Good tracks advice Anglesea and Otways Victoria

[chris0375]

Hi guys
looking for some knowledge of 4wding near Anglesea and the Otways.

Where are some decent, reasonably difficult tracks? Cars have winches and 33 mud tyres. Its really wet in a lot of Vic at the moment so conscious of avoiding silly deep bog holes. Otways seems notorious for deep bog holes, Patrol4x4 had a good thread on it a while ago.

Is there anything decent near Anglesea? Is it worth going to Anglesea for a whole weekend or will I get bored and wish I went to the Otways?

Camping spot suggestions? Probably planning on leaving Melbourne on a Friday night and would be good to have a decent spot in mind.

Thanks for your advice!

[4wd man]

All the '4wd only' tracks in Anglesea Heath are closed in winter and most of the ones in the Otways as well. Unfortunately there isn't a lot out there in the West at this time of year. Maybe try Wombat State Forest or Cobaw instead. Yes, not a fan of bog holes either and there's plenty of them in the Otways.

[chris0375]

I was at wombat last weekend and cobaw not long before that. Wombat was pretty good, mostly bog holes and a couple of really slippery clay hills. I didn't realise so many tracks were closed down that way. Got a Friend I was going to visit in Anglesea, that's why I wanted to go down that way.

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[JEEPCHIK]

I grew up 4wding and camping in the Otways and Angahook State Park which is behind Anglesea but I haven't been back there for about 5 years as I live in Queensland so my info could very well be way out of date.

There are many tracks in around Anglesea/Lorne areas but most will be seasonaly closed and some that are MVO tracks now. However there are still tracks around that don't get closed at this time of the year. Namely powerlines tracks of which have steep rutted hillclimbs and yes, some huge bogholes. As it has been very wet down south, there will be a huge amount of water on the tracks. There are a few deep, tea tree red creeks around that area as well as some bad swappy areas that yes have tracks going through them but I would suggest staying away from them as it's black bottomless soil and you will be there forever. Most of the main roads going through the state forest are red clay and super boggy in spots.

Go for an explore, read the lay of the land, take warm clothes/wet weather gear and be prepared for some serious mud. Plenty of camping grounds around the area.

[chris0375]

http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/safety/fir...road-closures2
I found this. Might still be worthwhile. Thanks for your advice

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