Proposed Orara State Forest trip 7th-10th June
Posted: February 27th, 2013, 1:59 pm
Hi All,
[Sorry - another amendment. Looks like my preferred date is forJune too, so will now aim for June.]
I'm just looking for feedback about a possible trip to Orana West State Forest (30mins west of Coffs Harbour). Due to the nearly 5 hour drive, we should try to reserve at least 4 days (3 nights). Looking at the calendar, if we started on 7th of June, we would only need to take 1 day leave from work/school, as Monday the 10th is a public holiday.
There is currently a "Clarence River 4wd Park" is planned for 8th, 9th and 10th, but we may be able to reschedule this date.
I've been researching the Coffs Harbour area, and WOW .... there are a lot of tracks. The area is actually covered in this month's (issue 194) 4WD Action Magazine from page 112 to 118. Orarna West has a few more challenging tracks, but we can also try out the Orana East State Forest tracks for something easier. There are creek crossings, lots of ridges, peaks and lookouts with spectacular views, the Sky Pier lookout platform, etc.
Camping would likely be in the forest itself. Some of the areas near creeks appear to be popular with the locals. Most importantly, we should be able to have open fires too.
Location :
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Let me know if you would be interested in this 4 day trip.
Thanks
Dave.
[Sorry - another amendment. Looks like my preferred date is forJune too, so will now aim for June.]
I'm just looking for feedback about a possible trip to Orana West State Forest (30mins west of Coffs Harbour). Due to the nearly 5 hour drive, we should try to reserve at least 4 days (3 nights). Looking at the calendar, if we started on 7th of June, we would only need to take 1 day leave from work/school, as Monday the 10th is a public holiday.
There is currently a "Clarence River 4wd Park" is planned for 8th, 9th and 10th, but we may be able to reschedule this date.
I've been researching the Coffs Harbour area, and WOW .... there are a lot of tracks. The area is actually covered in this month's (issue 194) 4WD Action Magazine from page 112 to 118. Orarna West has a few more challenging tracks, but we can also try out the Orana East State Forest tracks for something easier. There are creek crossings, lots of ridges, peaks and lookouts with spectacular views, the Sky Pier lookout platform, etc.
Camping would likely be in the forest itself. Some of the areas near creeks appear to be popular with the locals. Most importantly, we should be able to have open fires too.
Location :
View Larger Map
Let me know if you would be interested in this 4 day trip.
Thanks
Dave.
