Dargo to Licola

Hi Blaze

The tracks in reasonable condition at moment - but bluff stills needs a reasonable 4wd with good clearance, so towing a trailer up it is at the upper end of whats reasonably possible.

Are you going via Wonnagatta road from Dargo - or via Talbotville and the river crossings which are quite passable at this time ?

Eaglevale end of Billy Goats to the helipad is easier than it used to be, but it does get very loose further on that could make it quite hairy with a 1400kg camper trailer.

Hi Blaze,
For the most part Billy Goat Bluff track is in reasonable condition but at the top there is a lot of loose stuff and some nasty rock ledges to encouter with 300-400mm steps and i wouldn't fancy trying to tow a camper up there at the moment.Going down with care is quite doable though.
Cheers Mark

Drop the trailers off at King-swell Bridge (there is plenty of flat land by the river....Then either go the junction spur way off crooked river road or go up Billy Goats and come back around junction spur and then back to Kingswell Bridge to get ya campers ......Easy ~(*--)

Blaze, I did Billy Goat about 2 years ago, and am looking at doing again early March or April.

We will be heading into Dargo via Wonnangatta (Zeka Spur) and out via Wombat and Cynthia Range so anyone with advice please send as the tracks and river crossings could be a challenge this year. we will leave dargo (next day) via Billy Goat.

I would not recommend towing anything up Billy Goat as it is quite loose towards the top (unless you have a new V8 diesel LC - then maybe). Most of the track was reasonably good apart from that. But that was a couple of years and it could be worse now. Best to call the DSE at Dargo for advice.

SA - I have traveled through the area 3-4times now in the last 2 months the most recent being last week.

I can tell you Billy Goat has repidly degraded over the last 2 months. For the most part it is clean, there is a bit more loose stuff now and there are a couple of spots on it now that are quite rough the very worse being right up near the top and it seems to be worsening still.

Very rough and steep rock 'garden' that has seen a number of lifted 31" vehicles stuck on their pumpkins.

Lots of rock on Billy Goats and the high country in general... Did Billy Goats in torrential rain 3 trips back and it was no different but picking the right lines is vital.

The rivers throughout the high country go up and down like yo-yo's. Noone can say for sure how they will be next week let alone month etc. Start watching the rainfall data and river heights a week before leaving and you should get a good idea what to expect.

Travis.