Australian Alps Walking Track (SOBO – South Bound)
Section 9 (9 days): Days 42 – 50 to Food Drop 9
13/5/2025 – 21/05/2025 Selwyn Creek Road – Rumpff Saddle
Distance: 114.2km Total Ascent: 7,981m Total Descent: 7,623m
Time: 63 hours Moving Time: 32 hours
Participants: Damien Aggio (Report), Stephen Davies (Report, Photos)
Australian Alps Walking Track (SOBO – South Bound)
Section 8 (4 days): Days 38 – 41 to Food Drop 8
9/5/2025 – 12/05/2025 Cope Hut – Selwyn Creek Road
Distance: 42.3km Total Ascent: 2,802m Total Descent: 3,335m
Time: 26 hours Moving Time: 16 hours
Participants: Damien Aggio (Report), Stephen Davies (Report, Photos)
Australian Alps Walking Track (SOBO – South Bound)
Section 7 (3 days): Days 35 – 37 to Food Drop 7
6/5/2025 – 8/05/2025 Omeo Highway – Falls Creek – Cope Hut
Distance: 49.1km Total Ascent: 2,583m Total Descent: 2,624m
Time: 20 hours Moving Time: 13 hours
Participants: Damien Aggio (Report), Stephen Davies (Report, Photos)
Australian Alps Walking Track (SOBO – South Bound)
Section 6 (3 days): Days 32 – 34 to Food Drop 6
3/5/2025 – 5/05/2025 Benambra-Corryong Road – Omeo Highway
Distance: 44.0km Total Ascent: 2,854m Total Descent: 1,771m
Time: 23 hours Moving Time: 12 hours
Participants: Damien Aggio (Report), Stephen Davies (Report, Photos)
Australian Alps Walking Track (SOBO – South Bound)
Section 5 (4 days): Days 28 – 31 to Food Drop 5
29/04/2025 – 2/05/2025 Limestone Creek Campground – Benambra-Corryong Road
Distance: 67.2km Total Ascent: 2,826m Total Descent: 3,114m
Time: 28 hours Moving Time: 17 hours
Participants: Damien Aggio (Report), Stephen Davies (Report, Photos)
Tuesday 31/10/2023 Dunkeld Arboretum
Dunkeld, VICTORIA
Gariwerd Country
Participant: Stephen Davies (Photos, Report)
This is a great short walk from Dunkeld Caravan Park. It follows the tree-lined creek from the caravan park into the Arboretum at the weir. From the Arboretum there are good views of Mount Sturgeon and Mount Abrupt.
Thursday 26/10/2023 Horseshoe Bend Campground – Horseshoe Bend Road – Pomponderoo Hill Road – Pomponderoo Hill
Little Desert National Park, VICTORIA
Wotjobaluk, Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, Wergaia and Jupagulk Country
Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Sue Davies
Having kept relatively close to the Wimmera River during our morning walk we headed away from it in the afternoon. Although you can drive to the start of the Pomponderoo Hill walk along Pomponderoo Hill Road, we chose to walk from the Horse Shoe Bend Campsite. As we were walking along Pomponderoo Hill Road a fox made a quick crossing not far in front of us. We arrived at the Pomponderoo Hill Carpark, just as another couple were preparing to start.
Thursday 26/10/2023 Horseshoe Bend Campground – Wimmera River – Desert Discovery Walk
Little Desert National Park, VICTORIA
Wotjobaluk, Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, Wergaia and Jupagulk Country
Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Sue Davies
Nestled amongst the River Red Gums at Horseshoe Bend Campground we had been joined last night and this morning by masses of bird life. A pair of Kookaburras called in for a visit many times, along with sightings of black cockatoos, mallards, parrots, blue wrens and numerous species of other small, heath-loving birds.
Friday 27/10/2023 Kiata Campground – Campground Track – Salt Lake Track – Desert Discovery Track – Albrechts’ Mill & Water Bore
Little Desert National Park, VICTORIA
Wotjobaluk, Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, Wergaia and Jupagulk Country
Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Sue Davies
Keen to walk in a different section of Little Desert National Park we drove further west to Kiata Campground, having spent the early hours of the day looking for wildlife around Horse Shoe Bend Campground. Yesterday’s cold change and 1C overnight minimum temperature were replaced by calm, blue sky conditions with the temperature already reaching the mid-twenties by our 11:00am start.
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.
Tuesday 23/10/2023 The Pines-Centenary Park Campground – Central Gully Track – Bluff Lookout Road – Bluff Lookout – Mount Grapples Summit Road – Summit Picnic Area – Pharos Gully Track – Gully Loop Walk
Mount Arapiles – Tooan State Park, VICTORIA
Wotjobaluk Country
Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos, Report), Sue Davies
Mount Arapiles is a world-famous rock climbing destination. We found plenty of groups of people in the campground who looked to be settled in and ready to try out some of the routes on offer. Fortunately for non-climbers such as us, there is also plenty to see in the compact area around Mount Arapiles.
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.