White Box Walk, Chiltern-Mount Pilot National Park
A winter’s day greeted the 17 walkers on this walk, including two new casual participants, to undertake the 8.5km circuit known as the Whitebox Walking Track.
Half of the group met at Rotary Park (in Wangaratta), and the other half at the start of the walk.
Though some of the participants had done this walk previously, the sight of the old Golden Bar Open-Cut Mine was a new one for many, with its sheer rocky orange walls.
Gold was discovered here in 1858, and the equivalent of some 36 million dollars in today’s currency was extracted over a 40 year period.
Setting of on the walk, the bush track took us through the lovely scenery of Box-Ironbark forest, open woodland, grass trees, and wattle trees. As well, we espied two wallabies, and some early blooms of green hooded orchids.
A well earned cuppa at the Honeyeater Picnic Area concluded the adventure.
[Sandi]