Bright to omeo

Chains "YES"
Hire at Bright & leave at Omeo "I would doubt that very much"
A great spot to visit.
Cheers,
Fazz

You will not be allowed past the checking station unless you have a 4b....last time up there with my 4b i had to stop on a hill because oncoming car touched their breaks and did some 360's infront of me....could not get going again, started sliding towards cliff....wont go up there again without them....just incase.
Other than that, you will thoroughly enjoy the views....the mountains down in the valley are normal sized ones even thou they look like ant nests :)

Ring Adina's ski hire in Bright they will be able to advise you.I think that there is some exchange between Bright and Omeo for chains.

Thanks all
Lachie

Ring Billie's Ski Hire in Omeo on (03) 5159 1600.

They have an arrangement with another hirer - I'm pretty sure it's Hoys in Harrietville. You can definately hire on the Harrietville (Bright) side and drop off in Omeo.

You definately need to carry chains. In a 4wd (and I don't mean a soft roader) you will be unlikely to be required to fit them, but if there's a road in Victoria where chains will be fitted to 4wds it's usually the Hotham road.

The fines are steep for not carrying chains, and also for not fitting them if directed to do so. Also, watch out for the 40kmh zones around the chain fitting bays.

I'll be up there Sunday.

Dave

Have not been there in winter, but the views from the summit of Hotham on a clear sunny day are fabulous ! You might need to ask a local re access to the actual summit (a wind swept knoll, with a radio shack and a cairn on it - the ski resorts etc. are not on the actual summit) - the sealed road is close by though, but you need to park and walk up - only a few hundred metres - it wasn't sign posted last year.