Craigs Hut - ( Where This 4x4 Adventures Begins )
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ม.ค. 2025
- Craigs Hut is a great location for watching either a stunning sunrise or sunset. This 4WD trip begins with a sunrise over Craigs Hut before we head off.
This Victorian High Country 4wd trip takes us over some stunning mountain country after leaving from Craigs Hut.
Craigs Hut was a prop for the iconic Australian movies. The Man From Snowy River.
It is a stunning elevated Vic High Country camping spot up near the hut, and to experience these amazing morning sun rises is pretty special.
Once leaving Craigs Hut, we made our way over the the top of Mount Stirling and down into one of my one of my favourite camping Victoria spots at Sheepyard Flat on the Howqua River for the night.
Sheepyard Flat is another really nice Victorian based campsite beside the Howqua river.
Check out the other Vic High Country touring videos in the attached play list link
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Every time I go to the Howqua Tim it is packed. Low the place but not the crowds. Great Video Mate.
Gday mate,
Yeah it does get busy as it’s easy to get into.
I like camping in the Howqua during winter on the river, generally pretty quiet.
Thanks for your feedback mate.
Cheers Tim
Another great video Tim 👍
G'day mate,
Thanks for that, i greatly appreciate it.
Cheers Tim.
The camera just doesn't pick up the steepness of the tracks, but you're right Tim, it is spectacular country up there and one of my favourite drives as well. Cheers mate.
It sure is spectacular country mate. I will be up that way again soon for sure.
Love the high country was my first time there this year and i think about that place often, witnessed a alpine lightning storm over Craigs hut stayed one night then went down to kings hut with a mate for 2 nights had that to ourselfs then i ended up on a solo drive up monumental trk that was an interesting drive didn't really know what i was in for when i did that! But glad i did. Victoria has so many beautiful places, i don't travel the world or even around australia, wkend trips around and high country is pretty much a holiday and adventure for me, so many places I've yet to explore in this awesome little state of ours.
Mate, thats a wicked reply and thank you for sharing your experiences during your first time into the High Country.
I get where you are coming from mate, about exploring the High Country and not heading overseas.
I just cant get enough of there high country, ever time I go out its a different experience in the most amazing country.
Thanks again mate and I hope you can get up again soon.
Thanks mate for you feed back.
You should be ok going over on your own. Just depends what sort of off roading you have been doing.
The track is the worse I've ever seen it.
Great video Tim, I love it up there, glad I make a feature at 11:48 :)
Thanks mate. You guys at Fry's :-)
Haven't been there but it looks stunning.
Ashame about the fires, i was thinking why are all the trees dead and then you said it.
Amazing trails through it all nice place tim i can understand why you love going up there.
john delaney
Gday John,
That trip out from Craig’s Hut was a great trip.
Stunning country.
There’s a lot of that grey timber throughout the High Country. Looks amazing through the sunshine, but it’s a real shame as to what’s happened to them.
Hopefully the under growth comes through one day.
Thanks for your reply mate and I hope you can check it out some day.
Cheers Tim.
Nice shoot,Ive done them tracks in my Daihatsu Rocky TD when it was wet and no problems except little bit bumpy,that area is something to see and i am looking forward to doing it in my monster land rover diesel county,shouldn't have any problems because i built the landy for them type of tracks,being double locked and 33s shouldn't have any worries with them tracks. As for the dead trees it might look sad but a lot of animals live in them,nature finds a way of equalizing the score.
love it up there, awesome spot.
Same mate. Wicked spot. Will be back up later in the year, when the gates open.
Careful you will soon be called “ Malcom Douglas” of the high country haha
Haha lol
Only one Malcom Douglas. I love his videos.
Cheers Tim
That's Volkswagen at 1:55...That's the furthest they can drive on that gravel road?
7:23 Is that the back of Mt Buller in the distance?
And you can make out the ski runs?
Yes mate, it is Mt Buller in the back drops.
Clearly showing the ski runs, but without any snow :-)
gday mate! I was wondering if i could get to craigs hut in a 2wd since I saw some hatchbacks at 1:40 ? what track do you recommend for that!
Gday Louis,
I wouldn't be telling anyone to try and get to Craigs Hut in a 2wd.
The sign at the beginning of the easy option track to the hut, says 4wd only.
