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Grampians Road & Track Report 27th January

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Hi All,

The latest Grampians Road and Track Report has just landed in my inbox,  See below for any updates.  You can also download it here if you want a copy yourself.

PV Staff have  graded and reopened Sawmill Track,  Boundary and Red Hill Roads in the Victoria Range area. These roads were affected by the Sawmill Fire a few weeks ago.The Mt Zero Road has become quite dusty and corrugated in places so drivers need to slow down and take care when driving on this road. Staff will grade this road next week  depending on weather conditions as the road requires moisture for grading to be successful.
Hollow Mountain Walking Track Closure
Works will start on the walking track on the week starting the  7th of February 2012. The track will be closed during this time and will reopen early March. The Summerday Valley climbing area and the walk to Gulgurn Manja Shelter will remain open.

Red Hill Road    Back Rd – Glenelg River Rd.    Public    2WD         Open    Good, but will be slippery after rain
Red Rock Road         Public    2WD         Open    Water across road in sections
Redman Track         Public    2WD         CLOSED
Reed Lookout Road         Public    2WD    Bitumen    Open    No Issue
Rose Creek Road         Public    2WD    Gravel    Open    Good, but will be slippery after rain
Serra Road    Glenelg River Rd – Grampians Rd    Public    2WD         Open    Good, but will be slippery after rain
Stapylton Campground Road         Public    2WD         Open    Good, but will be slippery after rain
Sundial Road         Public    2WD         Open    Good Condition
Syphon Road         Public    2WD         Open    Good, but will be slippery after rain
Wonderland Road         Public    2WD    Bitumen    Open    No Issue
Yarram Gap Road         Public    2WD    Bitumen    Open    No Issue
Zumstein Track (Shortcut)         Public    2WD         Open    Good, but will be slippery after rain

Beehive Track         Operational – Open All Year    4WD         Open
Black Range Road         Operational – Open All Year    4WD         Open    Good, but will be slippery after rain
Boundary Road         Operational – Open All Year    4WD         Open
Brim Springs Track         Operational – Open All Year    4WD         Open
Burrong Track (Shortcut)         Operational – Open All Year    4WD         Open
Cassidy Gap Road         Operational – Open All Year    4WD         CLOSED
Cooinda Burrong Road         Operational – Open All Year    2WD         Open    No Issue
Coppermine Track         Operational – Open All Year    4WD         Open    No Issue
Glenisla Crossing Road         Operational – Open All Year    2WD         Open
Golton South Track         Operational – Open All Year    4WD         Open    Good, but will be slippery after rain
Henham Track North         Operational – Open All Year    4WD         CLOSED
Henham Track South         Operational – Open All Year    4WD         CLOSED
Hines Track         Operational – Open All Year    4WD         Open    Wet / Slippery in Sections
Mt Difficult Road    Boroka Lookout – Lake Wartook    Operational – Open All Year    2WD         CLOSED    See Notes
Old Mill Road         Operational – Open All Year    2WD         Open    Good, but will be slippery after rain
Oslers Track         Operational – Open All Year    4WD         CLOSED    Very Wet
Phillip Island Track         Operational – Open All Year    4WD         Open    Wet / Slippery in Sections
Pines Road         Operational – Open All Year    2WD         Open    Good, but will be slippery after rain
Rosea Track         Operational – Open All Year    4WD    Sand / Gravel    CLOSED
Sawmill Track         Operational – Open All Year    2WD         Open    Good, but will be slippery after rain
Spears Road         Operational – Open All Year    2WD         CLOSED
Stony Creek Rd         Operational – Open All Year    2WD         Open    See Notes
Taylors Track         Operational – Open All Year    4WD         Open
Wallaby Rocks Road         Operational – Open All Year    4WD         Open
Yanganaginj Njawi Track         Operational – Open All Year    4WD         Open
Yarram Park Road         Operational – Open All Year    2WD         Open    Good, but will be slippery after rain

