Tue 19 Dec, 2017 3:39 pm
Tue 19 Dec, 2017 3:41 pm
Tortoise wrote:Toying with doing some walks in the area - does anyone have an idea of the current state of Jefferys Track? Last I read it probably needs more ground clearance than my old Forester has. Thanks
Tue 19 Dec, 2017 3:56 pm
stepbystep wrote:Tortoise wrote:Toying with doing some walks in the area - does anyone have an idea of the current state of Jefferys Track? Last I read it probably needs more ground clearance than my old Forester has. Thanks
Yep, you'll need high clearance. It's nicer to walk from Collinsvale to Charles/Patrick etc anyhow...
Wed 20 Dec, 2017 9:35 am
Wed 20 Dec, 2017 12:20 pm
north-north-west wrote:Charles and Patrick are easily reachable from Big Bend, if you have concerns about your car . . .
Wed 20 Dec, 2017 12:28 pm
Wed 20 Dec, 2017 12:42 pm
north-north-west wrote:Trying to remember which one's which. The one to the north (or do I mean west? - to the right if you're heading out from Big Bend) of the track has a fairly good pad most of the way to the high point. The other has a roughly taped route which is trickier to follow but still pretty straightforward for those with any understanding of Tassie bush. It's mainly a matter of finding the right turnoff point. The 'tracked' turn off is close to a major corner, easy to spot.
Thu 21 Dec, 2017 2:45 pm
Thu 21 Dec, 2017 3:53 pm
Azza wrote:Regarding Jefferies Track - just have a look on youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcFgDLBfy8Q
Its pretty horrendous even in a proper 4wd.
I took a mountain bike in and ended up pushing it most of the way. The part from Jefferies Track up into the range was okay.
The bike did make for a quick trip back to the car, which I left pretty much at the start of Jefferies.
But I've also done it from Collins Cap via the fire trails on a bike as well. That is much nicer.
Mt Patrick was just a matter of hunting around for the tapes, the only tricky bit I remember was open section not far from the start where it doesn't go straight ahead, the next tape is left or right a bit... can't remember.
But it was only like 20-30 minutes each way, even if you didn't follow the route it wouldn't take that much longer.
The first time I did Charles and didn't realise about the taped route, it was getting late in the day and I didn't want to get caught out scrub bashing in the dark.
Thu 21 Dec, 2017 4:55 pm
Thu 21 Dec, 2017 5:32 pm
Thu 21 Dec, 2017 7:12 pm
stepbystep wrote: VERY snakey on those fire trails though...
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