Leaving The Remote Wonnangatta Station For Dargo .

This Vic High Country 4x4 trip departs from Wonnangatta Station, deep in the Victorian High Country. We drive across the Wonnangatta River a number of times and it's the driest i think i have ever seen it.
The next challenge is the very steep Hern Spur Track, one of the more challenging 4x4 tracks on our way to Dargo.
Any 4x4 trip in the High Country is an adventure. Specially when they start from Wonnangatta Station, deep in the Victorian High Country. Make sure you spend the time to explore around, it's amazing what you can find.
After leaving Wonnangatta Station and the anniversary of the unsolved 100 year murders, we headed for Dargo for a couple of days.
Wonnangatta Station, deep in the Vic High Country has so much to explore, but you will need a 4x4 to get into the area.
Via some great tracks and scenery of the High Country.
Check out the other Vic High Country touring videos in the attached play list link
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[@darrenrichardson6936]

Thanks Tim great video ( except maybe the sound at the start) . Hopefully that is the way I will be going when I head out from my high country hut tour in a couple of weeks, starting at Jameson to Fry’s to Bluff to Wonnangatta. Thanks mate, I will keep scrolling through your videos for more great tips🔥🍻🇦🇺🏕

[@timbates4wdadventures]

G'day mate, Thats a great trip you have planned mate. There's quite a few huts along those tracks as you head towards Wonnangatta. Hope the weather is nice for you, and have a great trip. Thanks a lot for your feedback, im glad you found the video helpful. Cheers Tim

[@darrenrichardson6936]

@@timbates4wdadventures cheers Tim, helpful and entertaining, keep up the great work🍻👍

[@timbates4wdadventures]

@@darrenrichardson6936 thanks mate.

[@MRWOOM109R]

Great video. Amazing country. How would you compare herne spur track to blue rag range track?

[@timbates4wdadventures]

Gday mate. Herne Spur is heaps steeper than Blue Rag The steep sections on Herne Spur go for a lot longer. Great fun track to drive. Thanks mate for your feedback. Cheers Tim

[@MRWOOM109R]

@Tim Bates 4wd Adventures G'day mate. Don't want to bug you but one more question. How do you think Herne Spur track would be in early November as the tracks open? Thinking of doing it in a Ranger, lifted, front and rear bars, brush bars with A/T tyres... any advice?

[@timbates4wdadventures]

@@MRWOOM109R that’s cool mate. Hearn Spur is very steep. All depends on the weather. It’s a challenging track as it’s very steep. If it’s wet, I’d probably give it a miss. Your vehicle is one thing, but how much driving experience do you have in steep country. End of the day, the 4wd only goes where the driver sends it. Picking correct driving lines is very important. Cheers Tim

[@MOOSEDOWNUNDER]

Does it get any better than that, lol. Gold.

[@timbates4wdadventures]

No mate. It's stunning country around that Dargo area.

[@louiskudlak2241]

Stunning views

[@timbates4wdadventures]

Yeah great trip that one mate. Stunning country. Cheers Tim.

[@leannehickman4414]

WOW - the water levels were so low back then! . . . Did that route first week in Dec 2020 😊

[@timbates4wdadventures]

Yeah it was at the lowest point I’d ever seen it. Cheers Tim

[@jakeinthebush]

Nice Tim! Wonnangatta is bloody low!.. i have seen that in raging torrent impassable. Drove behind you couple weekends ago from Yea through yarra glen🤘 Patrol looks good.. low and wide!

[@timbates4wdadventures]

Thanks mate. Yeah, the river is for sire the lowest I have ever seen it. Hopefully some good rain flushes the rivers out soon. Cool mate, I do head through that Yea \ Yarra Glen area a bit. Cheers for the feed back mate.

[@johndelaney2957]

Are they old logging tracks through the high country? There certainly is miles of them.

[@timbates4wdadventures]

john delaney A lot of them are mate. There’s endless miles of them. Certainly no shortage. Lol. Cheers Tim.

