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Rooftop Maps

Selection of "Hut" maps and many others.

Rooftop Mapping Services
Robin Rishworth

C/- Post Office
Buxton, 3711

Ph: (03) 5774 7576
email: Rooftop@ycs.com.au

Bright - Mansfield Adventre Map
This map covers from Benalla to the Wonnangatta valley. Includes: Myrtleford, Whitfield, Harrietville, Mt Buller, Craigs hut, Lake William Hovell, Buckland Valley, Powers lookout, Bright. This map also includes MtBuffalo at 1:30000 20m contour interval as well as Wonnangatta Approaches at 1:50000 20m contour interval. Also has town maps of Bright and Mansfield as well as photos of Bush Huts Bright to Mansfield.
Scale - 1:100000

Bush Huts Around Mansfield
Features pictures of each of the 12 huts to the east of Mansfield, from Craigs Hut of Man from Snowy River Fame to the popular Cattleman's Huts of Lovicks, Bluff and Frys. The map has set a logical route to visit the huts as two day tour with an overnight stop in the Upper Howqua Valley. The tour is only suitable for 4WD vehicles and many of the tracks are seasonally closed from June to November each year.
Scale - 1:100000

Benalla - Mansfield Adventure Map Editon 2 (expanded East -West)
Covers the less visited Strathbogie Ranges and Toombullup area. With another film being made on Ned Kelly this map gain in popularity as it features an enlargement of the Stringybark Creek area where Ned Kellys gang confronted the police. There are also several other interesting places worth visiting from Hughes Creek to the Mt. Wombat area, the map is bounded in the north by the Hume Freeway.
Scale - 1:100000

Jamieson - Licola Adventure Map
This map has been surprisingly popular considering there is very few towns on the map. There is a mixture of some of the closest 4wd High Country and old mine area covered by the map. The map covers some of the classic 4wd tracks including Caledonia River and Butcher Country Tracks. The map covers the area to the south of Jamieson, Woods Point, Abberfeldy and Licola. It features a number of bush huts which don't appear on other maps. This map is popular with hunters and keen 4WDrivers.
Scale - 1:100000

Marysville - Lake Eildon Adventure (Map Edition 2).
This is the newest of the maps available and has been fully field checked in the past two years and has over 200 changes from the first edition. The map covers from the Black Spur and Great Dividing Range south of Marysville to include Lake Eildon, Mansfield and Woods Point.
Scale - 1:100000

Mansfield - Mt Howitt Adventure (MapEdition 3)
This is the most popular map in the entire Rooftop Range. This little almost pocket sized map shows the High Country to the east of Mansfield, includes Craigs Hut (with an enlargement if the Hut area), Mt. Stirling, Mt. Buller, the Upper Jamieson, The Bluff and Sheepyard Flat.
Scale - 1:100000

Murrindindi - Tallarook Adventure Map
This map covers the area between Seymour and Warburton. It is bounded by the Hume Freeway on the western side and on the east near the Maroondah Highway. It covers the Goulburn River from Alexandra to Seymour. It gives a good overview of Mt. Disappointment, Tallarook and Toolangi Black Range State Forests.
Scale - 1:100000

Yarra Vallley - Bunyip Adventure Map
This map provides a very good over map of the area from the Princes Highway near Pakenham to Marysville in the north. The popular trail bike area east of Gembrook is covered. As are one of the closest caves to Melbourne (Labertouche Caves). To the east the map stretches as far to reach Willow Grove on the banks of Blue Rock Reservoir.
Scale - 1:100000

Toolangi - Black Range Forest Activies Map
This is the most popular of the more detailed maps and covers one of the largest tracts of forest close to Melbourne. It features the Murrindinidi Scenic Reserve beside the Murrindindi River. There is ample challenging 4wd tracks just an hours drive from Melbourne's northeast outskirts.
Scale - 1:50000

Mt. Disappointment Forest Activities Map
If you are into motor bike riding you won't be disappointed by this region just 50km to the north of Melbourne. There is several areas established for bush camping. The Robertson Plateau is also covered on this map which appears to be a single-track motor bike heaven.
Scale - 1:50000

