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Some steep sections with rock to negotiate. High clearance 4WD with low range essential.

Difficulty: Difficult Track

Difficult

Length: 2km to 10km

Features: Sharp Rocks, Steep ascents/descents

Latitude: -37.414520

Longitude: 147.072495

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Driver Track Log

DATE	VEHICLE USED	DRIVER	NOTES
2013-03-12	Mitsubishi Triton	xf087	great track. fantastic views at the top. loose and rocky...well worth the climb
2012-12-31	Mitsubishi Pajero	Freaky4wder	completed this track heading (north east) in which you go down hill most of the way, which is easier if you have good engine braking. there's a couple of small rock steps but nothing you couldn't do in a stock vehicle
2012-12-27	Toyota Landcruiser	bush buddy	Very Steep in sections but surface is very good, one vehicle in our group was a stock 100 series sahara (no lift, std size A/T's) and didnt have any issues.
2012-12-27	Toyota Landcruiser	DX Cruiser	This track climbs nearly 1200 vertical in just 7km. It took us about 1 hr of driving to the top. Did it as part of our High Country tour Tom Groggin - Omeo - Dargo - Licola - Jamison.
2012-12-24	Toyota Prado	myall	Track conditions seem to have degraded since the year before; there's more rocky sections to tackle, as the soil has been washed away.
2012-11-16	Nissan Pathfinder	GlynnDeane	Steep track, great views from top,
2012-11-04	Jeep Cherokee	Tdog	Good track, went up from woonongatta river turned off dargo rd onto woonongatta road followed it and stayed the night at horseyard flat. highly recommend going up it. watch out for P platers heading down too quickly. Do not do this without CB as youll need to know if someone else is on the track
2012-06-1	Holden Colorado	Bushyfromoz	truck is a colorado with 2 inch lift and stock tyres. factory side steps may be a problem. Long slow crawl to bottom, very loose and rocky and steep ++. Take your time, wheel placement will be essential for lower ride vehicles. allow about 2 and a quarter hours. View from the top is spectacular, phot opportinuty there, again form the chopper pad. Will be difficult in the wet, if going up in the wet consider the need for diff locks or avoid if you dont.
2012-06-03	Nissan Patrol	ross_pix	good track great veiws
2012-01-6	Toyota Landcruiser	baldman	heaps of rock ledges and loose rocks, made for an intersting drive and quite challenging trying to get 2 cars past each other.
2012-01-27	Nissan Patrol	littleredwagon	steep and rocky - good fun ,great views.
2012-01-02	Mitsubishi Pajero	Davidman	Done over Christmas period 2011 - 2012 with Grey Ghost, Big Rig and others.
2011-12-27	Toyota Landcruiser	bush buddy	Steep with one very rocky section that will require careful wheel placement. Low range essential.
2011-04-24	Toyota Prado	myall	A brilliant and long climb to a spectacular view (Pinnicles). Many steep sections, some rough, many narrow. It was a bit busy at Easter but the challenge of passing vehicles on such narrow/steep tracks made it fun.
2011-02-13	Toyota Landcruiser	mickgraham75
2010-11-01	Mitsubishi Challenger	atowen	Great track, went down when it was clear, came back in the fog! Best of both worlds
2010-10-31	Nissan Patrol	Charlie09
2010-06-14	Nissan Patrol	Plastered	Well worth it
2010-06-14	Toyota Landcruiser	Mooser77	great track
2010-04-21	Nissan Patrol	Wattas111
2010-04-02	Toyota Hilux	CAMPDOG	Great track, pity we were clouded in most of the time.
2010-04	Nissan Patrol	trexGq	Driven from the bottom to the top, nice continuous track, with one narrow section about 3/4 the way up
2010-03-08	Ford Maverick	Agent 13	Good fun, not difficult although little broken section at top.
2010-03-06	Toyota Landcruiser	knot_gillty	Great track. Very foggy so not much of a view.
2010-03-05	Toyota Landcruiser	Grumpy	Great track (Interesting)
2010-03-05	Toyota Landcruiser	Gunna	Great track a must do for everyone
2010-01-11	Toyota Prado	Big Rig	What a great drive. The pinnacles and all the other huts - horesyard, McMillans, Moroka were fantastic.
2010-01-11	Nissan Patrol	4WDN	Great veiw
2009-12-30	Toyota Landcruiser	phs	awsome track a must see if your in the area the veiws from the wall are awsome
2009-07-23	Mitsubishi Pajero	Terryfirma
2009-04-12	Nissan Patrol	Derringer	Rock sections have been bulldozed making for a loose rubbly steep surface. No problems coming down, although tight hairpin near the bottom, I did need to reverse up to get the Patrol around.
2009-04-10	Nissan Pathfinder	Nickj	Great track with some awesome views
2009-01-13	Toyota Prado	j1k4wd	Pretty good track and a good distance of steep stuff. Wouldn't mind trying it in the wet.
2008-12-10	Nissan Patrol	Ozrider
2008-12-04	Toyota Landcruiser	beerbaron525
2008-02-16	Toyota Landcruiser	Knackers	great views, great track
2008-02-16	Toyota Landcruiser	tracks	Very good track.I love this one good views from the great wall of China
2008-02-16	Nissan Patrol	4X4	After the fires of the previous year, the view from the fire look-out tower was awesome!
2006-11-05	Toyota Landcruiser	Matt

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Climatic data for Billy Goat Bluff Trk

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Likelyhood of rain*

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Weather data obtained from TABBERABBERA (THE PINES), located 25.5kms from Billy Goat Bluff Trk

* Likelihood of more than 1mm rain falling on any day in the given month.

Latest LIVE weather - May

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Last 7 days of Rainfall (total recorded*)	8.4mm

Live weather data obtained from MT MOORNAPA, located 31.4kms from Billy Goat Bluff Trk, courtesy of the BOM

* Data is fetched for yesterday's rainfall at 12.30pm each day.

Track Talk

Mnorman27

Aug 10 2010, 07:52am

Have done this Track in a 100 series and on a 250 Dirt Bike awesome fun and great views. Bit hard on the 250 towards the top due to very loose rock.

rangey308

Mar 14 2011, 11:39am

Has gotten really rough, steep and rocky,going down easier than going up, wouldn;t do it again on a public holiday weekend like bourke street

Grumpy

Mar 19 2011, 07:35am

Billy Goats Bluff has not improved with age. The top section near the start of the track going down has an extremely narrow section of rock face which gives the impression that if you step out of your vehicle at this point you will fall off a sheer drop on either side. The track itself is steep, small ledges, loose stone, heavily rutted in sections and narrow. Vehicles passing each other in opposite directions can be a scary situation as there is not a lot of room in parts and good radio comms is vital. The last pinch up to the heli pad on the downward trip has a rocky ledge leading up to it of short duration. from the heli pad down it is steep and loose in parts. Having said that the difficulty rating I have nominated is subjective based on my experience and what I believe a greater percentage of people would think. One thing is for certain this track deserves respect, is not for novices and poorly prepared vehicles. A properly working and adjusted handbrake. ideally is a track for experienced drivers with suitably equipped vehicles. A diff lock is a distinct advantage together with aggressive tyres and definitely lowered tyre pressures to get more grip on the ascent and descent and to reduce the chance of rock damage I used my diff lock to keep my vehicle straight on the descents as you get the surging when you go over a rock ledge and the locker keeps better control.

rangey308

Aug 03 2011, 23:06pm

I agree with grumpy's assessment of billy goats bluff. this track has the potential to catch the inexperienced out big time.