Bellfield Fireline         Operational – Seasonal Closure    4WD         Open    Watch for Fallen Trees
Briggs Track         Operational – Seasonal Closure    4WD         Open
Burnt Hut Creek Track         Operational – Seasonal Closure    4WD         Open
Chinaman Track         Operational – Seasonal Closure    4WD         CLOSED
Fields Track         Operational – Seasonal Closure    4WD         CLOSED
Flagstaff Track         Operational – Seasonal Closure    4WD         Open
Geerack Track         Operational – Seasonal Closure    4WD         Open
Goat Track         Operational – Seasonal Closure    4WD         Open
Homestead Track         Operational – Seasonal Closure    4WD         CLOSED
Launders Track         Operational – Seasonal Closure    4WD         Open
Link Track    Pohlner Rd – Smiths Rd    Operational – Seasonal Closure    4WD         Open
Lynches Crossing Track         Operational – Seasonal Closure    4WD         Open    Good, but will be slippery after rain
Matthews Track         Operational – Seasonal Closure    4WD         Open
Moora Track         Operational – Seasonal Closure    4WD         CLOSED
Mt Cassell Fireline         Operational – Seasonal Closure    4WD         CLOSED
Muirfoot Track         Operational – Seasonal Closure    4WD         Open
Sanders Track         Operational – Seasonal Closure    4WD         CLOSED
Victoria Range Road         Operational – Seasonal Closure    4WD         Open    Watch for Fallen Trees

Billywing Track         Operational – MVO    4WD         CLOSED
Bomjinna Track         Operational – MVO    4WD         CLOSED
Burma Track         Operational – MVO    4WD         CLOSED
Carter Track         Operational – MVO    4WD         CLOSED
Castle Rock Track         Operational – MVO    4WD         CLOSED
Cranages Track         Operational – MVO    4WD         CLOSED
Crute Link Track         Operational – MVO    4WD         CLOSED
Crute Track         Operational – MVO    4WD         CLOSED
East Wartook Track         Operational – MVO    4WD         CLOSED
Golton Link Track         Operational – MVO    4WD         CLOSED
Griffin Track         Operational – MVO    4WD         CLOSED
Happy Track         Operational – MVO    4WD         CLOSED
Heatherlie Track         Operational – MVO    4WD         CLOSED
Hut Creek Track         Operational – MVO    4WD         CLOSED
Ingleton Track         Operational – MVO    4WD         CLOSED
Kaylmna Falls Track         Operational – MVO    4WD         CLOSED
Link Track    Serra Rd – Henham Tk    Operational – MVO    4WD         CLOSED
Long Point Track         Operational – MVO    4WD         CLOSED
Lynchs Track         Operational – MVO    4WD         CLOSED
Mair Track         Operational – MVO    4WD         CLOSED
Pomonal Fireline         Operational – MVO    4WD         CLOSED
Ricky North Track         Operational – MVO    4WD         CLOSED
Serra Range Track    Glenelg River Rd – Syphon Rd    Operational – MVO  4WD CLOSED
Serra Range Track    South of Cassidy Gap    Operational – MVO    4WD         CLOSED
Seven Dials Track         Operational – MVO    4WD         CLOSED
Shilcock Track         Operational – MVO    4WD         CLOSED
Stockyard Track         Operational – MVO    4WD         CLOSED
Terraces Track         Operational – MVO    4WD         CLOSED
Victoria Range Track South         Operational – MVO    4WD         CLOSED
Waterworks Track         Operational – MVO    4WD         CLOSED
Zumstein Track    Zumstein – Chinaman Tk    Operational – MVO    4WD         CLOSED

Hollow Mountain Walking Track closures and The Gallery Track repairs – Grampians

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Hollow Mountain Walking Track
For those of you who like a little mid week action make note of this – Hollow Mountain Walking Track – Track closure February 2012 - Work will commence at the end of the school holidays and will continue for up to five weeks through February, however this track will be open to visitors on weekends.  Work to be completed includes re surfacing of the walking track, installation of drainage and steps.  Access to Summerday Valley climbing area and Gulgurn Manja Art Shelter will remain open during this time.