Powelltown/Noojee/Warburton Forest Activities Map (Dbl.Map)
This double sided which is pocket sized ideal for motor bikes. This map covers the forest areas around Powelltown and Warburton. The Ada Tree, which is one of the widest and tallest ash trees in Victoria is featured, Mt. Donna Buang, Walk into History, Toorongo Falls and the Historic Trestle Bridge 4km west of Noojee.
Scale - 1:50000

Gembrook Forest Activies Map
This small pocket map has been designed for motor bikes who frequent this area just east of Melbourne. It also features several large free bush camping areas. The Kurth Kiln area with its historic Kiln and walking tracks is popular with school groups.
Scale - 1:50000

Tallarook Forest Activies Map
This block of over 5000 ha is often overlooked it is just 70km to the north of Melbourne, 10km east of the Hume Freeway. It is on a high mountainous plateau the highest point being Mt. Hickey 806m.The Falls Creek Reservoir is popular for camping, the dam use to supply Seymour with it water, the old bluestone wall is worth seeing. While Warrigul Rocks offers grand views to the north over the Goulburn Valley.
Scale - 1:30000

Short Bushwalks in Cardinia Shire
This map and track notes offers five short walks of about one hours duration on the eastern and southern side of the Dandenong Ranges to the flat plains below. The walks from a walk in Wrights Forest and Emerald Lake Park beside Puffing Billy Railway, Mt. Cannibul which has a lovely 45min walk with two grand view points. Bunyip Sanctuary offers a flat walk in a seldom visited wetland just north of the town of Bunyip. Chambers Reserve and also has several interesting short walks. All walks featured have picnic areas with toilets and make an ideal afternoon outing from Melbourne.
Scale - various

Woods Point - Mt Skene Forest Activies Map
This map covers in detail popular hunting, fishing and 4WD country around Woods Point. The terrain is steep, isolated and very rugged. The only town on the map is Woods Point, which provides an ideal base to explore this area from there is hotel and store. The map shows several recently reopened mining tracks, camping areas and extends south to include the Jordan River Valley which was once a gold rush area. While to the east is Mt. Skene at 1570m this area is snow covered in winter and offers limited backcountry skiing opportunities. Several not well known bush huts have been shown.
Scale - 1:50000

Bush Huts on the Bogong High Plains (Double sided)
This area features the greatest concentration of huts in a National Park in Victoria 27 huts are featured on a double sided map with pictures of each hut. The area is snow cover in winter. The Huts vary greatly in age from Wallaces Hut constructed in 1890s, to recently rebuilt Fitzgerald Hut. In the summer months some of the huts are only several hundred metres from the Bogong High Plains Road while others like Youngs, Battys and Red Huts require a reasonable level of fitness and agility to reach them. There are a great variety of designs in the huts featured. McNamara's Hut with its "Chock Log" construction being the publishers favorite.
Scale - 1:30000

Falls Creek Ski Touring Map (Double Sided) \ Laminated
This large format covers with very large text popular day skiing areas from Falls Creek, the map features warning where people have got lost in the past, has a table of main features and key points with GPS coordinates, The map shows which maps are regularly groomed and shows the alignment of the 2001 Kangaroo Hoppet Course.
Scale - 1:20000

Bogong High Plains Forest Activities Map (Double Sided) \ Laminated
This map at 1:30 000 shows popular walks on the Bogong High Plains above Falls Creek and also include Bogong Village. The map is ideal for overnight walks out to Huts on the edge of the plateau.
Scale - 1:30000

Feathertop / Hotham Forest Activities Map
This detailed and very up to date map covers all access routes to Victoria second Highest mountain, Mt. Feathertop 1922m, The Razorback and Bungalow Spur Walks are the most popular full day walks in the district. In good weather the summit offer excellent views, while in winter the mountain is covered in snow and offers expert skiing and boarding for the very keen person. The map also includes walks out along Swindlers Spur down to the Cobungra River at Dibbins Hut. There is a small inset map of walks around Dinner Plain.
Scale - 1:30000

