Baal Bone return via Turon River and Sunny Corner

[Dru]

WHERE: Baal Bone and Turon River

WHEN: Sun 9th August
MEET:
a) Richmond Macdonalds 7:15am leaving latest: 7:30am
b) Shell Petrol Station - Lithgow - Cnr Magpie Hollow Road (sometimes called Rydal Rd) and Great Western Highway. 9:15am leaving latest 9:30 for the Lithgow meeting point. It's a long-ish trip so everyone will want to fuel up at Lithgow.

We will head straight to Baal Bone via Wolgan Rd (Bitumen).

I hope everyone will work with us at stop points etc, it's a large group!

GRADE: C (C+ pinch point descending Baal Bone)
REQUIREMENTS: Radio. Jeep. Front and rear attachment points. Standard vehicles are OK. Winter woollies!

This is the next "piece of the puzzle" for Kerry's Jambo trail familiarisation. So the idea is to help people get familiar with the trails from Rydal so you can have comfort in leading trips at Jambo. We use what we learned in the Newnes D grade reccie to get to the Baal Bone track.

There is a small pinch point at each end of Baal Bone which is C+, but they are very short and the only technical bits in this trip. I think stock vehicles are fine. We are doing this the "easy way", ie the harder pinch point is down hill.

A bit of bitumen on the Gt Western Hwy to Capertee where we head into Turon River. There are three main routes from there back to Rydal that are D, C and C with a C+/B descent. We will be taking the C grade route. It's our favourite kind of wheelin' - nothing technical but plenty of low range cruising.

The views from Baal Bone are truly breath-taking. The Turon River provides a series of entertaining and safe water crossings. And Black Butt Mountain and Pinnacle trails climbs to over 1200m before dropping back down. Like most of our trips it's a long day, but we will be back on bitumen in day light.

As usual the idea is to talk about where we are, how to get from A to B, and get to know more about the area.


ATTENDING:
1: Dru and Kerry, dru: Richmond Macca's
2: Steve, SteveT: Richmond Macca's
3: Sean & Daphne, SeanC: Richmond Macca's
4: Steve. Steve x: Richmond Macca's
5: John, Hamma: Richmond Macca's
6: John, john diatosho: Richmond Macca's

7: Rob, uncaged123: Shell Lithgow
8: Dennis, jk_menace: Shell Lithgow
9: Dushan, Easy77: Shell Lithgow
10: Ritesh & Avani: Shell Lithgow
11: Dan, DanD: Shell Lithgow.
12: Shannon, AusJeep: Shell Lithgow
13: Rich, RichHenning: Shell Lithgow

Confirm on the day
14: Andy & Charl, redruby: Shell Lithgow

PHONE CONTACT:
Dru Spork M: 0419 855 121

Note, we cant afford to lose time kicking off so please be ready to depart at the times noted. If you are running late call - we should be able to advise where you may be able to catch up with the Convoy, but at this stage we intend departing on time.


cheers

Dru and Kerry

[uncaged123]

Hi Dru, I'm in for this trip too. I'll meet you at the shell servo.

Cheers RobS

[jk_menace]

Hi Dru,
yes please.
cheers mate.
Dennis

[jk_menace]

Sorry Dru, forgot to report meeting place. Shell Lithgow. Too keen lol.
Dennis

[Easy77]

Yes plz. Meet at Shell Lithgow.
Cheers,
Dushan

[Teshie]

Please count us in for meeting at Shell Lithgow, Ritesh & Avani, Thanks.

[richhenning]

Please count me in Dru thanks. Richmond maccas.


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[DanD]

Count me in also - this is a great run - will be @ Shell servo in the mountains

Also - Just thinking that it should be about 30 mins from Zig Zag carpark to the Shell servo - are we aiming for a 9:30am meetup with the convoy from Richmond maccas @ the shell servo?
And for those that turn on their headlights when driving - turn them off well before going through the Turon river as your headlights will most likely crack...

[Dru]

Count me in also - this is a great run - will be @ Shell servo in the mountains

Also - Just thinking that it should be about 30 mins from Zig Zag carpark to the Shell servo - are we aiming for a 9:30am meetup with the convoy from Richmond maccas @ the shell servo?
And for those that turn on their headlights when driving - turn them off well before going through the Turon river as your headlights will most likely crack...

Dan, do we need to get going earlier? It's a long trip, really think we need to be at Lithgow at 9:00.

[Edit] if I'm going to loose half an hour, I'd rather do this on the trails. Are we better off heading out from Zig Zag or getting going 30 mins earlier?

[stevet]

Yes please, depending on the rosters when they come out.......... Richmond Macca's.........