Thread: Tracks to test your FL2

Thanks Mike been looking for some easy tracks to do near Syd..great start.. I know I should join a club..8)

The Subaru & Recreational 4wd Club are very good. You can go as hard or soft as you like with them. You need a monster truck in some clubs For example, there is a trip on the October long weekend to Bendethera down south. It's broken into two possibilities, lifted cars with low range are taking the hard tracks in and those wanting an easier drive are going another way to the same campground. There will be opportunities to 'play' and experiment over the weekend.

Great info Mike. What areas are these tracks in Sydney?? I'd love to test the Freebie on some of the tracks you mentioned, or love meet a few other Freebie drivers on a day out one day.

There are a lot of good tracks near Lithgow. Any where I have mentioned ZigZag is near the old ZigZag railway on Bells Line about 10kms before Lithgow. It is a maze of hundreds of tracks and firetrails all the way through to the road to Newnes. Newnes is a great camping spot with a nice river crossing by the way. On the other side of the Newnes road is the Baan Baal gap track. It goes all the way to Ben Bullen on the Mudgee road through Gardens of Stone NP. I didn't mention any tracks around the Turon River NP through to Sofala either. There's some good stuff there starting from Capertee just north of Ben Bullen.
The Six Foot track runs from Katoomba to Jenolan Caves but you can only drive it once it crosses the Cox's river at the swing bridge. The bridge is a wire suspension bridge in a scenic spot over the river and sways like hell when you cross it. Foot traffic only. South of Jenolan along the Kanangra Walls road is the Kowmung River Trail to Dingo Dell. Its pretty steep with a river crossing that can be deep at times.
Abercrombie River NP is south of Oberon on the Goulburn road and is a maze of steep tracks rated high clearance 4wd only but my FL2 has been on all of them with barely any issues. A good weekend camping trip.
You can also go to Yerranderie from Oberon. It's quite easy and crosses a few creeks on the way to the ghost town.
I find it best to do those trips over a whole weekend because there is a lot of driving involved...and I live in the Blue Mtns. Even if I do Mt Walker I'll probably swag it at Rydal Showground overnight. It's free.

Originally Posted by mikehzz

There are a lot of good tracks near Lithgow. Any where I have mentioned ZigZag is near the old ZigZag railway on Bells Line about 10kms before Lithgow. It is a maze of hundreds of tracks and firetrails all the way through to the road to Newnes. Newnes is a great camping spot with a nice river crossing by the way. On the other side of the Newnes road is the Baan Baal gap track. It goes all the way to Ben Bullen on the Mudgee road through Gardens of Stone NP. I didn't mention any tracks around the Turon River NP through to Sofala either. There's some good stuff there starting from Capertee just north of Ben Bullen.
The Six Foot track runs from Katoomba to Jenolan Caves but you can only drive it once it crosses the Cox's river at the swing bridge. The bridge is a wire suspension bridge in a scenic spot over the river and sways like hell when you cross it. Foot traffic only. South of Jenolan along the Kanangra Walls road is the Kowmung River Trail to Dingo Dell. Its pretty steep with a river crossing that can be deep at times.
Abercrombie River NP is south of Oberon on the Goulburn road and is a maze of steep tracks rated high clearance 4wd only but my FL2 has been on all of them with barely any issues. A good weekend camping trip.
You can also go to Yerranderie from Oberon. It's quite easy and crosses a few creeks on the way to the ghost town.
I find it best to do those trips over a whole weekend because there is a lot of driving involved...and I live in the Blue Mtns. Even if I do Mt Walker I'll probably swag it at Rydal Showground overnight. It's free.

Great info, thanks Mike. Plan to explore and enjoy the surrounds of Sydney but most of all, see what the Freelander can do. I've done the Mt Walker trip and was impressed how it performed, I would also like to do Stockton Beach one day. Once again, thanks for the great info.

Nice to see others utilising the capability off the freelander! Im up in QLD, mine has done, Stradbroke island, noosa to rainbow beach via double island ( as you said, freelander is awesome on sand). Also done mt tamborine, minion falls, some of the boarder ranges and duck creek rd (in 2wd)! Only thing that lets it down is clearance and road tyres, with some thought out lines and some understanding of its limits I have managed to go where some bug trucks have and done it not only in style but with no damage (unlike them) haha

That run from Noosa to Rainbow Beach is very enjoyable. I must get up there and do it again. I hear you have to pay now, is that true?

Yeah Mike, you have to get a permit if you want to drive on the beach. It's about $17 for a day or you can get weekly or annual ones. On top of that if you want to camp you need another permit! Still if it keeps some of the kooks away, the place open, maintained and unspoiled I am happy to pay