CROOKED RIVER TRACK ... Vic High Country

Crooked River Track, 18-3-2023.
We took on the Crooked River Track with the intentions of doing the South Basalt Track, but were talked out of it by numerous people once we arrived at the Talbotville Camp Ground.
So I went for a more detailed episode of the Crooked River Track in trying to capture all the crossings, i'm unsure exactly how many there are but I reckon I went close.
I'd like to thank John and Arch for coming along and especially Arch for helping with the camera work etc.
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[@rob3518]

Great camera work . Nice trip well done.

[@aguyandhistroopy]

Thanks mate, appreciate you taking the time out to watch and comment. 👍🏼

[@markherrmann6938]

Your videos makes a fella want to go exploring 👍

[@aguyandhistroopy]

Best you get out there… if not buy some merch so I can keep getting out there !! 😂👍🏼

[@rachelkriss5272]

They sure do !!

[@lauram4444]

Another brilliant adventure in the VHC!! You always provide great information for viewers and heaps of tips! 👍🏻 Loved the music placement and hearing the sound of the water as you crossed the creek. Keep up the great work Gav 😎👌🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@aguyandhistroopy]

Thanks Laura, looks like I’m under pressure again to get the next episode out now that you have caught up again. 🤦🏽 Thank you for tuning in once again. 👍🏼

[@TheMeddy54]

Another great video Gav, always look forward to your content and a great job by Arch on the cameras, good on you for helping him create memories he will always remember.

[@aguyandhistroopy]

Thanks Mick, appreciate you taking the time out to watch. Memories?? I just wanted someone to collect my cameras. Lol. He went well. 👍🏼

[@reddo84]

Nice work mate. Cheers for the upload Jim

[@aguyandhistroopy]

Too easy Jim … thanks for watching once again. 👍🏼

[@Lee-astrololee]

Had to revisit this vid as we did this track just last weekend. Then we made the worst mistake of trying for Jeff Davies Track, what a bitch of a thing! I was passenger for this day and mate did his front diff of Jeff Davies Track, massive recovery reversing down track, one disaster after another, winch rope uncoiled as it was let out too much, mates other vehicle was the anchor and the winch also ran out, sending us back sharply down the track, lucky we didn't roll it tbh. Bit too much excitement for this old girl lol, then being pulled up Bulltown Spur Track on the gnarly sections was not fun at all but at least we could drive in 2WD. Love the high country, it is all full of surprises!

[@aguyandhistroopy]

Wow… sounds like you had heaps of excitement that day 🤦🏽 Jeff Davies Track is at the bottom of Bulltown Spur ?. There’s 2 of them, Jeff Spur and Jeff Davis tracks. They pretty full on hey ? 🤷🏼 Glad you made it out all right in the end… nothing worse when nothing goes to plan.

[@Lee-astrololee]

@@aguyandhistroopy Yeah think it's just called Jeffs Spur Track just off the Crooked River after you enter into the water at the end of Bulltown spur track, you have to drive along the river for about 100m and turn right onto the rock step up out of the water and up onto the track! Its full on and the old hilux I was in, required controlled throttle but the prob occurred up the track when we were in a full wheel lift, full throttle on a big step up and then had to break hard to stop slipping backwards, then bang, the diff went. The lead vehicle Hilux sr5 made it all the way to the top. auto with lockers but still a bit of an ask! Don't need to wreck vehicles, won't be doing that again!! LOL

[@aguyandhistroopy]

@@Lee-astrololee yeah, I’m not into wrecking vehicles, especially my own one. But sometimes you have no options. 🤦🏽

[@Lee-astrololee]

@@aguyandhistroopy So true Gav, lesson learnt for sure!

[@michaelnugara1]

Bloody nice part of the world. Thanks for sharing

[@aguyandhistroopy]

Your more then welcome, next episode we camp at Devils Hollows… now that was nice, extremely windy but still nice.

[@mattbully2660]

A fancy companion in this one with you mate, that Land Cruiser looked a bit clean?

[@lucamancini3147]

Beautiful content, great track information, good wheel placement 👌. Thank you Hubs 👍.