The Gallery Walking Track
For those climbers who are physically blessed to be able to climb the routes at The Gallery in the Vic Range, Grampians, you may have noticed last year that after the floods, the climbers access track was closed due to flood damage. Parks staff also laid branches across to deter people from travelling that way.  Unfortunately, this caused climbers to then realign the track around the right hand side of the Aboriginal art shelter and through a revegetation area. Interestingly, years ago, PV worked with climbers to create a separate climbers track(the now damaged one) that directed them away from the shelter.  This was for fear of erosion and impact to the site.  So…not so good that this was occurring again.
Following a climbers query about the new track and the old one being closed, I contacted Dave Roberts, ranger at Halls Gap, who was very appreciative of the information and acted upon it quite quickly. Current situation is as follows:

PV have opened up the first part of the loop up until where the track heads up to the Gallery.So basically you head up there and back down, the same way. Please use this access and not around the right side of the art shelter. I have not yet had the opportunity to visit myself so any feedback on this would be appreciated.
It was also noted that there are some sections that are eroding quite badly on the climbers track so I will be visiting sometime soon to look at what we can do to control it. This is not a PV maintained track, care of this will be up to us climbers to maintain – this is the way that PV would like to see most of the climbers tracks managed. From my reports -” On the first part of the track there is one stretch where there is some deep erosion probably half a metre deep for 20 metres. The second part of the track is basically obliterated and probably needs marking with tape.“

I will be looking for volunteers after the initial inspection to help with the work and am hoping that those climbers that do use this track and the cliffs to climb at will be involved.  Stay tuned!

*** Should there be any cairns remaining that are still directing climbers past the art shelter and revegetation area, please take it upon yourselves to remove these. Cheers!

Grampians Road and Track Report – Bundaleer open today!!

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Here’s the latest Grampians openings and closures.  Good news is that Bundaleer can now be accessed. Mt Abrumpt is also open.  See the following:
You can also download the latest colour coded map here

Mt Abrupt–open Friday 23 December 2011
The Parks Victoria flood recovery crew are very excited to complete works on the Mt Abrupt walking track. This popular walking track in the Southern Grampians, was badly damaged in January 2011 from an enourmous landslide that also caused significant damage to the Grampians Tourist Road. Even though a lot of work has been completed on this track, visitors do need to be aware of the risk of walking in a landslip hazard zone. Parks Victoria recomends that walkers should read the walk description on the attached sheet and to take note of the warning signage along the walking track.

Bundaleer Climbing area – access Stony Creek Road from Glenelg River Road
The Bundaleer climbing area will also open on Friday.  Access to this area is along the Stony creek Road  from Glenelg River Road to Rosea track. From the gate there is a 200m walk to the Bundaleer climbs.

Please note that access from the Silverband Road is not available.

Mt Difficult Road – Closed
Unfortunately Mt Difficult Road received quite a lot of damage from flash flooding early this week. The road will remain closed  from Boroka lookout to Lake Wartook Picnic area until further notice. Access to Lake Wartook and Boroka Lookout is open.

 Road & Track Closures

• Silverband Road (Silverband Falls Carpark to Sundial
Road turnoff)
• Glenelg River Road (Boreang Campground to Mt Victory
Road)
• Stony Creek Road (Rosea Track to Rosea Carpark)
• Henham Track
• Mitchell Road
• Redmans Track
• Mount William Picnic Ground Road
• Emmetts Road
• Mafeking Road
• Syphon Road (From Glenelg River Road to Sawmill Track)
• Moora Track
• Fields Track
• Rosea Track
• Homestead Track
• Oslers Track
• Mt Cassel Track
• Chinamans Track
• Sanders Track
• Mt Dificult Road
Campground & Site Closures
• Bomjinna Campground
• Kalymna Falls Picnic Area
• Golton Gorge Picnic Area
• Zumstein Area

Walking Track Closures
• Wonderland Loop (Halls Gap to Wonderland Carpark)
• Venus Baths
• Splitter Falls
• Bullaces Glen
• Mount Rosea
• MacKenzie Falls River Walk
• Zumstein Area (All walks)
• Tower Hill
• Red Gum Loop
• Bomjinna Track (From Bomjinna Campground to Mt William
Carpark)
• Brownings Loop (Mafeking)
• Golton Gorge Loop
• Tilwinda Falls
• Major Mitchell Plateau
• Fortress
• Wonderland remote overnight hikes.

