the names of them sorry, we just used a map we got off Ebay on the wombat state forest and that showed every track we drove, cost about $10 from memory. Great scenery out their too. Hope you have as much fun as I did.
Trollette, the angriest shorty in Victoria
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18th May 2012, 12:23 AM
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Have a look further afiedl around Trentham and Blackwood. There are some fantastic tracks if your game. The fire tower on top of Blue Mountain at nearby Blackwood is always a good point to aim towards.
The fear of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision
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9th June 2012, 11:33 PM
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From memory Native Cat Track and Frenchman Track were fun to drive and should be no problem with your setup.
A map would help you lots since many tracks in the part have seasonal closure form now till November. I've this one: http://www.meridianmaps.com.au/produ...tour_guide.asp It's OK but misses smaller tracks in some areas.
I'd recommend buying and downloading VicMap Topo 30 maps as a GPSed PDF which you can use in the free iOS app PDF Maps. http://services.land.vic.gov.au/maps...opo30Front.jsp
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16th July 2012, 11:43 PM
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Back of firth park theres a track that is slippery and muddy - go with other vehicles - at least some one can pull you out if you get stack. Also consider the no 1 fire track of carrols lane
1991 GQ LWB 4.2 Carby dual fuel, 32 mud claws, 2 inch lift, LSD's front and back
And its Toooooooo High for the Ball & chain
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17th July 2012, 10:09 AM
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Ditto on the bog holes in Wombat some are lined with front number plates, think it was Burnt Mill rd, Deeeeeep holes, skinny tracks with lots of over hang
04 ST 3lt auto, not enough Mods to keep me happy, but getting there
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24th July 2012, 09:12 PM
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We go into the wombat often on club trips - its 30 minutes from melton
1991 GQ LWB 4.2 Carby dual fuel, 32 mud claws, 2 inch lift, LSD's front and back
And its Toooooooo High for the Ball & chain
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21st February 2013, 11:12 AM
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anybody been up there lately im looking to hit some tracks next week and have bit of a look at the scenery
GQ patrol TB42 bog stock at the moment but working some wicked mods
Just a bloke trying to live 1 track at a time
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