(SA) Adelaide Hills day trip.

[Buckman]

G'day,

I was lucky enough to have a day off today and had planned a run with a mate in his new 1997 GXL 80. He had to pull out so a another mate was keen to take his GQ for a run.

Our first challenge was a local 4WD challenge affectionately known as 'Gorilla Snot Hill' this particular hill is impassable after heavy rain however our bought of nice weather has dried the track out nicely. It still took two cracks at it ;) , the second by changing line proved to be the best option.

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The fantastic weather wasn't enough to dry out this patch of mud though!

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a91/squidbert/DSCN4947.jpg

A quick recovery by the Nissan revealed the problem..........

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Show us ya diff impression!

I did get some dignity back later in the day when the GQ got hooked up on some ruts and needed a helpful tug to get going. (believe it or not I had forgotten to put the memory card back in my camera and will rely on 'Old Mates' lovely Wife for some pictures :D )

I did get this shot back at home, three colours of mud in one day!

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a91/squidbert/DSCN4958.jpg

I guess it goes to show you don't need to travel far to have some fun.

Cheers,

Matt.

[Davo1]

Yep - Gorilla snot hill was impassable the other day. Absolutely no traction. Amazing that in just a few days how it drys out! That bog-hole looked OK too.

[TUFF HJ60]

Wheres gorilla snot hill?
looks ok

[4WD4LIFE]

Looks like you had an awsome day!
My partner and i live in Arthurton, about 170km away from Adelaide in the yorke peninsula. Weve had a little look around the Adelaide hills but found nothing that looked as exciting as 'gorilla snot hill'.
If you get a spare day off work sometime wede love to join you for a day out and have a look at these tracks.
Damien and Gem

[75krusar]

mate looks like a lot of fun, im in smithfield/elizabeth area and would love to know where that track is, being new to the area the only places i really know of are loveday and morgan (haven't been to the quarry yet though) and im keen as hell to get out on just about every second i am not at work

[Total_Filth]

yeh i'm heaps keen to see some tracks in the hills. i've heard there's lots around crafers n stuff.

i'll keep an eye on this post, maybe next time someone hits the hills tracks they can post it up and have a bit of a tag along.


TF

[75krusar]

yeah i'm keen for that

[Buckman]

Everywhere we went yesterday are public roads and can be found in a UBD. "Summer Track Only" tends to give them away! As for being shot at for driving on a public road...... I think that story is a local legend! I would suggest that having a group of 15 - 20 trucks roaring through would upset the locals, however we got nothing but friendly waves yesterday.

If you have a spare day go and explore and take in some of the local produce from the many small towns right through from Mt Torrens - Echunga (there are quite a few wineries and a couple of Brewery's hidden in the back blocks too)

Cheers,

Matt.

[toy yoda]

looks like the coopers are getting a bit tired there Matt!!

[Buckman]

looks like the coopers are getting a bit tired there Matt!!

Yep didn't you know Coopers released a racing slick! I just commented on another thread that they were put on the truck back in 2002 at 195k, the truck has done 320k and the tyres are still serviceable (just), but struggle in the mud.

I reckon a set of BFG Muddies are the go, I'll just wait until there is a special on.

[toy yoda]

cant really argue with that mileage can you!!

[4WD4LIFE]

Cheers matt.
Were keen to go and have a look around.
Still If anyone is interested in joining up for the day PM me
Damien and Gem

[ATARI]

Wheres gorilla snot hill?
looks ok

PM Sent!:thumb:

[75krusar]

anyone wanna have a look at this place tommorow??

[4WD4LIFE]

what time you want to set off tommorw
i,m keen as to have a look

[Buckman]

Cheers matt.
Were keen to go and have a look around.
Still If anyone is interested in joining up for the day PM me
Damien and Gem

Check you PM :waycool:

[DLuxXx]

:waycool: Damn that hill was fun :thumb: I think one of u boys might have left something behind hahahttp://4wdaction.com.au/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=30723&stc=1&d=1250995187

[Buckman]

Any more pics guys?

[Nicko 75]

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd251/kromwell350/5033_117322301094_782751094_2913086.jpg

[Buckman]

Did you get to the top?

[TUFF HJ60]

Did you get to the top?
Surely not with them slicks:confused:

[ATARI]

my guess is no?

[4.2GUst]

nice to see that public road getting ripped up even more !!!

