Your Ultimate Guide to Victoria’s High Country Backroads & Alpine Forests

For travellers, off-road adventurers, bushwalkers and 4WD enthusiasts alike, the Bairnsdale – Dargo – Omeo Adventure Map by Rooftop Maps is the gold standard in topographic field mapping for Victoria’s East Gippsland and Alpine regions.

More than just a map, this is a carefully curated explorer’s tool, rich with hand-annotated details, local track insights, and safety markers that make it indispensable when you’re venturing beyond sealed roads and mobile coverage.

🧭 Explore the Heart of the Victorian High Country

Spanning the landscape from the tranquil waters of the Gippsland Lakes all the way north past Omeo, this map covers a wide array of natural, cultural, and historic locations, including:

• Swifts Creek, Dargo, Bruthen, and Dinner Plain

• Mitchell River and parts of Alpine National Parks

• The Tambo, Nicholson, and Haunted Stream rivers

• Popular camping, hut locations, and remote alpine tracks

Whether you’re meandering along forest trails or tackling steep switchbacks, this map ensures you can do so with clarity and confidence.

🔍 Double-Sided Map Design for Maximum Insight

Main Map – Scale: 1:100,000
Provides expansive topographic coverage ideal for large-scale trip planning. You'll find:

• All parks, reserves, state forests, and fire trails

• Noted lookouts, historical points of interest, and scenic drives

• Road conditions, track types, and recommended access points

• Fire zones, danger areas, and seasonal hazard updates

Reverse Map – Scale: 1:50,000
The ‘Dargo – Swifts Creek Forest Activities Map’ gives you enhanced local detail with:

• Elevation contours for topographical orientation

• Track gradients and terrain hints—essential for 4WD routes

• Bush huts, creek crossings, and lesser-known cut-throughs

More than 6,000 kilometres of roads and trails have been physically GPS-mapped to provide the highest level of accuracy and reliability in remote settings.

🏕️ Built for Adventure, Designed for Practical Use

This is the map you want in your hand when:

• Navigating unsealed tracks with no signage

• Locating the perfect campsite near a high-country river

• Finding heritage huts or lesser-known river crossings

• Avoiding closed or unsafe trails in bushfire-prone zones

Its rich detail, drawn from on-the-ground research and local expertise, goes far beyond satellite apps or mass-market GPS databases.

💧 Durable Laminated Finish (Optional)

Choose the laminated version if you're heading into rugged terrain or need the flexibility of temporary markups:

• ✅ Wipe-clean surface for whiteboard markers

• 📍 Compatible with Map Dots—mark out your campsites or 4WD routes

• 💪 Tear-resistant, waterproof, and field-durable

📐 Product Specifications

🎯 Ideal For:

🚚 Shipping & Handling

• Laminated maps: Delivered rolled in durable mailing tubes

• Folded versions: Packaged flat in Australia Post tough bag

• Dispatch time: 1–2 business days

🌄 Take the Scenic Route with Confidence

Whether you're descending into the Haunted Stream, discovering remote bush huts, or simply looking to lose yourself among the beauty of Victoria’s alpine forests, this map is your ultimate guide.