[@aguyandhistroopy]

Thanks Luca, be better with a bit more water, maybe another day! 👍🏼

[@mickrose6450]

👍

[@aguyandhistroopy]

🍻

[@einfelder8262]

Love that part of the VHC. I remember coming down south Basalt Knob (damn - about 20 years ago now) before they cut the zig-zags in it. Near the bottom there were a couple of steep bits that were a foot deep in powdery black dirt - we had zero control going down, just slippery slid it. No way would anything but a comp truck have gone up. Bulltown is a great drive, so was Collingwood Spur and Reynold's track. So many good tracks around Talbotville.

[@aguyandhistroopy]

Ein, I’ve been keen to attempt it for a while now. But have to be smart about it. Not one person said it was doable, so common sense prevailed. It was good to do all of Crooked River for once. That sounded like it would of been some drive down. Thanks for tuning in again mate ! 👍🏼

[@shaddonaghue]

Great trip, its so good down that way 👍👍

[@aguyandhistroopy]

Be a bit better if there was some more water in the river, but at least if seen what’s there now, should make it easier in the future. Cheers Shad. 👍🏼

[@bobbyb9371]

Another good one mate. Makes all the difference having a camera runner I bet, did a good job too.. At least the underside of the Troopy got a good wash. Love the sound of that V8 in the 200. Im still waiting for lithium install, hopefully be done next week, and then the first service. After that BobbyB and D-Max are mobile after a 13 month wait. Im looking forward to part 2. Cheers mate, BobbyB.

[@aguyandhistroopy]

Yeah, have to love the sound on the v8’s, but I’d rather the simplicity of the 6cyl. Sounds like the Dmax isn’t far away… good to hear. It’s been a long wait. Arch was a good kid, he’s welcome back anytime.

[@nudibanches]

Pity you didn't go up the old knob. I went up in April 2017 and it was a fun track, very steep and gnarly in places, but fun. Obviously things can change so probably the best call that you didn't go. You need to protect the Troop and the.....party mix! :) :) :)

[@aguyandhistroopy]

Everyone I spoke to was against the idea of going up it. Reckon it was sketchy coming down it a few months ago. I wasn’t worried about the Party Mix, it was well and truely gone by then! 👍🏼😂

[@reddustadventures]

Love this Trip Brother. Big fans as you know. How good was it having a camera runner Young Arch was a Legend hey. Keep ‘em coming Brother 👌👌

[@aguyandhistroopy]

Arch was definitely a handy asset on this trip mate, he’ll be more then welcome in the future.! Thanks again for the support guys! 👍🏼

[@wildcoastimages]

Another enjoyable video mate 👍 0:00 0:00 0:00

[@aguyandhistroopy]

Cheers Tony. 🍻👍🏼

[@The_Travelling_Jonoberries]

Another great episode Gav, the old Crooked River, the Troopy did well, plenty of gold up there as well. Been a while since I was up there, we found a few mine shafts as well however we stuck a dunny role on a stick soaked in petrol 😮. Keep safe guys

[@aguyandhistroopy]

Yeah there are thousands of them, this one’s strange, no off shoots. That must of been before Covid, dunny rolls are to expensive these days !! Cheers Brad. 👍🏼🍻

[@Yipmanhands]

Great stuff.

[@aguyandhistroopy]

Thanks Mate 👍🏼

[@DailyGrindAus]

Really enjoying your content.

[@aguyandhistroopy]

Appreciate that mate, I’m glad your watching my content and liking it !! 👍🏼

[@braydenclark5828]

Another good episode made never seen those rivers so low

[@aguyandhistroopy]

Cheers Braydo, yeah it was definitely low. 👍🏼

[@jordanh8538]

Looking grouse, good on you mate!

[@aguyandhistroopy]

Thanks Jordan. 👍🏼

[@lesloader]

Another awsome video mate love it up that area have done few track up that area just got back from a week up in the vhc starting at Craig's hut and working our way down to wonnangatta station via zeka spur track was great time

[@aguyandhistroopy]

Nice, you can never get enough of the VHC. I still haven’t been to Craig’s Hut, must get there!

