Victorian High Country

B1 Trip

Sunday 2nd December. Gu 3.0L deisel & Navara deisel.
Took our wives for a drive up to the Pinnacles at the end of the Maroka Road to show them the views we'd seen on our Blue Rag trip a few weeks previously.
Licola - Tamboritha Road - Maroka Road etc.

The 'stairs' up to the Pinnacles.

Horse Yard Hut along the Maroka Road.
Walking track leads down to Maroka Falls.

On the way back decided to do the B1 track down onto the Wellington, along Chromite Mine track to Mt Margaret track and then down Burgoynes (east) track to the Licola Road.
Started down at 3 o'clock and came out at Burgoynes Gap at 6.30.

The B1 track is reasonably steep,loose and shaley, especially on the lower section before the river. Low range first.
From the wellington through to the Chromite mine on Dolodrook Creek the track is a lot smoother and easier.
Good large camping areas in the mine area.

Chromite Mine track has one steep ledged section that briefly stopped the Navara before he lowered tyre pressure.

(excuse the hand held video)

The second half to Mt Margaret track was uncomfortable - one of those painful tracks that you can't get your teeth into - twists and turns with fallen trees on every bend to negotiate.

Mt Margaret track to Burgoynes, smooth and well used.

Burgoynes track has one steepish section with a switchback ( great view down onto the Macalister River) but overall was a smooth run.

Burgoynes Track at the switchback.

 
I don't find it easy to give ratings, but for me on this particular trip ( dry) I would say B1 down easy to moderate. Up moderate to hard. Chromite Mine track easy to moderate both directions. Mt Margaret section easy both directions. Burgoynes easy to moderate down and hard if going up due to a short steepish loose broken section leading up to the switchback.