After leaving Devils Marbles, driving north, we spent two nights at Elsey National Park, on the outskirts of Mataranka. This 14,000ha park features the Roper River as well as the famous Mataranka Thermal Pool and Bitter Springs. This park also marks the start of the tropical rainforests, a big change after the long drive through… Continue reading Elsey National Park (NT)
Tag: bushwalking
Mt Eccles National Park
Karen and I found ourselves at Mt Eccles National Park last weekend. I wanted to include a walk in our forthcoming Daywalks Around Victoria guide that would best represent the amazing volcano country of Victoria’s Western Plains. This really is a special place and it is largely unknown by most Victorians. In a nutshell, around… Continue reading Mt Eccles National Park
Walks 56, 57 (Masons Falls and Andrew Hill)
Masons Falls Walk. Mt Sugarloaf is now open to the public. This includes Mt Sugarloaf, Mt Sugarloaf Road, Mt Sugarloaf Ridge Track and the park entrance area. These areas open everyday from 9:00am until 4:00pm. The walking trail (Mason Falls Circuit) and the rest of the Sugarloaf Block are still closed. Masons Falls Picnic Area… Continue reading Walks 56, 57 (Masons Falls and Andrew Hill)
Walk 69, 70, 71, 72 & 72 (Cathedral Range)
Yesterday I spent the day walking between The Jawbones and Cathedral Mountain. While the park was closed (due to the Black Saturday fires in 2009) Parks Victoria have done quite a bit of trail maintenance and realigning work. The trails around the Farmyard have been been realigned slightly but are clearly signposted. The trail linking… Continue reading Walk 69, 70, 71, 72 & 72 (Cathedral Range)
Southern Circuit Walk (p146)
Karen and I were down at the Prom last weekend and did part of the Southern Circuit Walk while researching a daywalk for our forthcoming Daywalks Around Victoria. It’s worth noting that during busy periods (such as the Christmas holidays, Easter and school breaks) you can leave your car at Tidal River as Parks Victoria… Continue reading Southern Circuit Walk (p146)
The Fortress
We took advantage of the very last day of daylight saving and got up early and drove over to the Victoria Range in the Grampians National Park. Even though it was Easter I was surprised that at least a dozen cars were parked at Deep Creek, the start of the trail. The walk is one… Continue reading The Fortress
Cape Liptrap Coast Walk (p132)
An early low tide coincided with a fine Sunday so Stuart and Ally joined Karen and I to walk along the coast between Cape Liptrap and Five Mile Track. This is the first day of a two-day walk I wrote up in our Weekend Walks Around Melbourne some years ago and since then there have… Continue reading Cape Liptrap Coast Walk (p132)
Walk 11 (Bells Beach and Ironbark Forest)
The day had started with us dragging our two tired bodies, one old, one young, into the car for the trip to Bells Beach from Melbourne. We had both been looking forward to the hike, but ironically, we were both drained from hearing a Tibetan Buddhist teacher talk late into the previous night. The drive… Continue reading Walk 11 (Bells Beach and Ironbark Forest)
Stapylton Circuit Walk
If push came to shove and I was forced to decide which was the most exciting short daywalk in Victoria, I’d have to award that crown to the Hollow Mountain / Mount Stapylton Circuit in the Grampians National Park. Not only does the walk cross one of the most spectacular exposed rock ridges in the… Continue reading Stapylton Circuit Walk
Wild Magazine: An Epic Walk Through the Chewings Range
Those following this blog may have read my short piece on the three week, 250km walk we did across the Chewings Range in the Northern Territory last winter (chewings-range-traverse). The current edition of Wild magazine, March-April 2010, (wild.com.au) includes a six-page feature I wrote on this same trip. The cover image is a shot I… Continue reading Wild Magazine: An Epic Walk Through the Chewings Range