Sun 27 Sep, 2015 10:18 pm
Mon 28 Sep, 2015 6:00 am
Mon 28 Sep, 2015 8:48 am
Mon 28 Sep, 2015 9:04 pm
Tue 17 Nov, 2015 5:45 pm
Tue 17 Nov, 2015 7:57 pm
Tue 17 Nov, 2015 10:31 pm
Dutch wrote:Horrible Gap was how you would expect a section of that name, after 6h of walking. Bang up to Mt Spec, left some gear, 1.2km down to Camp Creek for water. Spent 10m trying to find water (you go down the foot trail, hit the 4WD road (with a concrete campfire full of half burnt rubbish) turn left and walk 30m to where there's water running under the road there.
Wed 18 Nov, 2015 1:39 pm
Wed 18 Nov, 2015 6:37 pm
Dutch wrote:This track is very steep in places, requiring scrambling down rocks and skittering along rocky shale. I wouldn't recommend this for those new to hiking or those that are clumsy.
It's the last 500m before you reach the crossing and it disappearing before your eyes that really got me. Another painful bush bash in shorts and low on water had me go a little loopy in the heat.
Wed 18 Nov, 2015 7:47 pm
Wed 18 Nov, 2015 8:55 pm
north-north-west wrote:I've only done Stanleys Name once, but don't recall it being anywhere near as steep as Howitt Spur.
Wed 18 Nov, 2015 11:08 pm
Thu 19 Nov, 2015 4:07 am
Thu 19 Nov, 2015 10:29 am
eggs wrote:Did a trip report here - from Nov 14:
http://bushwalk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=19353&hilit=+howitt
eggs wrote:Edit - a photo of that section added. It is a distinct road bench - but regrowth means you wander across the bench a bit. However, this section which is sidling onto Queen's Spur is not difficult.
paidal_chalne_vala wrote:Sections of the route / track , one ascertains from these field reports, sound rather unpleasant and overwhelmingly taxing.
Is the descent down the Stanley name spur track from the Cross cut saw that bad?
If so I will stick with the Howitt spur track on the descent too.
Thu 19 Nov, 2015 11:56 am
Thu 19 Nov, 2015 4:06 pm
Thu 19 Nov, 2015 5:58 pm
Thu 19 Nov, 2015 6:01 pm
Tue 01 Dec, 2015 6:59 pm
Wed 02 Dec, 2015 10:57 pm
Thu 03 Dec, 2015 3:20 am
CaptainC wrote:The track clearing got about halfway up Howitt Spur.
Thu 03 Dec, 2015 6:55 pm
Sat 05 Dec, 2015 10:22 pm
Sun 06 Dec, 2015 5:02 am
CaptainC wrote:That sign is from many years ago before a flood washed away the old road. You used to be able to drive into the base of Howitt Spur with a 2WD.
Sun 06 Dec, 2015 6:35 am
Xplora wrote:There was an article in Wild many years ago which may have been written by the editor of the time. She wanted to re-live her Timbertop experience with some old school friends and walk up Howitt spur. They drove to the Upper Howqua camp area and remembering back in school days they started walking up at the end of the road thought they had parked at the bottom of Howitt spur. Instead they walked up Helicopter spur and getting to the top had no idea where they were and had to ask for directions.
Sun 06 Dec, 2015 1:12 pm
Tue 08 Dec, 2015 9:14 pm
Sun 07 Feb, 2016 8:59 pm
Fri 16 Nov, 2018 5:19 pm
Sat 17 Nov, 2018 4:44 am
paidal_chalne_vala wrote:I am still curious about walking from the Circuit road along SNS " track" to SNS spur junction and possibly out along the old Queen's spur road and up Mt. Buggery.
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