Caravans & Talbotville Vic
Submitted: Saturday, Jan 23, 2010 at 14:38
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Kaybee
Has anyone heard of a caravan going in to
Talbotville, & if so, what length? Any info would be useful. Cheers :)
Reply By: Notso - Saturday, Jan 23, 2010 at 15:10
Saturday, Jan 23, 2010 at 15:10
Looks like an interesting trip in a 4WD. Not too sure about a van though.
Google Earth shows the tracks nicely
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Reply By: Andre (FTG,Vic) - Saturday, Jan 23, 2010 at 15:50
Saturday, Jan 23, 2010 at 15:50
Been camping in
Talbotville longer then I want to remember, McMillans Track would be to narrow in
places even the back way through Black Snake has some narrow bits. Have a caravan myself now and thinking about camping at Grant, very easy with a van, no water or
toilets is the only hassle.
Andre
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Follow Up By: Wayne (NSW) - Saturday, Jan 23, 2010 at 18:32
Saturday, Jan 23, 2010 at 18:32
Andre,
There is a
toilet at Grant, just behind the old Bank of Victoria site and there is water on the track to the
old mine shaft.
Wayne
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Reply By: dieseltojo - Saturday, Jan 23, 2010 at 17:11
Saturday, Jan 23, 2010 at 17:11
Hi Kay bee,
Have you ever been to
Talbotville?If you go the way we went ,up the crooked
river track you will only have a draw bar left.Its getting out of the rivers wit a few steep exits that would cause you grief .A small camper may be ok.
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Reply By: Brian (Montrose, Vic.) - Saturday, Jan 23, 2010 at 18:17
Saturday, Jan 23, 2010 at 18:17
A friend of
mine was up there just recently with a
Kimberley Camper, so a camper will get there but don't know about a van though.
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Follow Up By: Member - Vic S (VIC) - Saturday, Jan 23, 2010 at 19:31
Saturday, Jan 23, 2010 at 19:31
What sort of car did he tow it in on ?do you need a large 4x4?
Vic
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Reply By: Wayne (NSW) - Saturday, Jan 23, 2010 at 18:29
Saturday, Jan 23, 2010 at 18:29
Kaybee,
A lot would depend on how good you are at reversing a caravan on a narrow winding track with a
rock face on one side and a drop off on the other side.
If you were still keen on wanting ti take a caravan down there, drive it first with out the caravan and
check it out.
I know that trucks do get down McMillan track but they are escorted by a Parks Vic vehicle. They are the trucks that pump out the long drops in
Talbotville camp site, and you would not want to run a truck like that off the track.
Talbotville is such a
great camp site, full of history, it would be a shame to
camp there with out the
Southern Cross in full view overhead and the moon rising over Bull town Spur.
Wayne
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Reply By: Member - Shane D (QLD) - Saturday, Jan 23, 2010 at 19:13
Saturday, Jan 23, 2010 at 19:13
The road thru from Grant will fit a caravan BUT If you met someone coming the other way, it would get very intresting, especally for you coming out.
not wide enough for 2 vehicles in alot of
places and scary when you are on top of a
cliff trying to make room for someone to pass.
I would take a van down there ONLY if I could garrantee I wasn't going to meet someone coming the other way.
Shane
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Reply By: ddr - Sunday, Jan 24, 2010 at 12:52
Sunday, Jan 24, 2010 at 12:52
Nov weekend there were a few vans down there. Id say the biggest one there was 18-19ft.
If you met someone else with a van coming the other way youd be pretty stuffed.
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