[ATARI]

nice to see that public road getting ripped up even more !!!

yeah it's good... at least it's a challenge once it's seen some traffic.


don't worry it will be graded sometime before summer.

[4.2GUst]

and you know that for sure ?? i used to use that road between the 2 towns and it was always rough as guts in summer cos the council didnt grade it .
no point in going on as ill end up the bad guy

just makes me think why some of the local farmers out that way have taken the law into there hands and shot at some viehcles !!!

[ATARI]

and you know that for sure ?? i used to use that road between the 2 towns and it was always rough as guts in summer cos the council didnt grade it .
no point in going on as ill end up the bad guy

just makes me think why some of the local farmers out that way have taken the law into there hands and shot at some viehcles !!!

it was graded before summer the last couple of years so the cfs guys can use it.

have you got any proof of redneck farmers shooting trucks, sounds interesting?

[4.2GUst]

theres stories about it
i am a member of the cfs also and it disapoints me to see these tracks getting trashed but .
i guess the answer is we all pay our taxes !~!

[suzukilwb]

theres stories about it
i am a member of the cfs also and it disapoints me to see these tracks getting trashed but .
i guess the answer is we all pay our taxes !~!

the answer is we need to be like other states and have places to go where is not a 3 or 4hr drive to go 4wd i know there is loveday and morgan but like i say 3 or 4hr drive

[4WD4LIFE]

well said!

[4.2GUst]

so i guess were all happy to have the anti 4x4 people on our backs when pics are posted like this on public roads ??

i too wish we could have a place where we can go but there isnt yet

[suzukilwb]

so i guess were all happy to have the anti 4x4 people on our backs when pics are posted like this on public roads ??

i too wish we could have a place where we can go but there isnt yet

not having a go at you i ride motor bike and drive my zook and get abused by anti 4x4 and motor bike people and i always have the same answer for both there is know where to go and if you wont to stop us dont protest for sins and road closers to keep us out give us some where to go and watch them walk off

ps made it up that hill when really wet good fun ;)

[4.2GUst]

not having a go at you i ride motor bike and drive my zook and get abused by anti 4x4 and motor bike people and i always have the same answer for both there is know where to go and if you wont to stop us dont protest for sins and road closers to keep us out give us some where to go and watch them walk off

ps made it up that hill when really wet good fun ;)

ok well said !! i get too emotional when places like cole crossing get closed off

["turbo"]

gee i hate these convo's

[suzukilwb]

all good so do i

[Buckman]

ah the 'public' roads debate. They are 'public' roads you know. The farmers don't own them (well they sort of do as do you and I). If they want exclusive access to their properties, they can lobby the the local council to grade, seal and bitumise the 'public' roads if that's what they want to discourage people driving on a 'public' road in a suitable vehicle.

It is against the law to discharge a firearm in a 'public' place...... the last time I enforced the law it was not an offence to drive on a public road?

Step down from your high horse and enjoy this site for what it is. When people start venturing onto the road verges off the 'public' road system then you can climb right back on your high horse and stamp your feet and pound your chest.

So far I have not seen anybody venture off 'Gorilla Snot Hill' into the road verge to travel north to south or south to north. As tax payers we are entitled to drive on any public road we like. 'Dry Weather Only' signs are cautionary, a bit like a 60km/h sign on a corner in a 110 km/h zone. If your vehicle and your driving skill is capable of negotiating the corner at 110 k/h there is no law broken.

If the local council don't wish to maintain a 'public' road boo hoo. (all the more fun for us)

Matt.

p.s. I too would love a dedicated 4WD area and access to our water catchment area's for fishing and beach access and no tax and free beer................ nice dreams!

[sudso]

nice to see that public road getting ripped up even more !!!Road? :confused:
Looks more like a 4wd only "road" to me.

[75krusar]

hey guys, would still love to know where this place is, i haven't ventured through the adelaide hills yet, and i know that getting lost is half the fun, but it can also be a big waste of a day,
can someone plz let me in on where to find this hill, it looks like a great little challenge

[Nicko 75]

Nah didnt make it up.

Came down it, was a little hairy. Compression lock lol.

