Mitzi Canter on the Telegraph Track

Should add here I was also dragging over a tonne of camper also.
Sadly the "challenge" side of the cape is fast disappearing.
Even the by pass roads had little corrugations compared to my last trip but then this can vary on almost a weekly basis.
Worst part of the entire trip ................. just to many people and vehicles.

Ooops Creb track also closed at the moment ..road works, probably some new bridges lol

I have done the OTL 2 times , without any problems , second trip was last year . I don't rate it as a very difficult 4x4 track , but do you really think a Commodore could do it ?? .

As said if you by passed gunshot crossing and it wasn't wet yes without an issue ? All you really need to do the cape now is a well maintained reliable vehicle.
As four wheel driving went it's as boring as to be honest.
Great scenery but.

If you went up the main road , yes no problem , I have driven on roads in 2wd vehicles worse than the road to the Cape .

Unless there has been a lot of work done on the OTL , I bet that hasn't happened , there is no way a Commodore would get through even the first crossing of Palm Creek .

I spend a lot of time 4x4ing in the Vic Highcountry , its my backyard ,

I would consider myself a very experienced 4wder , I still might not be a very good driver , that's for others to judge , I have had a lot of experience over 45years , in a variety of 4x4s and dirt bikes .

A high clearance 2wd vehicle with a diff lock , might do the OTL , it would need assistance in several places .

A Commodore car , no way .

Ok the op asked a question and as I had been there recently and that's recently as last week I told him of my findings?
I'm not about to get drawn into a debate regards this but just for the record Bloomfield has been driven in a 2wd ? They are dragging 25Ft vans now where before you would struggle to get a 4x4. Again as said I used 4x4 once I believe on a steep wet clay hill but considering I was pulling 1.4 tonnes of trailer I've a fair bet a car with no load would have done it. But again this was wet........ dry no problem.
As for Vic high country I used to shoot on a weekly basis at Dargo and even rented a house out along the Dargo river as a base. I also used to race the BP Hattah desert Mallee Rally in it's day but what all this means I'm not sure ? So I guess it now boils down that you don't feel you could drive a 2wd on the OTL and today as I'm cleaning the dust from the inside of my vehicle and recall the trip I'm sure I could and my mind won't change ?
So again to the OP slow and steady wins the race and I'd fit a winch as a nice piece of insurance but as said ......... enjoy your trip.

This you need a 4wd for .................... mine is a 95 NJ Paj total mods fitted 50mm lift and a $250 winch
Picture is Fraser Eli Creek so I guess it depends on what you call extreme or easy I suppose ? Happy trails

OP , didn't ask about the Bloomfield , I haven't done the Bloomfield . I have no idea if a 2wd can do the BF .
I was talking about the OTL .
To the OP , I have seen scrapes high up on some of the trees , where some of the higher vehicles or higher camper trailers have leaned over and scraped . I'm sure it was driver error .
I think a pretty much any 4x4 with reasonable clearance and low range would be ok on the OTL .
I was driving a HiLux , with 225x70-16 tyres a bit of a suspension lift , not a lot of clearance , I got through , without problems , I did have 2x diff locks and used them . Didn't need to use the winch .

The OP , says he has done the OTL anyway , so know what to expect .
If the Canter has a high body , you just have to be careful of lean angles ,
Commodore on the OTL , that is ridiculous , wouldn't get past Palm Creek .

The photo of the bridge on the Bloomfield and Eli Ck , what relevance has that to do with the OP's , question or the OTL

Aaaaaaah maybe your driving skills are similiar to your comprehension skills and here lies the prob ?
Cheers

up the main road no problem B doubles do it all the time, OTT hole different ball game in a TRUCK, not a problem in a std 4wd & yes I have been up & back on the track since the sixty's & I can say it was easier on the OTT then than now for a small truck as the track was maintained (sort of) trucks did use it (mainly Toots) & the vegetation had been cleared height & width were not an issue when I last went in the Isuzu nps 300 I spent a bit of time cutting limbs off trees etc , digging the odd cut-outs as the width & height were an issue & my mirrors were folded against the truck, luckily might has right & the odd 4wd did back up or pull to the side when we could not

Agni4x4 extra things you should take is a small but powerful chain saw (one handed type) & a folding ladder, spare mirror & have a roof crash bar/rail made down each side of windscreen & side of cab roof this will save heaps of cab dents & helps push the side scrub away from the roof & hope you have a good ticker as it will get a work out, things that are simple for std 4wd are Not for a 4wd truck

Duck no argument here I'm all sorted was original OP that posted the question ? I just have a different view to another member it would appear ............... how dare I do so lol

Yeah I know dreamin ..................... some one should have also told these blokes it was impossible ? But then they probably had diff locks fitted back in 1928 LMAO

They certainly were dressed in their finest 4wding gear. Maybe overdressed for Far North Queensland?

We did it in July and our mate sunk his petrol 4Runner in Nolans but only because he panicked and drove straight into the deepest part to the left.
I'm sure we will make it just fine....I hope we do anyway! We don't have a winch and our travel mates are in hiluxes and I'm not sure if they would be able to pull us out if we were to get stuck.