Access & Environment December report

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On Saturday 19th November, I visited Mt Rosea and Bundaleer for an inspection visit in order to ascertain if and what work would be required to prepare these climbing areas for re-opening.

Being woken up by thunderstorms and pelting rain at about 4am in the morning was not the best sign for the Saturday morning visit of Mt Rosea and Bundaleer.  But come to think of it,  the last time I did such an inspection visit was after the 2006 fires.  And it rained then.  Classic Rosea inspection weather!  Wet weather gear was packed by all.  Along with myself, I had organized a small team of interested climbers to attend.  Steve Monks, Kieran Loughran, John Stone, Frank and Sylvia Van der Peet and Cameron Abraham all dragged themselves out of a warm bed for the 9am meet at the Parks Depot in Halls Gap.  There we met with David Roberts where we carpooled into 2 cars and headed off.  First stop via the Stony Creek Road and Rosea Track was Bundaleer.  After heading through the locked gate and driving a little way, it was soon very obvious as to why there was a locked gate and why after a few 100 metres, we couldn’t drive any further.

Rosea Track near Bundaleer

Rosea Track near Bundaleer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To say that there was some rutting in the road would be a serious  understatement.  More like there was a road attempting to travel through the rutting- as you can see by the photos. After a bit of discussion about repair progress and insurance coverage for such events – interestingly, the Insurance will only pay for the top orange layer of construction added soil.  The rest of the damage in the soil below this is up to PV to find the funds for. Insurance companies – you gotta love em! We then headed up the climbers access track to Bundaleer.  The same track where in 2008, we spent a day building and repairing the track following the fires.

Bundaleer access track- previous work still going strong

Well, we obviously did something right as the track is still holding court. Bar a few areas that have had a little wash down and were troublesome areas from the start.  But definitely gets the tick of approval and can’t see any reason why this track can’t be used.

Once we were finished with Bundaleer it was off to Rosea – reversing back up the section of road we travelled on to the intersection. We then travelled down the Silverband Road to finally arrive at the Rosea carpark.  Have to say it was lovely to be back at Rosea after quite a long time since my last visit and the low lying mist gave Rosea its usual atmospheric feel. The official walking track was good for the most part, with just a few sections that were rutted.  We then veered off left at the signage intersection to travel along the climbers access track.  Besides the usual abundance of bracken along the track all looked good and was holding up well.  Some of the work we had undertaken following the fires had definitely done its job.  The stabilizing work we had done on a small collapsed section of track would definitely have prevented that whole section from collapsing and being washed away. Various landslips along the way seemed to have missed our track – but of course, they were only the babies!  ,A little further along, the track wasn’t so lucky, as was a huge swathe of land.

Mt Rosea - the newly created gully that crosses our access track

Mt Rosea - the newly created gully that crosses our access track

Basically, the track just suddenly ended as did all the vegetation.  Huge, bare new gully from very, very top all the way down cutting through to Silverband.  While these photos give you an idea it still doesn’t do it justice.  The power that must have been behind all that water and moving earth!  After much oohing and aahing, we travelled across the new gully to where the track began again and continued on our way. Again for the most part the track is fine and stable.  Just before the last switchback to the cliff base a massive tree has come down over the track. It is possible to scramble underneath this. On the other side of it there has been some smaller trees come down, lots of branches covering the track and some slip and wash away of the track.

Damaged track section before last switchback.

Damaged track section before last switchback.

After this the switchback itself is fine and the track continues up to the base.  We travelled to the top of the Giant Staircase which has held up brilliantly and doesn’t really appear to have suffered much in the way of wash away and erosion.  Possibly a few loose base stones here and there but certainly nothing that you wouldn’t expect from a rocky track.