The final 400mtr climb to the carpark is steepish and besides that, a 2wd wouldn't have the ground clearance to get over the washouts along the track.
Hope that helps mate.
Cheers Batesy.
all good man, thanks for the reply, so you reckon i could drive up to Circuit Road Picnic Area to camp, and then just use the trail to walk to the hut?
Yes, you will travel along the Circuit Road no worries at all in a 2wd.
When coming in from Telephone Box Junction.
About 500mtrs before the 4wd track begins to the hut. You will see a carpark with a drop loo, thats where the people park that are walking up to Craigs Hut.
It's about 1.2k from the carpark. But all downhill on the way back
You have a top trip, Craigs Hut is unreal. @@Louis-jv3fz
Nice video. Planning on a trip to the VHC in January. Just a matter of interest, where did you get the fire pit grill you were cooking on? TIA.
Gday mate,
Thanks for your reply and feed back.
January isn't too bad a time to come down, but you will need to be prepared for any bush fires that could start for that time of year.
If you need any tips on your trip in January, let me know mate.
The iron cook set was made by an old black smith near Bright.
It's a very handy set for cooking on the camp fire with.
Cheers Batesy.
Hi, great video tim. My wife and i are heading up here later this week , are there any tracks you would recommend that arnt too hard as we we will be travelling alone. Vechicle is mazda bt50 dual cab. Thanks heaps
Gday Luke,
I’ve just got home today from Craig’s Hut.
Two new videos coming in the next few weeks.
I’ve a good video on my channel now of tracks I took to Craig’s Hut.
Well having a look at that one mate.
I hope you have a great trip.
Cheers Tim.
@@timbates4wdadventures thanks mate , thinking of doing mt Stirling rd onto circuit rd , then onto Howgua gap rd on to clear hills to craigs hut or do you think cirucit rd onto moumoument track then on to clear hills track is better ?
@@lukekinnersly9667 either option is a good drive mate.
From Howqua Gap Huts is tops going over Mt Stirling to Craig’s.
Drove Monument last Friday. No worries at all.
@@timbates4wdadventures thanks mate
@@lukekinnersly9667 no worries mate. Have a good trip.
why did you guys make those whipping sound at the start ?
G'day mate,
Cracking stock whips is something we do on our trips.
Being up near Craigs Hut, it was a great spot where stock whips and Craigs Hut go hand in hand.
Been to Sheepyard flat, but no further up there. After lockdown definitely a high country trip! So when you start climbing from Sheepyard flat, does that track basically take you through to Craig's Hut? Cheers Jim.
G'day mate,
As you drive out of Sheepyard, the track heads towards the Bluff.
You can go to Craigs Hut that way, it's a really nice drive through stunning country.
Hope you can check it out soon mate.
Cheers Tim.
@@timbates4wdadventures yeah mate i'm gonna get google maps up my computer and do some homework. This is gonna happen hopefully this year!
Cheers Jim.
What tyre pressure you normally run on that type of terrain ? Love old videos mate
Gday mate
I pretty much run 18 in the front and 20psi in the back all the time.
My go to pressures.
Cheers Tim
What is the best time to visit the high country?
Gday mate
Absolute best time is all of March and into April.
I have a Vic High Country tips video which might help you out.
Thanks for your reply
Cheers Tim
@@timbates4wdadventures thanks Tim.
After advice i have a navara D22 what would you go first front or rear lockers ?
Hi mate, I had two D22's from 2003 until buying my Patrol in 2009.
They were a great dual cab off road.
I didn't run any lockers in either model.
Just depends what style of 4wding you want to do, that might want to have lockers fitted.
I think the rear limited slip diff in the D22 isn't to bad. So look at a front locker if you are going to do one end.
How difficult is the track up to Mount Stirling?
It’s full on mate. I drove it again yesterday.
Worse condition I’ve ever seen it.
Hi mate,
Its pretty challenging at the moment. Its, probably the worse I have ever seen it.
Accurate wheel placement is required.
Hi Tim, loving your High country adventures, do you only do your trips with Nissan’s?
Kristine Harrower
Gday Kristine,
No not at all.
That trip turned out to be mostly Nissan’s.
I’ll go bush with any model 4wd.
Thanks for your reply and feedback.
Cheers Tim.