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[Prox]

2nd Oct


I'm going to go for a dune/beach ride a few weekends away. It's about 30 minutes north of Bridport.

Would anyone else be interested in coming along? At the moment it's me and 4 other mates all with quads.

It's very wet there at the moment and will involve trailing through a bit of knee deep water to get there. It's a place that you really need local knowledge to get to that knows were the road it under the water. (myself)

So if your keen for some really steep dune climbs and flat beach runs come along! It'll be a while before the road is emerged and the track back to normal I reckon.

There is heaps of space to camp there before the track too if that's what you want to do.

Last edited by Prox on Thu Sep 15, 2011 2:59 pm; edited 2 times in total

[tasyfz]

could be keen on the beach trip depending on what weekend.

whole weekend or just single day thing?

still 2 chilly for camping for me lol

[Prox]

Nah just for the day. Probably be there about 9-10 am and leave about 4-5pm.

Would meet in Scottsdale to get food, petrol and sh!t and go from there.

It's only wet track to get there, once you're past the track it's all beach and dry dunes. But the track is very, very wet. You'll have to kneel on the seat because the water will be past the engine for about 50 meters then it's pretty dry. Few wet spots. Just bring a change of clothes if you don't have riding gear as you might stall or get stuck and have to get off and push. But if you keep it in second and putt through you'll be right.

I'll be taking the video cameras too.

[tasyfz]

over seat height is bad for me. airbox lids been removed. but day trip sounds good to me dates pending.

[Prox]

yeah you'll be right. it's about 2 feet deep at the most.

[Duneblazer]

will be keen!!! sounds like a lot of water!!
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[Prox]

only the first bit where the lake has risen over the road. might even be mostly gone in a couple weeks.

[TasATV]

Me and a mate camped at Big Wtaerhouse Lake for a few days last year and found an old track near the camp site back into the dunes.

It's pretty overgrown and hard to find but there is some good riding in the dunes and the beach.

The water was very high in the lake at the time and the usually dry rivulet was breaking to sea very fast near the Blackmans Lagoon beach track.

Attached is a Goggle Earth image of where we were.



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[Prox]

Yeah there's a few tracks there. Where the river comes out is crossable but you're pretty guareeteed to have to get out and push.

[TasATV]

Prox wrote:

Yeah there's a few tracks there. Where the river comes out is crossable but you're pretty guareeteed to have to get out and push.

When I was there last year it was 2 meters deep. We did have a lot of rain prior to that though. In saying that, we've also had a lot of rain lately .
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[Prox]

I went there a few weeks ago and took a video of it. Pretty good fun going though it. I will put the video up when I sort out how to.

[Duneblazer]

ive been down the track from little waterhouse lake, which on the map is "blackmans lagooon track exit" and the traveled west towards bridport! was good riding!
i also noticed a sign at the beach about a needing a permit, and that traveling east was "NO GO" PROX????
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[Prox]

Never seen the sign? But I know you can ride on the dunes so I wouldn't worry

[Prox]

Here is the road I take. The blue bits are were the rivers and lakes are flooding.

Too big to post a hotlink.

http://www.filedump.net/dumped/untitled11315878583.jpg

[TasATV]

Here are a couple of links from Parks & Wildlife Tasmania which shows riding and driving spots in the State.

If everybody did the right thing we would keep the ability to ride all these great spots and not end up like some of the mainland States that have virtually none.

http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/file.aspx?id=6467


http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/file.aspx?id=6881
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[Prox]

Great links mate thanks!

Here is the Blackman's section of the PDF. So all good to ride on.

11. Waterhouse and other roads - Easy
Tasmap 1:100 000 - Cape Portland
Grid Refs: See Below
Contact: PWS Bridport (03) 6356 1173
Waterhouse Road is an alternative route of about 60
kms between Bridport and Gladstone. It provides access
to the beautiful Waterhouse Conservation Area via
Homestead Rd (Grid Ref 693549) and Blackmans Lagoon
Rd (Grid Ref 690519). Under the Waterhouse
Conservation Area Management Plan 2003 all off-road
use of vehicles in the reserve must have a written
authority from the PWS. Under this authority, beach
driving is permitted on West Tomahawk Beach
(sometimes called East Ransons Beach) east of the boat
launching site at the end of Homestead Road. Good trout
fishing is to be had at Blackmans Lagoon, where there is
a track from the lagoon through to Waterhouse Beach and
beach driving is permitted to the southern limit of
the reserve. There is bush camping available at various
sites within Waterhouse Conservation Area along the
Homestead Road. The nearby township of Tomahawk
has a shop and caravan park and can be reached by
Tomahawk Road (Grid Ref 702651).

[Prox]

Let's make it 2nd September

[Duneblazer]

nice! should be able to make it!
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[tasyfz]

lol dude its already the 15th of september :s

and 2nd of oct is the day after the grand final.

[Prox]

October it is. lol Is what I meant.

[tasyfz]

ill talk with my boys mother....am meant to have visitation that weekend.

ill see if she will change nights so i can get there.

how early sunday will it be?

[Prox]

probably looking at being there around 9 or 10

[tasyfz]

sounds good. early morning for me it should be.

[Duneblazer]

google maps says bout 2 1/2 hours john, whether you go old or new highway it about the same! early.... be worth it!!
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dunes... Ride em mean but keep em clean !

Hit us up if your riding anywhere north/west Tas!

[tasyfz]

im thinking ill meet up with someone in launie if its possible and travel down?

i dont know that area to well so a 2.5hr trip could turn into 4