So, the question is where, what and how does this leave us, the climbing community. Well despite the awesomeness(cos that’s the only word that describes it!) of the landslide damage to Rosea, not too bad really.  There will be no repair to the newly created gully. That’s nature creating something new and will become just another part of the Grampians environment.  Over years it will revegetate and generations from now will only see it as we currently see treed gullies.  And probably none the wiser to the event that created it.  After discussion with Dave, we will delineate a new track from one side to the other giving it a little stabilizing work.  And with Nature having done most of the work of clearing everything, this really shouldn’t be a big job.  The trees down on the track will make access along the track a little more difficult but even if nothing was done, you could still travel along it.  The larger tree will need serious cutting equipment to move it and Dave has indicated that this is something he could help out with, along with another tree a little further before this.  We are more than capable to cut, remove and clear the track immediately after the large treefall…and for the most part, that’s it for Rosea.  As the access track to the cliff base is a climbers access track, the climbing community will take responsibility for maintaining this track and take care of any erosion issues that occur on the Giant Staircase.  Time frames for opening are dependant on a few things.  The main issue is the road access. Dependant on Vicroads plan of attack for their work on the lower Silverband road, there is the possibility that we may be able to access and use the Rosea carpark on weekends. This decision does rest with Vicroads though and their contractors work plan.  The Rosea carpark will be used by them for their vehicles and materials etc.  Possibly we can access it via a walk in from the Sundial carpark if the reopening of that section is not possible.  Alternatively the access would be via the Stony Creek Road.  It would mean having to access it via the longer way around – Mt Victory is now completely open. Would be great before Christmas but probably not likely – stay tuned as I will have some better timelines shortly.

Bundaleer is on the cards to open before Christmas.  Work on the Rosea Track is targeted to begin start of December. Regardless of this, there are still some options to be able to access the area.  Just might mean a little more of a walk with access stopping up towards the intersection of Rosea Track and Stony Creek. With regards to any work we may need to do at Bundaleer – well that is minimal and the opening is certainly not dependant on that.

All in all it was a very positive visit and day not only from the Bundaleer and Rosea aspect but also from a relationship perspective between the climbing community and the land managers, Parks Victoria. David Roberts is keen to continue moving forward in developing the relationship we have with them in a positive way. Many thanks to Dave for making time in his schedule.

Lower section of Silverband Road or where it used to be

Lower section of Silverband Road or where it used to be

Rosea, Bundaleer and the Grampians Road/Track Report

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Looks like we are finally back to the standard and regular road and track report for the Grampians.Next week, Parks Victoria will be opening eight seasonal 4WD tracks in time for the Long Weekend. Some seasonal roads will stay closed due to flood damage. See below for the list of roads, openings and conditions.

While we are on the subject of the Grampians, a little more info on Rosea and Bundaleer.  With perfect climbing time coming up for those areas, the questions are on everyones lips. Things are finally on the move towards accessing Rosea and Bundaleer. One of the main problems is the road access with both Silverband and Mt Victory Road receiving the worst damage.  The two roads fall under the care of VicRoads so gaining access means not only working in with PV and their schedule, but more importantly fitting in with the VicRoads schedule.
From what I understand now, VicRoads will be finalising their contractor for work on the Silverband Road by the end of October. Access is currently only open to the Sundial Carpark. While there could be a possibility of opening up the next section, VicRoads will be using the Rosea carpark for their trucks and equipment as well as moving up and down the roads,so access via here might not be an option.  I have a number of thoughts and proposals on the possibility of us accessing it via here but the end decision will lie with VicRoads.  As we are not looking at just climbers accessing this. the possibility of too many cars and not enough carparking might be an issue.
David Roberts, Head ranger at Grampians is keen though to help work on a solution to get the areas of Rosea and Bundaleer open whilst work is continuing on the roads.The other option which may be a more viable one is accessing it via a section of Stony Creek Road off Glenelg Road. Repairs can be undertaken to fix this section of road so as to allow access.  Parking will bestill be an issue along  Stony Creek Road so this is something we will need to tackle for a temporary solution. As work would begin on the start of this section, Bundaleer is the obvious first site. I have an inspection visit to the area lined up for mid November.  I am really keen to see if there was any impact from the floods to the climbers access track and climbing areas in both Rosea and Bundaleer and this will give us a much better idea of how soon we may be able to get in there and if there is any work that we need to do on our tracks.

