Travel Times for the Victorian High Country
Submitted: Friday, Dec 14, 2012 at 11:46
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Member - Shirley R (QLD)
Hi all, my sons and I are planning a through trip over the Victorian High Country in Jan 2013 leaving from Moe and heading to Thredbo and I can't seem to find anywhere approximate travel times for any of the tracks that we would be looking to travel. I realise this can be a bit like asking "how long is a piece of string" but obviously normal distance calculations won't work. A track of 100 km could take three days or more in 4WD conditions, but could also only take 4 hours. Specifically I would like to know
Licola to
Dargo, then to
Swifts Creek and on to
Tom Groggin. Any help would is greatly appreciated.
Reply By: Member - Rosco from way back - Friday, Dec 14, 2012 at 15:09
Friday, Dec 14, 2012 at 15:09
When we were there a few years back in January we headed in via Sheep Yard Flat and up into the scrub. We found we generally took about 5 hours to travel 50km with no trailer.
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Follow Up By: Member - eighty matey - Friday, Dec 14, 2012 at 21:08
Friday, Dec 14, 2012 at 21:08
Shirley,
I reckon if you average 10kph you'd be close to the mark.
It's best not to rush it anyway. It's safer and you can take plenty of pics, videos.
Steve
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Reply By: Paps - Friday, Dec 14, 2012 at 17:05
Friday, Dec 14, 2012 at 17:05
The problem is Shirley that it depends which route you are planning to take. Apart from descending Billy Goats
Bluff between
Licola and
Dargo, you could do the rest on two wheel drive roads. But if you take in Wonnangatta between
licola and
Dargo and the Davies High Plains between Benambra and Corryong, it is 4WD. Both those trips would take a good two maybe three days each if sight seeing. Unless you really want to get off road,
Dargo High Plains to Mt Hotham and on to
Omeo is a great sightseeing drive. Paps.
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Follow Up By: Member - MUZBRY(Vic) - Friday, Dec 14, 2012 at 20:34
Friday, Dec 14, 2012 at 20:34
Gday Paps
I found a Holden comodore half way from
Dargo to Swift
Creek a few years ago.Had a radiator problem. Wouldn't hold
water.After five minutes and a little
water she was on her way back to
Dargo.
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