[@rachelkriss5272]

Love getting the kid doing all your video set up 😂😂😂💪🏻

[@aguyandhistroopy]

Arch will more then welcome to come on another trip… that’s for sure. 👍🏼😂

[@1Coolbanana]

Love your vids mate 👍

[@aguyandhistroopy]

I love that your supporting the channel. ❄️🍌👍🏼

[@wasbruce]

Was looking forward to seeing you do Sth Basalt till you bailed. Did it Feb23 in a Y62 and a Pathfinder.. gnarly and steep but we made it. Had no idea it would be that rough. Love your vids!

[@aguyandhistroopy]

Wasbruce…Yeah, pretty piss poor on my behalf I’m guessing. My maté hadn’t really done much tough 4x4ing, I’d just got my troopy back from being repaired again. So wasn’t really ready to do anymore damage to it.it was probably a good thing with the over heating issue that I didn’t do it! Everyone we spoke to advised us againest it.. so took it on board and just had a good weekend on the tracks. Cheers for the support and ya comments mate 👍🏼

[@chrisobrien5138]

Listening to your commentary, l realised where the term " .. how it pans out" comes from. Turns out it's an old gold panning phrase ...... seeing how the dirt pans out in your gold pan. Happy to learn that so ta.

[@aguyandhistroopy]

Well I never knew that mate, I’ve learnt something! Thanks for watching mate👍🏼

[@4x4devgru]

Great work Gav. We did it last weekend, water levels were up quite a bit and so of the entry and exit point are a bit of a challenge. Need so right boot for sure🤣

[@aguyandhistroopy]

Yeah Mick, I’ll be back when there is a bit more water for sure. This was done 2 weeks ago. (18th of March.) Thanks for watching 👍🏼

[@OffTheBeatenPathAus]

Great video mate, we were going to South Basalt back in Jan, heard the same thing, we were still going to check it out though but mechanical issues cut our trip short. Great to see the crooked river crossings above Talbotville, I've done Talbotville to Kingswell Bridge many times but haven't done the crossings north to builltown, keen to see the spur track, where it joins Mc Millans Rd

[@aguyandhistroopy]

They say it’s bad to the first helipad, which isn’t to far up I think. Bulltown Spur wasn’t to bad…the first section was the steepest with a few wombat holes on a couple of the roll overs. That where I had the overheating issues, stinking hot day, no breeze down in the gully. So didn’t film to much of it.

[@OffTheBeatenPathAus]

@@aguyandhistroopy bummer, well look forward to seeing what you did film and hope the overheating didn't stop you getting out!!!

[@neil_woth5199]

Good content mate👍

[@aguyandhistroopy]

Thanks Mate ! 👍🏼

[@itsdazbarton2]

Just stumbled onto your channel, Its a ripper! Just done a similar trip to darge doing the same tracks. Bloody loved it! I'm fairly fresh to off roading and filming some content, so its great to watch your vids for preparation! Cheers Dude.

[@aguyandhistroopy]

Thanks mate, appreciate it. It’s a beautiful area, plenty of tracks to do and things to see that’s for sure. Good luck with the content, just a heads up, making videos takes the fun out of 4x4ing, it’s not all that it’s made out to be. But if you need some help, shout out.

[@itsdazbarton2]

@@aguyandhistroopy cheers dude, appreciate it

[@nomanhasan4318]

Great video mate… can you share the route with me like starting and end point… that will be helpful as i am planning my trip in early may

[@aguyandhistroopy]

Too easy mate. We started at the Kingswell Bridge on the Wonnangatta Rd, and headed along the Crooked River Trk to Talbotville Campground (4-5 crossing in that section ) a good spot to camp. Then just continued north still in the Crooked River Track, there is the Good Hope Mine site, worth a look. At the end of CRT you start in Bulltown Spur which takes you to McMillans Rd which can take you back down to Talbotville or keep heading up towards Grant Historical Area, and onto Dargo High Plains Rd. Just be careful if they have had a bit of rain prior to doing the track.

