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The Pines-Centenary Park Campground – Grapples Lane – B240 – Natimuk – Lake Road – Lake Natimuk – Meyers Lane – Wyn Wyn Road – Rasmussen’s Road – Grapples – Grass Flat Road – C213 – Centenary Park Road

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Tuesday 23/10/2023   The Pines-Centenary Park Campground – Grapples Lane – B240 – Natimuk – Lake Road – Lake Natimuk – Meyers Lane – Wyn Wyn Road – Rasmussen’s Road – Grapples – Grass Flat Road – C213 – Centenary Park Road

                                         Mount Arapiles – Tooan State Park, VICTORIA

                                         Wotjobaluk Country                                         

Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Sue Davies 

Having picked up the Arapiles Big Sky Bicycle Trail pamphlet from Horsham Tourist Office we decided this afternoon was our big chance for a quiet mountain bike ride along a very flat route. We headed off from The Pines-Centenary Park Campground after lunch, having completed the gully loop through Mount Arapiles in the morning.

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Pink Lake

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Wednesday 25/10/2023   Pink Lake

                                               Dimboola Area, VICTORIA

                                               Wotjobaluk, Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, Wergaia and Jupagulk Country                                  

Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Sue Davies 

A short drive west of Dimboola you can find Pink Lake. Although not a walk it proved to be a remarkably interesting stop. Today it was cold and very windy. There were plenty of small waves that had formed on the lake as a result, all heading straight towards us. With a crusty white shoreline of crystalline salt, rows of waves almost parallel to the horizon and clouds with lots of character against a deep blue sky with dramatic clouds, this was a very special treat.

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Mitre Rock

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Tuesday 24/10/2023   Mitre Rock 

                                         Mount Arapiles – Tooan State Park, VICTORIA

                                         Wotjobaluk Country                                  

Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos, Report)

Our last, very short hike in Mount Arapiles – Tooan State Park was to Mitre Rock. We had earlier seen Mitre Rock from a couple of different viewpoints and were inquisitive as to how the views back to Mount Arapiles might appear from this perspective.

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Balconies Road Carpark – Reed Lookout – The Balconies Lookout

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Monday 30/10/2023   Balconies Road Carpark – Reed Lookout – The Balconies Lookout                                                                            

                                        Grampians National Park, VICTORIA

                                        Gariwerd Country                               

Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Sue Davies 

This is a very short tourist walk. Just off the carpark at Reed Lookout, there are excellent views of much of the Grampians Ranges. Moving further along the track there is one nice pedestal-style rock formation and nearby a notable section of mossy ground interspersed with some small flowering shrubs, which looks a little Arctic in nature. 

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Mackenzie Falls Carpark – Mackenzie Falls Lookout – Broken Falls Lookout – Cranages Lookout – Mackenzie Falls – Mackenzie River – Mackenzie River – Fish Falls

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Monday 30/10/2023   Mackenzie Falls Carpark – Mackenzie Falls Lookout – Broken Falls Lookout – Cranages Lookout – Mackenzie Falls – Mackenzie River – Mackenzie River – Fish Falls                                                                                                                        

                                        Grampians National Park, VICTORIA

                                        Gariwerd Country                                    

Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Sue Davies 

We had left camp before 7:30am in an attempt to check out this area and The Balconies before meeting friends in Dunkeld at 1:00pm. Having such an early start to the drive ensured we saw lots of wallabies near the road and luckily for several of them we were driving very slowly. After some overnight rain, it was still heavily overcast when we arrived at the carpark and also quite cool.

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Mount Zero Picnic Area – Mt Zero Walk – Mount Zero

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Saturday 28/10/2023   Mount Zero Picnic Area – Mt Zero Walk – Mount Zero

                                          Grampians National Park, VICTORIA

                                          Gariwerd Country                                

Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Sue Davies 

This was our second attempt at this walk, on the 20th we had driven to the start after lunch but decided against it as it was already 32C, calm and cloudless, a little too hot for our liking. At least for this 3:00pm departure, it was only 25C and breezy. 

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Stapylton Campground – Mount Stapylton Loop Walk (Upper) – Grampians Peak Trail – Mount Stapylton – Taipan Wall – Mount Zero Picnic Area – Mount Stapylton Loop Walk

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Sunday 29/10/2023   Stapylton Campground – Mount Stapylton Loop Walk (Upper) – Grampians Peak Trail – Mount Stapylton (Gunigalg) (518m) – Taipan Wall – Mount Zero Picnic Area – Mount Stapylton Loop Walk (Lower)

                                       Grampians National Park, VICTORIA

                                       Gariwerd Country                                       

Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Sue Davies 

After being disappointed last week on the Hollow Mountain walk when we couldn’t find the cave, as per the photograph captioned “Hollow Mountain” in the Parks Victoria Grampians brochure, we thought we might further explore the area in a determined attempt to find it. Inquiries at a National Parks office during the week didn’t throw any further light on where to look. However, having been atop Hollow Mountain last Friday and observing the cliff of Taipan Wall from above I speculated that the cave in the photo may be somewhere along that wall. So off we went on our quest, departing from Stapylton Campground in the cool morning air at 8:40am.