Seasonal Road openings:

· Goat Track
· Victoria Range Track
· Link Track
· Flagstaff Track
· Briggs Track
· Bellfield Track
· Muirfoot Track
· Burnt Hut Creek Track

Grampians National Park                        
Road and Track Report 

Date:  21/10/2011

Asses Ears Road        Public    2WD    Gravel / Rock    Open    Good, but will be slippery after rain
Billywing Road        Public    2WD        Open    Good, but will be slippery after rain
Brimpaen Road        Public    2WD        Open    Good, but will be slippery after rain
Bullawin Road        Public    2WD        CLOSED    Very Wet
Emmett Road        Public    2WD        CLOSED
Flatrock Road        Public    2WD        Open    Good, but will be slippery after rain
Glenelg River Road    Mt Victory Rd – Flat Rock    Public    2WD    Gravel    CLOSED
Glenelg River Road    Flat Rock  – Lodge Rd    Public    2WD        Open    Good, but will be slippery after rain
Glenelg River Road    Lodge Rd – Greens Creek Rd    Public    2WD        Open    Good, but will be slippery after rain
Glenelg River Road    Greens Creek Rd – Jensens Rd    Public    2WD        Open    Good, but will be slippery after rain
Glenelg River Road    Jensens Rd – Henty Highway    Public    2WD        Open    Good, but will be slippery after rain
Greens Creek Road        Public    2WD        Open    Good, but will be slippery after rain
Halls Gap – Mt Zero Road    Halls Gap – Pines Rd    Public    2WD        Open    Good, but will be slippery after rain
Halls Gap – Mt Zero Road    Pines Rd – Roses Gap Rd    Public    2WD        Open    Good, but will be slippery after rain
Halls Gap – Mt Zero Road    Roses Gap Rd – Mt Zero    Public    2WD        Open    Good, but will be slippery after rain
Harrops Track    Red Rock Rd – Glenelg River Rd    Public    2WD        Open    Good, but will be slippery after rain
Jensens Road        Public    2WD        Open    Good, but will be slippery after rain
Jimmy Creek Road        Public    2WD        CLOSED
Lodge Road        Public    2WD        Open    Good, but will be slippery after rain
MacKenzie Falls Road        Public    2WD    Bitumen    Open    No Issue
Mafeking Road        Public    2WD        CLOSED
Mitchell Road        Public    2WD        CLOSED
Mt Difficult Road    Mt Victory Rd – Boroka Lookout    Public    2WD        Open    No Issue
Mt William Road        Public    2WD    Bitumen    Open
Mt William Picnic Ground Track        Public    2WD        CLOSED    Watch for Fallen Trees
Olive Plantation Road        Public    2WD        Open    Good, but will be slippery after rain
Pohlner Road        Public    2WD        Open    Wet / Slippery in Sections
Red Hill Road        Public    2WD        Open    Good, but will be slippery after rain
Red Rock Road        Public    2WD        Open    Water across road in sections
Redman Track        Public    2WD        CLOSED
Reed Lookout Road        Public    2WD    Bitumen    Open    No Issue
Rose Creek Road        Public    2WD    Gravel    Open    Good, but will be slippery after rain
Serra Road    Glenelg River Rd – Grampians Rd    Public    2WD        Open    Good, but will be slippery after rain
Stapylton Campground Road        Public    2WD        Open    Good, but will be slippery after rain
Sundial Road        Public    2WD        Open    Good Condition
Syphon Road        Public    2WD        CLOSED
Wonderland Road        Public    2WD    Bitumen    CLOSED
Yarram Gap Road        Public    2WD    Bitumen    Open    No Issue
Zumstein Track (Shortcut)        Public    2WD        Open    Good, but will be slippery after rain