[@williamboney7371]

Yes they are old timber snogging tracks and fire trails..

[@kyleryan7456]

Hey have you ever had a trip in the hight country where you camped and it raind for 2 or 3 days

[@timbates4wdadventures]

Gday mate, Bound to have been a few trips like that. Cheers Tim.

[@kyleryan7456]

@@timbates4wdadventures i hope it doues not rain the hole time

[@timbates4wdadventures]

@@kyleryan7456 See how you go mate.

[@williamboney7371]

I first went into Wonnangatta in 1969 in my old SWB Landrover.

[@timbates4wdadventures]

Gday William Mate, it would have been amazing to see Wonnangatta back in those days. So wish I could have seen it then. Thanks mate for your feedback. Cheers Tim

[@williamboney7371]

@@timbates4wdadventures Tim I often met a guy called Wally in at the Wonnagter station,he was writing a book on the murders that occurred at the station,,I know he finished it and is available maybe in some libraries

[@timbates4wdadventures]

@@williamboney7371 ahh mate. Wally Mortimer I’ve met Wally a few times. We interviewed Wally during my Tv series on the Wonnangatta Murder Mystery of 1918. Amazing amount of knowledge from those days.

[@williamboney7371]

The name of that book is. The History of Wonnangatta Station by Wally Mortimer.

[@timbates4wdadventures]

@@williamboney7371 that’s it mate. I have his book series that he signed for me.

[@chasingframes]

Nice vid mate but sound quality is pretty bad/distorted

[@timbates4wdadventures]

Thanks mate. Really appreciate the feed back. Im trying out a few mounting options for the camera and mic. I will look into that for future videos.

[@davidanderson8381]

You're making me miss my Patrol. It amazes me that Nissan ditched the GU diesels.

[@timbates4wdadventures]

Yeah mate. The mighty GU has gone from production. Such a great 4wd in all conditions. Have you still got a 4wd?

[@davidanderson8381]

Yeah, I’ve been in a lightly modded NT Pajero for the last 10 years, but have a new BT50 arriving in a couple weeks. Found your channel and subscribed looking for new tracks to explore in the high country this summer. Also doing the spade work on what tires to put on the new Ute.

[@timbates4wdadventures]

Yeah thats cool mate. That will be great getting the new BT50 and heading out in that. Thanks for subscribing mate, lots of video ideas and options are coming along. The High Country is a top place to explore and loads of things to see, thats for sure. As far as tyre options go, so many to look at. Im really happy with the selection of Goodyears that I have used.

[@desfunslow762]

Good vid just love this gods country get up every chance i get

[@timbates4wdadventures]

Thanks mate. It sure is amazing country mate. I cant get enough of the place.

[@jimbojones2457]

I've been to Dargo but not Wonnangatta Station. Another bucket list place! Beautiful up there.

[@timbates4wdadventures]

Absolute bucket list location mate. Try and spend two nights min in the Gatta, it's a pretty special place. So much history attached to that area. Cheers Tim.

[@jimbojones2457]

@@timbates4wdadventures thanks for the reply mate, if i go there it will be for at least a few days to check the area out. Cheers Jim.

[@archenoatontour]

Great Video and beautiful spots!!!

[@timbates4wdadventures]

Stunning trip this one was. Cheers Tim.

[@alanbates5596]

Great footage Tim im doing that same track in may on a hunting trip , camping at the station hopefully my stock hilux will cope aok it has a rear locker and All terrains on it just hoping it dont rain!

[@timbates4wdadventures]

Gday Allan, During May, the weather in the high country can be pretty hit and miss. Hope you have a great trip. Thanks for your reply and feedback mate. Cheers Tim

[@chrisgibbs924]

i remember riding hearne spur years ago on an old yamaha ag bike packing in to hunt dear while the gates were closed good to see they have made it into a highway like track now haha