More bad news

[Col.Coleman]

Fat50 and a pootrol went up Mt Mee on sat and guess what. As well as AAron saying the roads have now been graded, the bulldozers have been through, A break has been closed off with posts and alot of the side tracks as well. Seems half has been shut down, don't know which ones excactly apart from A break as I wwasn't there myself, but that is even more now in SEQ that has had the fun taken out of it.:mad:

CC

[Outlaw]

A shame to hear of more tracks being shutdown... also that pootrol would be 4wdingMatt on here ;)

[Col.Coleman]

Yeah, was going to go, was the 7 mile trip then mt mee but not many going and had to rebuild the side fence at home. Jeff and Vicky called in to get some dinner off me at work on way home and told me the news. Maybe Matt could post excactly what they found closed.
CC

[weeds]

somebody tipped a while once they removed the permit system closures would start.....not sure of there reasons..

[LandyAndy]

It seems the same is afoot over here in the west.
See JBell110s and Kennys posts here.
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/wa-aulroians-group/56394-extreme-trip-5.html
These are very popular 4WD areas in Jarrah forrest that has been wiped out and replaced with pine trees that are repeat planted after harvest,its HORRENDOUS to see!!!!
Jeffs tip of not publishing trip details online is a top tip!!!
Andrew

[incisor]

old aged scholars with no experience of life outside of their own toilet bowl. about time they gave their drivel a rest imho

one over here got rolled over allowing horse access to parks, now it is back with avengence and revenge in their heart..

their will be some BIG changes in qld according to the grapevine i have heard... pity the releveant departments dont listen to someone or something with some real clue and life experience outside of a text book...

[Col.Coleman]

somebody tipped a while once they removed the permit system closures would start.....not sure of there reasons..

Try liability, maintenance and money.

CC

[mike 90 RR]

It seems the same is afoot over here in the west.

These are very popular 4WD areas in Jarrah forrest that has been wiped out and replaced with pine trees that are repeat planted after harvest,its HORRENDOUS to see!!!!

Andrew

If you go via the "Albany Hwy" side of "Serpentine dam water catchment" area you will come across locked gates with big signs that say:
KEEP OUT ... WATER CATCHMENT AREA .... and then it will carry on about pollution / oil / peeing / cars / bikes all contaminate & destroy our water resources .. so keep it pristine ... keep out

If you go in there (like i did / no i didn't cut the locks of the gate) you will, in some spots, find drill rigs have bored heaps of RC holes / just like the kind if you were hunting for minerals and looking to develop a open cut mine (have worked on mines & used theses rigs)

So.. is the gate locked to "Keep the water pollution free" or is there something that they don't want the public to see

[Aaron]

I was up there last week and they had closed the second half of A Break for grading. I was wondering how they were going to grade it, as some of the steepest bits had be destroyed from wheel spin, in a manner that left two options - 1) rebuild it (yeah right) 2) grade it out which would leave a slop at most.

Due to the closure I was left to explore, and did find a track leading off A Break, which would be a great day trip, with a hill climb for those that wanted to.

Ill do a run up there on my weekend (Wed/thurs) and have a look. This track can be accessed from A Break or I think Peggs/Byron road. See what happens.

[Davo]

No wonder they haven't had any more moon landings. Someone closed it for maintenance!

[WhiteD3]

....did find a track leading off A Break, which would be a great day trip, with a hill climb for those that wanted to.


Aaron, I think this is the one you mean.

Very slippery when wet!

YouTube - Mt Mee 16/2/08 - A Break 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k4YRvjDF-A)
YouTube - Mt Mee 16/2/08 - A Break 2 of 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYMG7ntAETg)

[isuzurover]

It seems the same is afoot over here in the west.
See JBell110s and Kennys posts here.
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/wa-aulroians-group/56394-extreme-trip-5.html
These are very popular 4WD areas in Jarrah forrest that has been wiped out and replaced with pine trees that are repeat planted after harvest,its HORRENDOUS to see!!!!
Jeffs tip of not publishing trip details online is a top tip!!!
Andrew

In pine plantations within QLD forests, you are only allowed to drive on "roads suitable for 2-way traffic", so I have been surprised that some of the "good" tracks are within them over here.

It is a real shame to hear that A-break has been closed. It was one of the few "good" tracks. A friend told me that many years ago, you could drive on a lot more tracks, and many of the best tracks got marked as "dozed lines" when they mapped the area - i.e. not a track - so couldn't be driven on. Is the track to Diana's Bath still open? The loop at the end was always good fun.

[muddydigger]

According to parks ranager the tracks are all open again, but you can view all the track status here

Parks and forests - EPA/QPWS (http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/parks_and_forests/)

[WhiteD3]

Park Alerts:

Caution for Mount Mee Roads over the month of May
Affected park:
Mount Mee State Forest and Forest Reserve
Caution is required when using the Forest Drive roads in mount Mee Forest Reserve due to on-going roadworks over the month of May. Most of the main roads are being re-gravelled and graded over this period as part of the road maintenance program.

Beware of temporary road closures that may necessitate long delays &/or detours, along with large gravel trucks, graders, rollers & water-trucks on the roads.

Beware of loose gravel and rocky sections of road and please obey reduced speed limits on the roads in the interest of public safety. Track/Facility upgrades 09 May 2008

[Col.Coleman]

Fat50 told me the A break closure was with posts into the gound accross the track. As I said I wasn't there, but thought I would share the info. Posts are normally a bit more permanant than road works.

CC

[Aaron]

Aaron, I think this is the one you mean.

Very slippery when wet!



Kinda hard to see/get perspective on that footage.

All will be revealed wednesday/thursday guys. Ill do all of A Break if its open, and see if it is still a 4wd track.

[WhiteD3]

Aaron,

If it is closed, how about going up to the ranger's place and asking why?

Cheers.

[Aaron]

If its open I will. Usually when Im up there its not though.

[Aaron]

A Break is a go`er

The road was closed just for work. I think officially it was still closed as the signs were still up at the Dianas Bath Rd entrance. From the Gantry side the signs were knocked over and pushed into scrub. There were no permanent signs at all.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2008/05/57.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2008/05/58.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2008/05/59.jpg

The work they have done was purely maintainance and redoing the flood ways. They've done a brilliant job as its far from smooth, but they've taken away all the wheel ruts.

Dust is severe (lol) ankle deep bull dust. I cant wait to see how the track looks after a decent shower. With the loose conditions Ive never had TC firing on all cylinders like it was today.

The track I have found (may be a popular one for all I know) is 400m's from the beginning of A Break (Gantry side) take a left and drive. 300 Meters into the track there is a severe wheel rut section. After rain I just know its going to hold water for weeks. Key to it will be keeping to the left... Obviously feel around with a long stick (right hand side of the rut there are couple of trees where ive thrown some ideal depth feeling stick) This track just leads down, down, down and down some more.


Thats all... Go have some fun.