[@Rhino4x4Au]

Hi mate, it was great to meet you out on the track 👍

[@aguyandhistroopy]

Hey… yeah was a good group you guys had. Hope you got the footage - photos you needed. I’ve been meaning to email you guys, but just been busy up at work on the Snowy 2.0. Ill shoot you an email soon. 👍🏼

[@Rhino4x4Au]

​@@aguyandhistroopy thanks mate, we'll be sharing some epic photos and video shortly🤩. Most definitely shoot us a email when you get a chance 👍

[@christurner68]

Bloody ripper, looking forward to the next episode. Wonder if you going to put those fishing rods to use?🤔

[@aguyandhistroopy]

Cheers Chris … Hopefully I get to use them soon, not enough time in the days when out on the tracks filming. 🤦🏽

[@Brotherswalkingforveterans]

I’d say the tunnel would’ve been an exploration tunnel, they probably didn’t find anything or much so they would’ve gone else where. That’s my guess.

[@aguyandhistroopy]

Good point mate, it’s crazy how they find gold in the most remote places, it’s still got me f&@ked how they actually find it most times.

[@Brotherswalkingforveterans]

@@aguyandhistroopy yeh. It’s amazing how they could get all the gear into some of those remote parts of the high country, some of it is still there. I’m an ex underground miner and try and get out up around here in Corryong to do a bit of Gold Prospecting. Haven’t found much but the old timers left a bit behind but finding it is a mission. But mix that with camping and driving some tracks to get in where it could be is all part of the fun.

[@aguyandhistroopy]

@@Brotherswalkingforveterans it’s insane, the old timers had some real go about them that’s for sure. Then you get the Chinese doing the diversion tunnels and the water races. Have to take you hat off to them.

[@Brotherswalkingforveterans]

@@aguyandhistroopy yup for sure. Back when Men were Men, Women were Women. They basically had to fine ounces of gold because the price of gold was so low and their cost of living in the mine camps was expensive. Plus they had to pay for their mining rights and for equipment. Where now the gold price is in the area of 3k/ ounce, big difference to back then. It would’ve been awesome seeing the old bullock teams carting all the gear around and some of the ideas they had on how to do things was pretty amazing..

[@Chook57]

Nice one again bloke and if I may ask, your running 2 CB's with the aerials close, do you get any interference at all ??, Cheers mate.

[@trickster8635]

Why would you? Can only transmit on one at any time? And RX is not an issue.

[@aguyandhistroopy]

Hey Blair, haven’t noticed much interference, don’t use 2 very often at once. When I’m out traveling in the desert I’ll have the 2 going .

[@anthonyburns8235]

Hi mate! Love your vids! Are you going up to the VHC on the 25th - 28th by any chance? I’ve got a few days off work and of your up there I’d be happy to run the camera for you for a day or two! Cheers mate

[@aguyandhistroopy]

Hey mate, appreciate you watching mate. Nah, I’ll be finishing up my swing on that Friday the 28th, then will have a week off. More then likely I’ll be heading over towards Mt Pinnibar and across to Mt Gibbo area.

[@anthonyburns8235]

@@aguyandhistroopy no worries mate! I’m sure we’ll catch up at some stage! Keep up the good work!

[@aguyandhistroopy]

@@anthonyburns8235 to easy mate, where are you based ?

[@anthonyburns8235]

@@aguyandhistroopy I’m in Mount Evelyn mate. Doesn’t take that long to get to Dargo and beyond…well worth the drive!

[@anthonyburns8235]

@@aguyandhistroopy I get up there as often as I can, the bloke I normally go away sold is car. So I’m flying solo these days.

[@w.bridges9118]

Your videos are always much better when you are on your own.

[@aguyandhistroopy]

Yeah, so much easier to edit also, but it’s good to mix it up a little. I needed another vehicle if I was going to do South Basalt Trk.

[@w.bridges9118]

@A Guy and his Troopy I can totally agree an understanding your concerns about the back up vehicle, but your channel is raw and you have a following that is interesting in your out look, the only reason why iam saying this is just look at how many other people are doing 4x4 videos and its the same thing over an over, but yours is fresh and interesting in the way that you take us along on your journeys, so don't change old timer try just keeping it RAW and solo adventures, Stay safe digger.