Beehive Track        Operational – Open All Year    4WD        CLOSED
Black Range Road        Operational – Open All Year    4WD        Open    Good, but will be slippery after rain
Boundary Road        Operational – Open All Year    4WD        Open
Brim Springs Track        Operational – Open All Year    4WD        Open
Burrong Track (Shortcut)        Operational – Open All Year    4WD        Open
Cassidy Gap Road        Operational – Open All Year    4WD        CLOSED
Cooinda Burrong Road        Operational – Open All Year    2WD        Open    No Issue
Coppermine Track        Operational – Open All Year    4WD        Open    No Issue
Glenisla Crossing Road        Operational – Open All Year    2WD        Open
Golton South Track        Operational – Open All Year    4WD        Open    Good, but will be slippery after rain
Henham Track North        Operational – Open All Year    4WD        CLOSED
Henham Track South        Operational – Open All Year    4WD        CLOSED
Hines Track        Operational – Open All Year    4WD        Open    Wet / Slippery in Sections
Mt Difficult Road    Boroka Lookout – Lake Wartook    Operational – Open All Year    2WD        Open    Good, but will be slippery after rain
Old Mill Road        Operational – Open All Year    2WD        CLOSED    See Notes
Oslers Track        Operational – Open All Year    4WD        CLOSED
Phillip Island Track        Operational – Open All Year    4WD        Open    Wet / Slippery in Sections
Pines Road        Operational – Open All Year    2WD        Open    Good, but will be slippery after rain
Rosea Track        Operational – Open All Year    4WD    Sand / Gravel    CLOSED
Sawmill Track        Operational – Open All Year    2WD        Open
Spears Road        Operational – Open All Year    2WD        CLOSED
Stony Creek Track        Operational – Open All Year    2WD        CLOSED
Taylors Track        Operational – Open All Year    4WD        Open
Wallaby Rocks Road        Operational – Open All Year    4WD        Open
Yanganaginj Njawi Track        Operational – Open All Year    4WD        CLOSED
Yarram Park Road        Operational – Open All Year    2WD        Open

Bellfield Fireline        Operational – Seasonal Closure    4WD        CLOSED
Briggs Track        Operational – Seasonal Closure    4WD        CLOSED
Burnt Hut Creek Track        Operational – Seasonal Closure    4WD        CLOSED
Chinaman Track        Operational – Seasonal Closure    4WD        CLOSED
Fields Track        Operational – Seasonal Closure    4WD        CLOSED
Flagstaff Track        Operational – Seasonal Closure    4WD        CLOSED
Geerack Track        Operational – Seasonal Closure    4WD        CLOSED
Goat Track        Operational – Seasonal Closure    4WD        CLOSED
Homestead Track        Operational – Seasonal Closure    4WD        CLOSED
Launders Track        Operational – Seasonal Closure    4WD        CLOSED
Link Track    Pohlner Rd – Smiths Rd    Operational – Seasonal Closure    4WD        CLOSED
Lynches Crossing Track        Operational – Seasonal Closure    4WD        CLOSED
Matthews Track        Operational – Seasonal Closure    4WD        CLOSED
Moora Track        Operational – Seasonal Closure    4WD        CLOSED
Mt Cassell Fireline        Operational – Seasonal Closure    4WD        CLOSED
Muirfoot Track        Operational – Seasonal Closure    4WD        CLOSED
Sanders Track        Operational – Seasonal Closure    4WD        CLOSED
Victoria Range Road        Operational – Seasonal Closure    4WD        CLOSED

Billywing Track        Operational – MVO    4WD        CLOSED
Bomjinna Track        Operational – MVO    4WD        CLOSED
Burma Track        Operational – MVO    4WD        CLOSED
Carter Track        Operational – MVO    4WD        CLOSED
Castle Rock Track        Operational – MVO    4WD        CLOSED
Cranages Track        Operational – MVO    4WD        CLOSED
Crute Link Track        Operational – MVO    4WD        CLOSED
Crute Track        Operational – MVO    4WD        CLOSED
East Wartook Track        Operational – MVO    4WD        CLOSED
Golton Link Track        Operational – MVO    4WD        CLOSED
Griffin Track        Operational – MVO    4WD        CLOSED
Happy Track        Operational – MVO    4WD        CLOSED
Heatherlie Track        Operational – MVO    4WD        CLOSED
Hut Creek Track        Operational – MVO    4WD        CLOSED
Ingleton Track        Operational – MVO    4WD        CLOSED
Kaylmna Falls Track        Operational – MVO    4WD        CLOSED
Link Track    Serra Rd – Henham Tk    Operational – MVO    4WD        CLOSED
Long Point Track        Operational – MVO    4WD        CLOSED
Lynchs Track        Operational – MVO    4WD        CLOSED
Mair Track        Operational – MVO    4WD        CLOSED
Pomonal Fireline        Operational – MVO    4WD        CLOSED
Ricky North Track        Operational – MVO    4WD        CLOSED
Serra Range Track    Glenelg River Rd – Syphon Rd    Operational – MVO    4WD        CLOSED
Serra Range Track    South of Cassidy Gap    Operational – MVO    4WD        CLOSED
Seven Dials Track        Operational – MVO    4WD        CLOSED
Shilcock Track        Operational – MVO    4WD        CLOSED
Stockyard Track        Operational – MVO    4WD        CLOSED
Terraces Track        Operational – MVO    4WD        CLOSED
Victoria Range Track South        Operational – MVO    4WD        CLOSED
Waterworks Track        Operational – MVO    4WD        CLOSED
Zumstein Track    Zumstein – Chinaman Tk    Operational – MVO    4WD        CLOSED

