Omeo to Bright with 23ft Van.

I thought trailers and caravans were not allowed above Falls Creek? Check with the locals.

Never driven it but biked it many times last 8 years - my view is Omeo to Hotham all reasonable/pretty good going and no issues with the road surface , suggest towing big van on that leg fine.

From Hotham to Harrietville good bitumen and road width mostly ok but there is 30 or so K's that that I would refer to as quite narrow in spots. If all parties on the ball and driving with caution, then mostly passing traffic situations will be quite manageable.

I followed a Tanker for quite some k's last year on the bike going up the mountain to Hotham waiting for opportunity to overtake - it was tight for many k,s,. Obviously overtaking is a tad different to dealing with oncoming traffic.

As I rode from Hotham to Bright just a month ago I thought of towing my 24 footer both up and down the mountain and questioned myself as to the merits and thought it would be easy to get caught out, so if I was proceeding then would need to drive accordingly [that's just common sense] but would focus closely and try to anticipate a large oncoming vehicle around a tight corner and be prepared to have to get in tight or maybe back up a tad, but I need to say I have never seen that occur in my 6 trips, but then again I have been on two wheels.

Hotham to Harrietville is not overly steep in my view as compared with say the road from Thredbo down to Khancoban [which I would not take my van down]

As usual when we complete a difficult/challenging road it can be easy to feel all mighty and what say what was I worried about. Some of us are overly cautious and may worry unnecessarily, but it may help our performance.

I am in no real hurry to do that journey in the Van but suspect will get to do it in next few years probably in late summer early autumn. The vistas are just fantastic.

Trust my view adds some insight.

Bob

I did the trip through Bright up over Mt Hotham and through Omeo just after
Christmas this year. With my 23ft Evernew. well over 3 ton.
Going up the last stage to Mt hotham, was first gear stuff for my 4.2 turbo
Patrol. About half way up a Patol in front of me pulled over with steam coming out.
He had no trailor. I just kept going. Rev the engine rather then lug it. Anyway
I could say it was an easy trip. But It made me nervous in a few places.
I stopped at the top of Hotham got out of the Patrol. My hands were shaking.
It was a good trip.

Semis also have 18 gears, and also exhaust brakes sometimes combined with an engine brake(volvos had this feature I am sure)
Cheers Pete