qwick trip now help!!!

[peter saunders]

ok weather is nice....anywhere close by because im working this arvo...im in sydneys west (im in st clair right next to m4) just got car just wanna go down few dirt tracks nothing crazy dont want to break car lol plus shes stock as.. was thinking glenbrook national park around jellybean pool..more of a test run.... ohh plus i got my two kids with me who are 5 and 3yrs old dont wanna scare them ..... any other suggestions?

[DanD]

Glenbrook NP is nice - about $7 park entry


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[peter saunders]

yeh ive been up there before to go to jellybean but havnt gone down any of the dirt tracks

[DanD]

You won't need 4 low at all, I chucked it in 4 hi when off the main road to feel like a big man lol then a touraeg (vw thing) was tailgating me (there is a speed limit in there also which they felt that they didn't need to follow)

There's actually a gated track that hikers use that goes all the way up into the mountains - can't remember where it ends at, but it's meant to be a good 3 day hike or so...

Another spot is Nepean lookout in Mulgoa - take Mulgoa rd out of penrith, turn off is on the right just after the school in Mulgoa (before the shops on the left)

There's not really a lot as most of the tracks are more suited for corollas and such :(


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[AV8]

Let's get us a pic-a-nic basket Boo Boo, over at the Nepean lookout. Bring binocularissimo..

[peter saunders]

thanks guys just ended up at glenbrook... went to mount portal look out.. happy how car went didnt even take it out of 2h....still hotta get used to the brakes on the wrangler lol seems like its just going to lock up and slide down the hill lol

[Heidi]

Where you in the top car park taking the roof off? about 10.30-11am on Saturday?

[peter saunders]

yeh that was me heidi...

[Heidi]

Sorry if I had realised I would have come and said hello - I was attending a NPWS advisory committee meeting there. My JKU was parked round the back in shed

[peter saunders]

thats ok....yeh i did see you all in the carpark

[DanD]

Ah damn, wish that I hadn't so much to drink the night before (good test results was the reason for it) Heidi - I'm pretty sure that I saw you coming down the M4 just after the Mulgoa Rd exit on the M4 in the afternoon - I was the black JK going the other way - if you're up this way again pete let me know as I live in Lapstone (15 mins up the M4 from you) can go for a coffee or anything like that :) plus there is also a railways track that I have been wanting to explore for a while (would be only mild, but looks darn interesting for what it is lol)

[peter saunders]

yeh sounds good.... looking at goin bak up there saturday do some more exploring...went to arb penrith today to look at some recovery points and straps....my uncle works there but wasnt in at the time so just waiting on him maybe he can get it cheaper for me lol

[DanD]

I need to grab some things from around Sydney on Saturday, so wont be able to make it sorry

[peter saunders]

rain is forecast anyway so looks like i wont be going either :(

[DanD]

Rain + Glenbrook = fun :P

[peter saunders]

im just a newbie so not confident lol....

[Paul-JK]

Best way to gain confidence is to try it.
From memory there's nothing in Glenbrook that even in the wet should give you much trouble. Most of the tracks a fairly flat, other than perhaps some at the campsite end. A nice gentle introduction to wet weather driving and seeing how the car handles it.
Going for walks to the lookouts might not be as much fun in this weather though.

[peter saunders]

oh ok... havnt really gone to far in... only to mount portal look out which wasnt to bad except one of the hills which seemed abit daunting but i got up and down it slowly, mind you i had my 5 and 3 yr old kids with me so didnt want to scare them lol...plus the kids like the roof off

[DanD]

If you're up for an earlyish run tomorrow morning, let me know - my mobile is 0404 881 481 - Glenbrook NP actually manages to get *less* exciting after that first hill you mentioned already lol

[DanD]

Change of plans for me sorry - wont be able to head out tomorrow morning as i'll be sleeping off a hangover and then need to be in the city - postpone to another time or come to Grease Monkey!!