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Watagans State Forest
Track Description
Watagans State Forest
Whilst the Watagans State Forest Road is easy going, the track (Daniels Rd)leading off it require a more experienced driver, for example Daniels Road, you\'ll require a heavy duty off road vehicle as this road leads down a river. I have not reached down that far, however, we passed a few high lifted vehicle that didn\'t recommend it, even with their jacked up cars.
When I did this track it had been raining, so I dare say that is probably the reason.
Prickly Ridge Road - due to the recent rains (between January and April) this road has eroded considerabley since travelling on it in December 2007, hence making it a little interesting. You can still drive on it with a SUV. The road has soft edges and at places narrow strips where water has eroded it.
Safe driving
80Landcruiser
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Did the Watagans on the 27/08/11, It had been raining for a week before. The main tracks are all good, but Old Mill Rd has a approx 5ft hole/drop off at the bottom of the gully, with no way around it, no way a standard 4WD could get past it, a high lift truck may make it . Prickly Ridge Rd is now just a mud pit and getting worse....Didn\'t see the road closed sign until we were at the bottom of the road/track.
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Track Logs
| User ID | Log | Vehicle | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47243 | Had about a 4-5hr drive around, only found one spot I thought was hard, a small cliff hill, I took the one on the left with the stock Pajero, my mate with his lockers took the middle one. Need to go over a wet weekend and explore more. Some of the suggested posts here give me some ideas had a ball and will go back soon | Toyota Landcruiser | Feb 16, 2015 |
| 46673 | Went through Daniels Point Rd in my 94 Daihatsu Rocky. 31" highway tyres. 2" lift. Went with an 80 series Cruiser with 35"s and 4" lift, as well as a winch, and a rodeo with 31" AT's and a 2" lift. The Rodeo went surprisingly well. We all got stuck at some point, with the cruiser doing the best of all. My Rocky was a little beast, and it loved the steep rocky climb out of the valley. The bog holes at the bottom are not much fun, with the passage of a vehicle ripping up the track and making it hard for those behind. Needed a snatch out of one of the bogs when logs put in it speared me across to the deep area. One set of large rock steps stopped me, and the Cruiser had to winch myself and the Rodeo up. Further up, I did some damage to the Rocky (cry) after I slipped off a rock and crunched the drivers rear. Saved me from rolling over the cliff though. We started late, and it was well dark by the time we got out of the hard stuff. No phone reception made it hard to find our way out. I will do the track again, but not for a while, and not before I get some better tyres. Highly recommended, but allow lots of time, and allow a dent repair budget as well. | Daihatsu Rocky | May 22, 2014 |
| 42416 | Drove around following a couple 4bys, most of the time was easy and found some fun spots. Not sure of the road names as I am an out of towner and was following a leader, but do recall driving on the koala track. Some terrific scenery in this area. | Holden Colorado | Jan 7, 2014 |
| 45306 | Had about a 4-5hr drive around, only found one spot I thought was hard, a small cliff hill, I took the one on the left with the stock Pajero, my mate with his lockers took the middle one. Need to go over a wet weekend and explore more. Some of the suggested posts here give me some ideas. | Mitsubishi Pajero | Nov 3, 2013 |
| 22505 | Love going here for a play! Interesting tracks still exploring them all | Holden Rodeo | Oct 10, 2013 |
| 38113 | alot to see and do here, alot of very easy graded roads aswell as very fun, muddy rutted roads (eg, old mill road) | Subaru Forester | Jul 25, 2013 |
| 14707 | Drove along the Watagans Forest Rd from Singleton end to Morriset. Whilst most of the way was easy going the climb up into the State Forest was fun. Rutted after rain and a few bog holes. | Hyundai Santa Fe | Nov 28, 2012 |
| 6538 | Did Daniels Pt Rod to the bottom bog holes and back. Interesting. | Toyota Landcruiser | Feb 11, 2012 |
| 24849 | nice... do it | Nissan Patrol | Jan 4, 2012 |
| 21151 | Lots of Mud = Lots of FUN! Not the first time Ive been here and def not the last. | Toyota Hilux | Sep 10, 2011 |