[MrHilux]

I know where " gorilla snot hill " is because I have seen the big gorillas on the hill blowing their noses!:crazy:

[ATARI]

hey guys, would still love to know where this place is, i haven't ventured through the adelaide hills yet, and i know that getting lost is half the fun, but it can also be a big waste of a day,
can someone plz let me in on where to find this hill, it looks like a great little challenge


pm sent

[the farrier]

hey champ just wondering where that spot is seems fun acouple off us might have to take the challenge
thanx mate
looks like u had a ball

[TUFF HJ60]

It is a little sad when everyone gets excited about one bloody muddy track.
I went and played in the old reynella quarry again on sat
Had the place to myself was great,oh the memories.
But i guess if you want to get some real 4x4ing in,move the hell away from this hole.

[MrHilux]

It is a little sad when everyone gets excited about one bloody muddy track.
I went and played in the old reynella quarry again on sat
Had the place to myself was great,oh the memories.
But i guess if you want to get some real 4x4ing in,move the hell away from this hole.

How did you get in there with a 4X4?
I tried to get in there with my motorbike and could find no way in!:confused:

[TUFF HJ60]

Mate its not hard
Only 2 of the old entrances is no access.
Look harder:D

[MrHilux]

Yeh, but I got scared off by the NO ENTRY signs and TRESPASSERS PROSECUTED signs and didn't you see the SECURITY CAMERAS?:o

[TUFF HJ60]

Yeh, but I got scared off by the NO ENTRY signs and TRESPASSERS PROSECUTED signs and didn't you see the SECURITY CAMERAS?:o
Theres about 9 or 10 places of entry with no signs
Cameras?????????
PMSL

[MrHilux]

Theres about 9 or 10 places of entry with no signs
Cameras?????????
PMSL

Just kidding mate!:thumb:

I was told that area was fenced off!
Hope you had fun and didn't run over any motorbike riders.
I heard the authorities were trying to stop them as well!:confused:

[Buckman]

With 40mm of rain predicted on top of what we have had today it would be bloody dangerous.

[ROBSKI]

With 40mm of rain predicted on top of what we have had today it would be bloody dangerous.

Sounds like a challenge Matt...;)

Playing poker online with Clint N and he reckons he'd get up there...:crazy:

Robski

[Buckman]

Sounds like a challenge Matt...;)

Playing poker online with Clint N and he reckons he'd get up there...:crazy:

Robski

He is crazy enough to have a crack at it too!

[chillipepperz]

Seems like a lifetime and a marriage or two ago, but I used to walk, cycle and drive that hill regularly when I lived in Littlehampton. It certainly is a very slippery track even on foot!

Knowing some of the "locals" living at the base and the top, I doubt that the gunshot legend is true...but then again! There is a firing range of sorts at the top and around the bend so maybe thats where the idea comes from...

[suzukilwb]

if anyones is interested i thinking of going up there on Saturday or Sunday then go to strath and goolwa i know there sould be heaps of mud the hill would be the hard part

[Clint N]

He is crazy enough to have a crack at it too!


LOL, no harm in trying, im sure u would be trying too Matt.........

[Anjitago]

if anyones is interested i thinking of going up there on Saturday or Sunday then go to strath and goolwa i know there sould be heaps of mud the hill would be the hard part

Yeah i might be interested, where around strath & goolwa are you planning?

[CHOP]

Next front due on friday/sat could dump upto 30mm+ of rain up in the hills, that combined with today's and yesterdays should leave you with alot of fun if muds your thing.

Chop

[suzukilwb]

Yeah i might be interested, where around strath & goolwa are you planning?

and that snot hill and goolwa around the air port round there i no few tracks and strath there only no one track but it will be fun i dont no how it say where it is

[TUFF HJ60]

What day? Sat is good for me ill have a crack at it

[Buckman]

LOL, no harm in trying, im sure u would be trying too Matt.........

Not after 52 ml's of rain in the last 24 hours and more rain predicted on Friday!

I will get my fill of 4wding on Friday (and get paid for it driving a company vehicle :thumb: ) I have my 4wd course on Friday.

That track where you so kindly pulled me from the water will be nasty after this rain. Some of the ruts are very deep now!

Cheers,

Matt.

[suzukilwb]

how is 10am sat at mt barker or night run

[suzukilwb]

or sunday

[TUFF HJ60]

how is 10am sat at mt barker or night run

Hey im keen to do Gorilla snot hil Sat. Can meet lunch time Mt Barker.
Dunno if your zook will be much use on the off chance i get stuck tho:drink:

[suzukilwb]

i can give it a go :thumb: meet at the cinema car park at 12

[TUFF HJ60]

i can give it a go :thumb: meet at the cinema car park at 12
Your on!
Ill pm my number
Brad

[Buckman]

Hey im keen to do Gorilla snot hil Sat. Can meet lunch time Mt Barker.
Dunno if your zook will be much use on the off chance i get stuck tho:drink:

You will be fine. Come in from the Northern end so you can do a downhill run first. There is no chance of getting bogged, it is a traction thing:thumb:

Where abouts are you coming from I may be able to put you on a couple of tracks on your way there.

