Haunted Stream, Finding Jack Riley
Date and time: 9:00am, Saturday 1st November to 1:00pm Tuesday 4th November
Trip Standard: Medium/Hard - some steep, low-range hill climbs, some river crossings and some rocky tracks!
Description: Please contact your trip leader if you are unsure of any of the following requirements for this trip.
On day 1 we will be exploring some tracks in the area northeast of Stratford, skirting the Mitchell River NP and continuing toward Nicholson River. Day 2 we will drive along the Haunted Stream Tk and then head north through Omeo and Benambra. Day 3 we will continue into the alpine area near the NSW border to find the monument to the location where Jack Riley (the inspiration for Banjo Patterson’s Man from Snowy River) died – on the banks of the Murray River in 1914. Day 4 will be a short drive back to Omeo where the trip will end shortly after lunch time.
Weather: Alpine environment, potentially cold and wet. Review the Alpine weather forecast leading up to the trip and bring appropriate clothing, footwear and camping gear.
Equipment: Below are the recommended vehicle requirements. If you are not sure if your vehicle is suitable for a trip, please have a chat with the trip leader.
Good off-road tyres (All Terrain, 60 profile recommended as a minimum), UHF radio (or one borrowed from the club), a well-maintained vehicle with low range (or equivalent), good ground clearance (200mm recommended as a minimum), recovery points, standard recovery gear including dampener, rated snatch strap and shackles, shovel. Drivers must have completed the RRCV club training or equivalent.
This trip will travel to some remote and the tracks we will be driving are steep, rocky and challenging, so vehicle failures / repairs / recovery can be difficult and expensive. This is a remote area, so please do a thorough vehicle check beforehand and if in doubt, have your vehicle serviced and thoroughly checked by a mechanic familiar with 4WDriving.
We have had vehicle breakdowns and breakages in the past and RACV Total Care has been excellent in transporting vehicles for repair or back to Melbourne. It is recommended you take out this cover as insurance prior to the trip
Additional Equipment required: Camping gear food and drinking water for 4 days / 3 nights in the bush. Clothing for wet and cold conditions. Morning tea and lunches will be in the bush each day – byo simple, “on the move” lunches and morning teas (byo thermos).
No camper trailers, pets or firearms
Maps and Reference Material: Rooftop Dargo-Wonnangatta Adventure Map and Rooftop Corryong – Omeo – Thredbo Adventure Map
Fuel: A full tank ex Sale. Fuel is available in Omeo where we plan to be on Sunday and Tuesday afternoon.
Distance: Approx. distance from Melbourne to Sale is 200 Km. The trip distances are
Day 1 – 153 Km (inc 70 Km of highway driving)
Day 2 – 177 Km (inc 100 Km of highway driving) – fuel available at Omeo
Day 3 – 129 Km
Day 4 – 96 Km – fuel available at Omeo.
There is generally a mix of high and low range driving on this trip
Duration: 4 days
Convoy limit: 10 vehicles
Meeting arrangements: We plan to meet in Sale in the Port of Sale area (Entering Sale on the Princes Hwy from Melbourne, turn right at the traffic lights at the corner of Park St, then turn left into Canal Rd and park opposite the Gippsland Art Gallery/Visitor Centre/Library building)
We will depart at 9.00am. If you plan to get coffee beforehand then you will need to arrive a little earlier. We will aim to finish about 1.00pm on Tuesday in Omeo
Trip Leader: Graeme Carter Phone – 0400 195 932, Email – graeme.carter23@bigpond.com
Club Guest Registration policy: It is club policy in regard to insurance cover that if a member brings any non-members on the trip they must be registered and have paid the required fee as Temporary Members BEFORE the event.
i.e. non- members can no longer register on the day with the trip leader.
Temporary Membership information and ways to register can be found at:
Temporary (Guest) Membership
Also if a non-member wishes to bring their own vehicle, the member inviting the non-member must contact the trip leader for approval to bring the vehicle. Such approval will take into account skills of the driver, suitability of the vehicle and whether or not a place within the convoy limit is available for a non-member's vehicle.