| 14350 | Great place to go wheeling, Standard height Lux with 10% tread on tyres did well in all the slippery parts, Would recommend a lift and decently gripped Muddies as the mud can get sticky Wouldnt recommend trying this along always go with someone. Winch is a handy tool but not always needed | Toyota Hilux | Aug 20, 2011 |
| 18257 | Good place to spend half a day, if it's even been piddling down. Recommend you don't do this alone as there are some slippery sections and some deep crossings. Great fun though in a standard height, small tyred 4x4! | Ford Ranger | May 30, 2011 |
| 1769 | do this 1 | Mitsubishi Pajero | Mar 27, 2011 |
| 15456 | 2nd outing in the paj, pretty easy going, we just explored all the tracks on the way in( many leading to dead ends) came across a decent track with a few big holes then a steep decent we turned back at this one! Carried on to a play area and lost number plate in a deeper than predicted big hole! Carried on the route to come across so pretty tough terrain( it only turned out to be Daniels point) luckily a guy rocked up in a v8 landcruiser with muddied and winch said he would follow us down but he is not going the whole way we continued down about 1km then looked a bit gnarly for stock paj. The guy was very nice and offered to turn around and follow us out. Very impressed with car made it back the whole way, great place and lots of fun was had. Want to say thanks to micheal for helping us out | Mitsubishi Pajero | Feb 28, 2011 |
| 14291 | Nissan Pathfinder | Jan 16, 2011 | |
| 14271 | We did this track (Daniels Point Rd) 2 wks ago. 11kms, 7hrs of fun. 2" GQ w/ 31" muddies winch, 2" 80 series w/ 20% BF A/T, stock NH SWB w/ 31" A/T. Coming down the track no worries for any of the vehicles, as long as you have good wheel placement. 1st bog hole on the bottom - GQ no problem but damaged the track so badly he had to winch the other two out. 2nd no problem any vehicle, 3rd we met 4" MQ w/ 35" Silverstone M/T and front locker, couldnt get through so we ended up pulling all cars through. No chicken run they were heavily damaged. Great fun day! Highly recommended, but some recovery gear is essential - tow & snatch strap & winch | Mitsubishi Pajero | Dec 4, 2010 |
| 13127 | Fun track good play area few technical section with some steep ruts good day of driving lost of tracks to try out | Holden Frontera | Nov 28, 2010 |
| 13473 | First visit - stayed to the main rd Just looking about. Beautiful scenery and nice camping spots. | Toyota Hilux Surf | Nov 23, 2010 |
| 2098 | Toyota Hilux Surf | Sep 29, 2010 | |
| 9978 | completed Watagans with a couple members from the foum. was pretty easy going and can be completed with a standard lift. Went to check out Daniels Rd and got as far down as 70 meters which was a good run but i wouldnt recommend it for anyone without at least a 4inch lift. could have gone right to the bottom of the revine but turned back as some members didnt have required lift to access this part of the trip. worth a look ! | Nissan Patrol | Sep 11, 2010 |
| 5069 | Nissan Patrol | Jul 28, 2010 | |
| 11304 | Toyota Landcruiser | May 22, 2010 | |
| 11116 | Most was pretty basic and could be done with any car. I spend a few hours there and found some Great Short difficult tracks around MUIRS LOOKOUT along PRICKLY RIDGE ROAD, Definately not an easy rated. Iv got 33's and a lift and wouldnt have got through with anything less. Had it on 2 wheels on plenty of occasions ;) Great day out! | Mitsubishi Pajero | May 8, 2010 |
| 4313 | quick drive up to the play area near the start of Daniels. Pretty dry, a bit of water in some of the deeper holes. No problems great views. | Jeep Cherokee | Mar 16, 2010 |
| 4313 | quick drive up to the play area near the start of Daniels. Pretty dry, a bit of water in some of the deeper holes. No problems great views. | Jeep Cherokee | Mar 16, 2010 |
| 2799 | We had a crew of three trucks when we went to the Watagans recently; 2 4Runners (2 inch lift and muddies on each) and a GU Patrol (muddies). It had been reasonably dru weather with a bit of rain a few days earlier. We tackled Daniels Point Rd and it shall henceforth be knows as the 'Epic Track' - nice steep decline (watch your wheel placement at times) and plenty of fun bog holes at the bottom. Make damn sure you bring adequate recovery gear. On the way out at the top is some steep parts which seem to have been fairly eroded. I would advise diff lockers for this part, but we managed to build the track up with rocks (still managed to pop a tyre on one of the 4Runners though). Other good tracks in the area are Greens Break Rd, which can be done by a stock fourbie without too much trouble. There are tonnes of other neat tracks to try out, but stay well clear of Farrel's 3 Rd as this is for seriously lifted and locked up rigs only. However, I would advise checking out just to see what can be considered a real tough track. Anyway, planning on headin up there ASAP again as there is plenty of great camping to set up base camp and explore the area. | Toyota Hilux Surf | Nov 14, 2009 |