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Troopers Creek Campground – Dead Bullock Creek – Gar Waterfalls Walk –  Grampians Peaks Trail – Briggs Bluff Track – Gar Campsite – Mount Gar (Mount Difficult)

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Thursday 19/10/2023   Troopers Creek Campground – Dead Bullock Creek – Gar Waterfalls Walk –  Grampians Peaks Trail – Briggs Bluff Track – Gar Campsite – Mount Gar (Mount Difficult)

                                          Grampians National Park, VICTORIA

                                          Gariwerd Country                                   

Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Sue Davies 

We made our start today by 8:30am, as we had a long walk ahead of us. As this started with an ascent, we thought it would be expedient to get at least some of the climbing behind us before it got too hot. The first couple of kilometres is a gradual ascent through forest along a sandy track, following Dead Bullock Creek upstream. Four waterfalls are encountered along the way, progressively increasing in the height of their drops as you progress. The first barely counts but the last two especially have very decent drops. Today there was just a trickle falling over each, making each more like a weeping wall than a waterfall. Much more interesting today was the colouration of the cliff walls behind these waterfalls, with vertical bands of black, various reddish tones, through to light tans and greys, some broad and others narrow, reflecting the long-term water flow from above.

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Halls Gap Holiday Park – Grampians Road – Wonderland Loop Walk – Stony Creek – Venus Baths – Splitters Falls – Wonderland Carpark – Turret Falls – Grand Canyon – Cool Chamber – Silent Creek – The Pinnacle – Gate of the West Wind – Relf Peak – Halls Gap to Pinnacle Track – Mackays Peak

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Monday 16/10/2023   Halls Gap Holiday Park – Grampians Road – Wonderland Loop Walk – Stony Creek – Venus Baths – Splitters Falls – Wonderland Carpark – Turret Falls – Grand Canyon – Cool Chamber – Silent Creek – The Pinnacle – Gate of the West Wind – Relf Peak – Halls Gap to Pinnacle Track – Mackays Peak

                                        Grampians National Park, VICTORIA

                                        Gariwerd Country                                   

Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Sue Davies 

With a longer walk planned for the day, we walked out of Halls Gap Holiday Park at 9:40am following the Grampians Road to the Botanic Gardens. Walking quickly through the gardens we followed the well-formed yellow, crushed stone Wonderland Loop Walk along Stony Creek. This passed through a low forest with heath in flower and other wildflowers. There were also views of the colourful walls and slopes of surrounding sandstone hillsides.  

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Sundial Lookout Carpark – Sundial Lookout

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Tuesday 17/10/2023   Sundial Lookout Carpark – Sundial Lookout

                                         Grampians National Park, VICTORIA

                                         Gariwerd Country                                   

Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Sue Davies 

On our way back from our morning walk to Mount Rosea we pulled into Sundial Lookout Carpark, set to complete our day with the 2km walk out to Sundial Lookout (also known as Lakeview Lookout). A glorious blue sky day with an occasional very light breeze saw us leave the carpark around 2:00pm. A hundred metres in, Sue sighted a very dark Singleback lizard basking in the sun trackside. After briefly observing it we moved on. Continue reading →

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Rosea Carpark – Mt Rosea Track – Gate of the East Wind – Mount Rosea

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Tuesday 17/10/2023   Rosea Carpark – Mt Rosea Track – Gate of the East Wind – Mount Rosea (1009m)

                                         Grampians National Park, VICTORIA

                                         Gariwerd Country                                  

Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Sue Davies 

We were very pleased this very chilly morning to see nothing but blue sky, after five days of cold, heavily overcast and windy weather this was a pleasant change. Our first target today was Mount Rosea, starting with a twenty-minute drive from Halls Gap. We were at the Roses Carpark and walking by 9:30am with no one else or any other vehicles in sight. The first couple of kilometres of this gravel track is relatively level, wide and easy walking through a forest with a heath understory. It then gradually changes into a rougher track with plenty of rocks and slabs as it begins its climb to the ridge above. It was along this section I spied three small yellow canary worms on the track.

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Golton Gorge Carpark – Colton Creek – Golton Gorge         

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Friday 20/10/2023   Golton Gorge Carpark – Colton Creek – Golton Gorge                                                                                                                         

                                     Grampians National Park, VICTORIA

                                     Gariwerd Country                                  

Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Sue Davies 

Starting from Golton Gorge Carpark at 9:10am, it was a short walk along Colton Creek with a gentle climb to the gorge. First through trees before becoming rockier underfoot. As the track reached the creek-side just below Golton Gorge the walk was completely on the bedrock of the creek. Today with very low water flow it was an easy and sure-footed climb up into the gorge. We proceeded as far as the first large waterhole.

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