Exploring the less travelled High Country the week after Xmas

Trip  Leader: Justin Burney

Trip Title: Exploring the less travelled High Country the week after Xmas

Trip Type: Extended

Start Date: 27/12/2026

End Date: 31/12/2026

General Description:

Starting in Heyfield the day after Boxing Day. The idea is to head north into the high country and do a large anti clockwise loop within the bounds of Bairnsdale, Omeo, Mt Beauty and Myrtleford and Mansfield exploring some of the lesser know tracks.

Trip Difficulty:     Some hard, mostly meadium

Meeting Place:     Heyfield Bakery

Meeting Time:     8:30 AM

Minimum tyre type:  Mud Terrain

Required Equipment:  Winch, Low Range, Snatch strap & shackle, UHF Radio, Additional Fuel

Approximate Trip Distance: At least 400km from Heyfield, if not more

Maximum Vehicles:    6

Trailers permitted:    No

For those coming down the night before, there is an RV Park in Heyfield that we normally stay at.