jubilee range

[ILUVSWTAS]

No it's at the nearest point you get to Mt Jubilee. There's a cairn and tags on the side of the road. If you go slow and keep an eye out you should find it.

The scrub varies, but as fas as an off track walk goes, it's quite manageable

[mjdalessa]

So I take it the nearest point is not the end of the road?

[ILUVSWTAS]

Correct. If start heading away from it you've gone too far.

[mjdalessa]

Went there today, and failed. Found the tags fine and then followed them through fairly tame scrub (except for the rotting *&%$#! underneath) for ten minutes until we lost them. Then, we hit an area where everything was dead except for cutting grass and big eucalypts. The cutting grass was so harendous that it had to be crawled over, otherwise you would be 'restrained'. We were on the correct bearing and everything, but progress was so slow we gave up once we could see the top was still far off and the scrub had taken so long. Did anyone else find this cutting grass wonderland of dead crap? We were thigh deep in dead *&%$#! and up to the chest further in cutting grass in places!

[ILUVSWTAS]

Yep

welcome to the world of off track walking.....

[stu]

Can't remember it being that bad in the scheme of things mj, certainly not that early on in the piece.
Only a short section of scunge on the ascent to Mt Jubilee then all buttongrass from the rim to the high point.
Go back, get an early start, don the scrub armour and don't forget to smile...as ILUV said, all a part of the game of off track walking...Leilateah and many others await you my friend

[mjdalessa]

The top does look very open once past the crap and I am already thinking it is worth a second mission. Do you guys have any more photos to inspire me? Oh, yeah, when this failed I spent the last 2.5hrs left climbing all the Needles for a bit of fun.

[ILUVSWTAS]

hehehe yeh the needles is one of the nicest (and probablt THE easiest) walk in the southwest!!

Hmmm wait.... you on FB???

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... 791&type=1

[mjdalessa]

Looks like it has nice central views and lots of easy buttongrass (once on top). Theres a fair few things I want to do before I try again but its definetely on the list. I'm not sure what its called, but it was intertwined all around the cutting grass. That stuff isnt too bad... is it horizontal or baurea maybe? Oh, and is Wright this infested with cutting grass?

[ILUVSWTAS]

baurea.... thats the *&%$#!!!


Mt Wright is very nice and open... providing you go the right way.....


Hey send us a friend request, or PM, and maybe we could take you on a nice easy off track walk somewhere to get you accustomed......??

[stepbystep]

Went there today, and failed. Found the tags fine and then followed them through fairly tame scrub (except for the rotting *&%$#! underneath) for ten minutes until we lost them. Then, we hit an area where everything was dead except for cutting grass and big eucalypts. The cutting grass was so harendous that it had to be crawled over, otherwise you would be 'restrained'. We were on the correct bearing and everything, but progress was so slow we gave up once we could see the top was still far off and the scrub had taken so long. Did anyone else find this cutting grass wonderland of dead crap? We were thigh deep in dead *&%$#! and up to the chest further in cutting grass in places!

I think you went left when you should have gone right

[mjdalessa]

After 15mins we hit that logging coupe and descended straight towards the mountain inot the gully. That was open. The 'forest' of dead stuff and cutting grass was on the left hand side of this. How long did it take you guys to push through the scrub line?

[ILUVSWTAS]

As SBS said, instead of going thru that section of scrub, if you continue up hill next to it, it open out a bit then you can climb up onto Mt Jubilee quite easily.

[mjdalessa]

So the hill on the right? We used the one on the left

[ILUVSWTAS]

Rule no.1 ALWAYS look for the tags. Dont presume you will pick them up again, go back to the last known one.

[mjdalessa]

I wish I had now, would have gotten me past the worst of it! I just presumed it'd be similiar everywhere and took a bearing. Stupid mistake

[pazzar]

how did you go with access mjdalessa? Did you have to get the keys or were they open? I'm thinking of heading up there on Sunday for a look

[mjdalessa]

Gate is usually open, roads are decent. I got a key for Jubilee rd. just in case. once you find the tags on the left ignore them and park opposite the logging coupe. Walk in and pick up tags on the lhs in the coupe. saves 5-10mins.

[pazzar]

I'll give forestry a call and see what they say - if they are lying, I still have a few day walks in that area to do

[mjdalessa]

They said they cant guarantee so I got a key. I think I'll try Mueller next time before I give this another go.

[Azza]

Sometimes you get lucky and the gate is open....

Sometimes when you are driving out it isn't open anymore. Causes issues.

[mjdalessa]

Just my thinking....