The afternoon was too good to sit at home so I fired up the Tiger and went for a shorty explore.
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Merriang Gap?
And the Lookout I couldn't remember the name of ?
Murmungee Lookout! Tack west from Stanley on the 6Mile Rd. into the bush... keep left and onto Lady Newton Drive. It turns into a ridge-road, past the lookout....and onto Buckland Gap Rd. Incredible views up the Ovens Vly/ Millawa Flats/ Mt.Buffalo et all in the back etc.
Take the Lee Morrison/Chinamans Flat/Murmungee and Bowman roads for some quiet, scenic farm-block cruising (mostly good dirt), cross Hwy towards Whorouly, tack south right after the Ovens River bridge onto the Whorouly River Rd. for a sorta-hop-across-the-hwy onto the Merriangs Gap Rd. Haven't checked, but should be a neat, little ~40-50km jaunt (Stanley-Myrtleford).
Add the Mudgegonga Twisties up to Stanley and it makes for one hell of a sweet (and varied) short loop.
Go 200m into Wally's track (halfway up to Stanley, off the tar) for the little waterfall at Myrtle Creek and there's a tick in that box as well
Ohhh...and a big thanks for a great and highly enjoyable Tungamah caper, 'twas good to catch up with so many faces from both the OpenRoaders and Austourers
There certainly wasn't a lack of action ...or Tooheys Old