| 4013 | Jeep Wrangler Unlimited | Jul 5, 2009 | |
| 5442 | Great Track. There are parts that are easy medium and hard. Went there just after a nice week of rain and managed to get 2 80 series stuck overnight. We hand winched 1 at 2am then drove back to sydney to get some snatches and snatch the other one out with a 90 meter long snatch. Fun was had by all! | Toyota Landcruiser | Jun 27, 2009 |
| 3655 | great day out next time will make it a weekend kids had ball we also had our 86 yr old nan with us she loved it track conditions were exellent we found a few harder tracks tested my new suspesion had a blast finished the day at few wineries and potters brewery can definitly recomend that | Nissan Patrol | Apr 18, 2009 |
| 4762 | We've done this a few times now, and I wouldn't rate all of the Wattagans easy. There are parts of this I wouldn't tackle in a standard 4WD, and others Id want to have a winch or at least someone to pull me out backwards. This is a great area though. But keep an eye on the weather. The roads can get washed out (especially on the western side of the mountains). Some of the roads turn to quagmires when it rains, and smaller AWDs may have problems getting through. The track leading in from Woods Road between Wyee and Jiliby is great. It follows the power lines for a while. Get off at Sparks Road from the F3 heading north. Turn right on to Hue Hue Road. After going up a steep hill (just after the tip), take the first left. This is Woods Road. At the end of the road, a dirt track heads off to the right. Follow this (passes through Moonterra Archery Range, so watch out on weekends for archers and arrows). This road turns into Kiar Ridge Road and eventually comes out in Durren Durren halfway between Dooralong and Mandalong. Keep an eye on washouts. I almost lost it down the side of an embankment. | Toyota Prado | Mar 1, 2009 |
| 3046 | Watagans State Forest Trail | Nissan Patrol | Jan 25, 2009 |
| 2686 | we did this a different way this time, begining at wisemans ferry we took the ferry across and followed the convict trail to Laguna, where we headed down Watangan forest road through a bit of a climb, there were a few ruts and puddles to cross nothing extreme (i was driving and thats saying something) through into Watangan National Park.. would travelled around 300km from start to finish, ended near morrisette.. Long day drive, Highlights for us were The Red Belly Black snake we spotted on rocks near a waterfall, for our 2 year old the metre long goanna which climbed a tree right in front of us.. looking forward to overnighting in Watangans just for the wildlife.. | Mitsubishi Pajero | Jan 13, 2009 |
| 2791 | Ssangyong Musso | Dec 13, 2008 | |
| 2686 | nice drive, not to difficult saw wallabies which was a hit for the whole family.. | Mitsubishi Pajero | Dec 7, 2008 |
| 2624 | - No 4WD yet | Nov 23, 2008 | |
| 1852 | Watagans State Forest Trail | Nissan Patrol | Oct 2, 2008 |
| 1615 | Toyota Landcruiser | Sep 19, 2008 | |
| 1166 | We went out to the watagans and did daniels rd some of the best 4wding i have ever done but i do not recomend attempting this track with out a winch as some section it may be needed i did this track with a 2 inch lift and all terrains with no probs at all. i do not recomend this track if you are new to 4wding or drive a stock vehicle | Nissan Patrol | Aug 6, 2008 |
| 1166 | We went out to the watagans and did daniels rd some of the best 4wding i have ever done but i do not recomend attempting this track with out a winch as some section it may be needed i did this track with a 2 inch lift and all terrains with no probs at all. i do not recomend this track if you are new to 4wding or drive a stock vehicle | Nissan Patrol | Aug 6, 2008 |
| 5367 | Volkswagon 4wd | Sep 2, 2007 | |
| 12401 | didnt spend enough time here. I need to come back with more time | Toyota Landcruiser | Aug 10, 2006 |
| 5878 | Toyota Hilux | Jun 10, 2006 | |
| 27511 | I have driven a vast majority of the Watagans & have really enjoyed it & the scenery it has provided. Some places proved to be a bit tricky but mostly a great drive. | Nissan Navara | Apr 16, 2006 |
| 513 | Went in for a picnic and the road to the day areas are easy driving even for cars. The tracks off of side looked fun but no time to play | Toyota Prado | Dec 20, 2005 |