Roughly 92% of the Cathedral Range State Park (including the visitor facilities at Sugarloaf Saddle) were burnt by the February 2009 Black Saturday bushfires. All the roads and walking trails in the park are now closed. Parks Victoria have indicated that the park will be progressively reopened from December 2009.
Cathedral Range Circuit (p110)
Any chance of an update – it’s October 2011. Parks Victoria told me Ned’s gully is permanently closed but I haven’t be able to get information as to whether it is possible to do a circuit walk in the Cathedral Ranges or what routes are available. Do you know?
Hi Naomi. Neds Gully Track hasn’t been closed. The trail to Cathedral Peak is open. The lower track between Neds Saddle and The Farmyard is, however, permanently closed. The Ridge Track is also open. There should be no problems walking the Northern Circuit.