Has anyone been to Wonnangatta recently?

There is a road crew currently working out of Dargo maintaining a lot of the tracks. When I was up there over the labour day weekend the tracks where in excellent condition. Some tracks that are normally only bulldozed had even been graded !!. Also, the river levels are on the low sides making the fords easy (Could change if we get any rain). Only down side was that the tracks are very very dusty.

Fiona & Aaron,

I was down there a few weeks back. The tracks are very good.

If you have not been there in a few years you will notice that a lot of the area has been burnt but is starting to grow back.

The Zeka track has a couple of steep parts but it is a lot better now than a few years back.

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Wayne

Thanks for the quick replies.
I read somewhere that some of the elm trees had been cut down up there. Is that true?
There is a camp up there amongst the elm trees named "Duffy's camp" which is actually named after my late father in law (Aaron's Dad). He use to do alot of work up there for the DSE. It'll be a shame if the elm tree's have been cut down.

Thanks again,
Fiona.

Further to the Tracks Into Wonnangatta, does anybody, [possibly Crackles], know the current state of the track in from the East Buffalo River via Van Dammes.
Interested in its state as I'd like to come in this way towing a camper with an Auto TD Prado.

Hi,

I went in and out via Hernes Spur from Talbotville a week ago.

The river crossings are better since the floods. The crossing that had the big tree across the middle of it that you had to wind around is clear now.

All in all on the weekend according to my 8 y/o we did 47 river crossings - and probably none would have been deep enough to wet more than the side steps. (Not like a few years ago when the video on my website was taken.)

Apart from the fine dust that is prolific on all the recently worked tracks the tracks are in great nick. With all that dust a few could get very interesting if they get rain (unlikely).

Plenty of elms left, and the old bottom track seems to have re-appeared to get from Wonnangatta Station to the Hernes Spur/Wombat junction. There are some nice camping spots down that end too.

The fly nets weren't really needed, though keep an eye on the open drinks as the Euros were a PITA. Not a lot of them, but the ones that were there were persistent. We took a screen tent and the kids would only eat in there. They freaked every time a Euro landed on their snag or drink.

Have a great weekend. Don't forget your communications plan for emergencies - though these days you can get Next G coverage in Talbotville you don't in the 'gatta (thankfully).

Dave