Big River - Rubicon - Lake Eildon Forest Activities Map\Laminated
This large text map covers the area between the Maroondah Highway, Big River and Lake Eildon. It is very popular with people who want to experience rugged bush reasonable close to Melbourne. The Big River area has around 25 established free bush camping area beside the Big River and its tributaries spread over 40km. The area is popular with 4WD, hunting, camping and motor bikes. The area closure to Marysville has several excellent walks and Lake Mountain offers skiing and snow play in winter. The Rubicon area features historic reminders of Victoria's first Hydro Scheme and early timber relics. The southern part of Lake Eildon is also featured with the position of old submerged building and river course plotted.
Scale - 1:50000

Bush Huts Around Licola
This pictorial map features pictures and brief descriptions of 11 huts to the east of Licola. Most of them are accessible by two wheel drive with a short walk, while some of the more isolated one like Millers Hut require a 4WD or a length walk. The huts vary greatly in design from the A framed Vallejo Ganter Hut which was designed to the rougher Hut like Dunsmuir Hut on Wellington Plain which was built in a day in the 1960s with the material built in by horseback. Other huts like Guys, Moroka and Howitt have a link with cattle grazing in the high country.
Scale - 1:105000

Strathbogie Ranges Forest Activities Map
This large text map features in detail the main Strathbogie Region through to Euroa and Swanpool. They're numerous tracks to explore in the pine forest. While Mt. Wombat offers excellent views and a 2wd road right to the top. The Tallangalook area is steeped in history of gold mining. At near 1000 metres the area was harsh for gold mining. Crystal Creek Mine where crystals were mined for radios for the Second World War is also worth a look at. There are also several waterfalls worth visiting: Lima Creek, Rocky Ned and Sandy Creek Falls.
Scale - 1:50000

Bush Huts & Mine Relics Walhalla - Jamieson
This pictorial map features seven huts and three mine relics. Gold prospectors first settled this region in 1860-70s. The mine relics featured all date back before 1900, the waterwheel on Morning Star Creek is in remarkably good condition and is still standing upright. Several huts in the Donnelley's Creek Valley are featured. While at the high end is the Jamieson Ski Club Hut, which is good condition, is at 1500m on the northern side of Mt.Skene offers excellent views of Mt. Buller and surrounds. The hut has even been used for weddings, the hut offers an excellent place for some camping in the snow during winter.
Scale - 1:125000

Walhalla - Woods Point Adventure Map
This is the fastest selling map in the Rooftop Range. This particularly large map covers the La Trobe Valley from Warragul to Rosedale and as far north as Licola, Woods Point and Noojee. The map has 1:50 000 enlargement map of the Walhalla District. It shows the popular camping areas along the Abbefeldy River and Donnelly Creeks Valleys. It shows all access routes from the La Trobe Valley. On the eastern side of the map is the popular and very pretty Avon - Mt. Hedrick Scenic Reserve, which features the spectacular Channels Gorge on the Avon River.
Scale - 1:100000

Lake Eildon Just Boating Map \ Laminated
The most comprehensive Map on Lake Eildon and the Pondage. The map was put together with assistance from Gouburn Murray Water, Parks Victoria and several local experts. The map features names for most features, with a table of over 120 points with GPS coordinates. A listing of most public launching ramps and their minimum launching level. Camping places around the lake. Major river courses under the lake have been plotted. The 11% and 40%lake Levels have been dotted in. There is a detailed map of the Pondage at Eildon, with two pictures showing the pondage when it was draining.
Scale - 1:70000

Cathedral Range and 5 Town Maps of the Upper Goulburn Map
This features a detailed up to date map of the main walking areas along The Razorback in the Cathedral Ranges State Park. There is detailed town maps at 1:10 000 of Alexandra, Eildon, Mansfield and Marysville. While a mud map of Woods Point features interesting sites in that town. There is a detailed map of the walks and ski trails around Lake Mountain, plus several large pictures of the region.
Scale - 1:20000