Cheers,

Matt.

[suzukilwb]

i from milang but if there any close to it i will have a look

[MUD666]

i might be up for a quick run :) :)

[suzukilwb]

we have chainge time to 10am same place

[TUFF HJ60]

i might be up for a quick run :) :)
Do it mate can meet at mine.
Tried to ring ya Fri arvo.
Give us a buzz

[TUFF HJ60]

Anyone else keen?

[Buckman]

Anyone else keen?

Satdy is a nightmare for me, you blokes enjoy the tracks I pm'd.

[TUFF HJ60]

Satdy is a nightmare for me, you blokes enjoy the tracks I pm'd.

Cheers, ill punch em into the GPS

[ATARI]

Anyone else keen?

yeah maybe...

[MAYZIE]

yeah maybe...

x2
would like to take the kids out for a ride

[ATARI]

sounds like a plan, 10am mt barker cinema carpark there will be quite a few difficult tracks, ie mud tyres required.

[Buckman]

Don't forget the diff lockers!

[DLuxXx]

I might come up for a run, really shouldn't as I have other things to do but can't help myself. :)

[suzukilwb]

Don't forget the diff lockers!

i dont have them :(

I might come up for a run, really shouldn't as I have other things to do but can't help myself. :)

see you there then :thumb:

[MAYZIE]

sounds like a plan, 10am mt barker cinema carpark there will be quite a few difficult tracks, ie mud tyres required.

may have to tag a long another time... on my own without the family:o

mud tyres required- I only have 31"A/T's on my rig

[TUFF HJ60]

may have to tag a long another time... on my own without the family:o

mud tyres required- I only have 31"A/T's on my rig

Give it a go anyway
See you guys there.:D

[suzukilwb]

ok its going to be wet my soft top was full of water good 20mm easy

[TUFF HJ60]

ok its going to be wet my soft top was full of water good 20mm easy

BRING ON THE MUD
see ya soon

[suzukilwb]

can you do me one last favor blank out the number plates :thumb:

[DLuxXx]

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[suzukilwb]

where the pic of the zook on its side lol

[DLuxXx]

All in good time... Ppl need time to appreciate that the Lux isn't in the pics because it got to the top first ;)

[suzukilwb]

went up the easy track the zook made it up the hard bit lol for a lux it went well was going to say roll lux but it was rollzook today lol

[ATARI]

im posting in the other thread?

[DLuxXx]

Great day, thanks boys :)
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[ATARI]

ok, peoples.... so we had a great day for wheeling, heaps of overnight rain & a fresh downpour or 2 in the morning, i didn't get many pics of the first half of the day cause it was pissing down with rain, but my effort after lunch should tell a good story. pity we had a few hick ups!

we lost slinga around lunch time with a transfercase drama & we almost lost one of the zooks

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[ATARI]

Great day, thanks boys :)
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chris is sorry you ended up having to go that cruise into town....:crazy:

[DLuxXx]

Ha Ha its sweet mate, just wishing i had of swung by kfc, I was starving haha Plus watching the rollover was worth the trip...

[DLuxXx]

I'm glad i don;t have an electric winch, they seem super complex ;) "U mean u have to plug the controller in to make it work? Psshhh what a hassle" hahahaha super funny

[suzukilwb]

in my defense i only ever use it to pull out toyotas it was funny i still can't get over that funny now but at then time it sucked

[ATARI]

maybe you should go get a hand winch...

[DLuxXx]

I think the only reason Chris used it exclusively on toyotas is cause he couldn't figure out how to work it to recover himself before ;) Needed a toyota owner to help talk him through it:D

[suzukilwb]

well maybe you shouldnt have taken off for 2hr and stayed and told me how to do it

[DLuxXx]

yeah i'd still take the 2 hour drive to cover for not driving back down that damn hill:waycool:
Also my mechanic knowledge came to its limits after i tightened the d shackle on the tree trunk protector...

[ATARI]

arrgh, can we put this thread to bed.... i can't keep up with 2 different treads about the same trip!