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Vic High Country and Tassie - suggestions for wild camping

Just six weeks till blast off - first stop the Snowy Ride in Thredbo for a few days and then south to get the ferry to Tasmania.

Any suggestions for good wild camping spots in the Victorian High Country or anywhere in Tassie?
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Hi Jax,

Good to know that things are nearing the start line. Just spent a few days in the company of Rockwallaby, a Tasmanian native, who came to the French Meet. He might be a useful source of info re the camping. Top bloke.
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Check out Tom Groggin which I think is in the southern end of Kosciuszko national park and near the starting point of the murray river (sorry my geography is crap)
Camp near the river amongst loads of Kangaroos, Emus, possums. No facilities when I was there last but just a great spot to spend a night.

Also never have your tent under a redgum tree along the river(or anywhere really) They are notorious for large branches shearing off and more than a few campers have been killed over the years.

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I suggest getting the 'Camps' book which gives info on tonnes of free camps.

Also, there's an iPhone app 'wikimaps' (I think) which lists them, and then users rate and add more.

I can suggest quite a few around north VIC, depending on your route.

Also, welcome to stay if coming by Wodonga area.
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Thanks guys... I did look at the Camps book but I was put off by the price and weight. I'll try the app and see how that goes.

Rob I don't know our route yet but appreciate the offer.
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FWIW, we bought the book, and it's already paid for itself.

And, if you want to travel light, take digital photos of the pages you''ll need, and leave them on the camera for the trip. Nil weight and size
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In the Alps see if you can find some of the old huts that the cattlemen used before being forced out. Even if the huts have burnt down the site will be reasonably flat for camping. In reality there are so many spots to just tuck yourself out of sight of the road/track. We used to carry large shifting spanners to unbolt the gates during a period of uncivil disobedience back in the 1980s - and there were just little camp sites everywhere.

Big caution at the moment is the risk of bush fires - so no open fires unless its rained during the day.
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Any suggestions for good wild camping spots in the Victorian High Country or anywhere in Tassie?
I'll be back in Tassie end of September, so can help out closer to the time if you need with options.

There is a nice little camp ground just like what you find here in France, a municipal camping very close by to where I live, called the Lilydale Falls Camp ground. I'm not sure what it cost, but I remember it was very cheap and the spot is idyllic, and on the way of a very good riding road to the east coast through vineyards and lavender fields and tall trees of rain forests.

There are many spots in Tasmania where you can easily find and hide in the forests to wild camp.

Mmmm, on second thoughts, maybe I scoot around here in Ardèche region of France a bit longer, it's a bit like home, but without the long snakes and hand sized spiders.
Thanks Pongo for your kind words also.
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I'll be back in Tassie end of September,
Hey Paul, I'd love to catch up and pick your brains... will you be at the HUBB in Vic?
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Mmmm, on second thoughts, maybe I scoot around here in Ardèche region of France a bit longer, it's a bit like home,
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Hey Paul, I'd love to catch up and pick your brains... will you be at the HUBB in Vic?
I won't make it to the Vic HUBB meet, maybe we should have a Tassie HUBB meet sometime, anyone?

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Why did you abandon your blog? One week in and then you left us all hanging...
Well going off topic here for a moment.

Oddly, I think I stopped my blog before I even really started my trip, though in these past three months touring about Europe I have found myself more in social contact with the local natives rather than hiding behind the laptop tapping away at the keyboard.

The the past three months has seen me going all over the place, from France, crossing through Italy, loving Slovenia, un-loving Croatia, getting lost in the very east of Slovakia near Ukraine, rolling back through Poland, really digging Czech Republic, getting poor in Austria, and more so in Switzerland and finally savouring a fresh croissant again in France.

For me, the journey became more important than the telling of the story.
And then I wondered who would read it anyway.
Maybe I'll try to get it right next year, leave the SLR behind, take the sound recorder and look at a better laptop solution. But that is for another thread I am sure.

When you come to Tassie, you are welcome to call past to share stories of Europe over French wine.
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When you come to Tassie, you are welcome to call past to share stories of Europe over French wine.
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Our dates for Tassie are Nov 15 to Dec 15 - which part of the island are you at?

I have a mate in Launceston and then want to head down the west coast to revisit where I was arrested in 1983.

I spose we'll be doing an anti-clockwise route.
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Great, you should have good riding during these months.
I'm up in the north east, 30km out of Launceston near the township of Lilydale.
If you're going anti-clockwise then I guess when you come up the east coast you will come through maybe.

Arrested, wow, was that for helping to protect our lovely environment from those who would otherwise like to profit from it I wonder?
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Arrested, wow, was that for helping to protect our lovely environment from those who would otherwise like to profit from it I wonder?
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That would be correct - had to spend a night in Hobart gaol coz the Strahan gaol was full.
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Hello SG,

Nice to hear from you, got your note via "Horizons Unlimited Community Message, for tasmania" last nite.

Love your style!

... 1982/3 ... hmmm ... me working as a rafting guide on the Franklin then, may have waved to you as were were carted off :-)

camping ... have a look at Free Camping Tasmania Map | TravellingTwo: Bicycle Touring Around The World ... that is still pretty up-to-date.

Can't offer you a camp at our place in Hobart, the only green bit is 2m wide X 10m long, sloping too much & well-used by Mollie-Dog.

Will let a few others know though that you're going to be around, maybe you get some contacts from there.

If you're so inclined ... posting here should get you some good responses too:

Tasmanian Riders Hub - ADVrider

https://www.facebook.com/groups/tasadv/

Also ... if you get in touch with Sharon at The Hobart Motor Scooter Club you may find a few very like-minded souls ... Hobart Motor Scooter Club

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