Please Note:
The Mt Zero Rd has been resurfaced in some areas between Halls Gap and Plantation Campground,  drivers are urged to take care particularly after rain. Most roads in the Victoria Valley area are open but can be wet in places. The parks roads are still quite wet and slippery particularly along the edges, A four wheel drive vehicle is recomended if travelling on unsealed roads within the park. Old Mill Rd is closed between Roses Crk Rd and Boroka Lookout Rd. Bullawin Rd is closed.

Grampians opening updates

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For those who have been hanging out to get back into the Victoria Range, looks like today is the lucky day.  Just received official confimation from Parks Victoria that the following areas are now open.  All of this will also be on the Grampians page along with a downloadable update and map.

Parks Victoria staff have been working hard on flood and storm damage in the Western area of the Grampians National Park to open areas for local communities and visitors to the region.  While many of the roads and visitor sites are now open in this area, some areas will stay closed. Parks Victoria asks visitors to comply to any closures until they are reopen as these roads or sites are still unsafe for visitor access.

The following roads and visitor sites in the Victoria Valley and the Western side of the Grampians are now open:
Roads
Harrops Track
Glenelg River Road (Boreang Campground to Mt Victory  will remain closed)
Rose Creek Road
Billywing Road
Lodge Road
Red Rock Road
Asses Ears Road
Bullawin Road
Jensens Road
Red Hill Road
Greens Creek Road
Geerak Track
Zumstein Shortcut
Taylors Track
Brimpaen Road
Glenisla Crossing Road
Boundary Track
Hines Track
Wallaby Rocks
Visitor Sites
Buandik Picnic Area
Red Rock Picnic Area
Brim Springs Picnic Area
Art Shelters
Billimina
Manja
Campgrounds
Strachans
Boreang
Walking Tracks
Billimina Walking Track
Manja Walking Track
Chimney Pots Walking Track
Other
Access to the Moora Moora Reservoir will be available from Glenelg River Road

“Be safe be prepared” while travelling in this area:

While many roads in the Victoria Valley and the western side of the Park will be open, visitors are advised that traffic hazards still exist and road conditions may be below the usually accepted standard. Park staff have taken much care to ensure that risk issues have been minimised and that road conditions comply with our road management obligations, however hazards may still be present especially after wet weather. Road edges will be of particular concern. Please avoid driving on road edges as they may be soft in places.
Four wheel drive vehicles only are recommended after rain as roads will be slippery with uneven surfaces and fallen rocks. Please drive to the conditions and obey road signage and road closures at all times.
While great effort has been made to open roads in the Victoria Valley and the western side of the park, there are still areas affected by storm and flood damage.

The following roads, walking track and visitor sites will remain CLOSED until further notice:

Roads
Syphon Road
Serra Road
Glenelg River Road (Boreang Campground to Mt Victory Road)
Phillip Island Track
Henham Track
Sawmill Track
Beehive Track
Cassidy Gap Road
Stony Creek Road
All Seasonal Roads and Tracks
Campgrounds
Buandik
Walking Trails
Red Gum Walk
The Fortress
Paddys Castle