Sunday’s walk to Barry Falls (near Eldorado) was on a rather cold and overcast day, with a 50% chance of a shower. After parking in a camping space, close to Kangaroo Crossing, the 14 rugged up participants took a bush track through to Nieoffs Road. After turning right into Nieoffs Road, we then walked the…
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Mount Glenrowan : August 2
On perhaps the best day of the week, Saturday’s walk had 14 participants off to Morgans Lookout at Mount Glenrowan. The first stop was for a group photo near the communication towers, and to see views to the distant alps. Shortly after this the choice needed to be made to take the shorter or longer…
Mount Porepunkah : Saturday, July 5
This walk was rescheduled from Sunday 6th due to expected cloud cover; the forecast for Saturday being quite sunny. A small group of walkers met just out of Porepunkah Village for a six kilometre drive to the nominated starting point for this walk. We started out at about 700m, and walked for about seven kilometres…
White Box Walk : Sunday, July 20
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…
Mount Sugarloaf : Saturday, June 21
This is a medium graded walk of about 9.5k, starting at the corner of Woolshed Road and Warners Track, east of Eldorado, north-west of Beechworth. Setting off, 15 of us walked along Warners Track, with farmland on one side, and bushland on the other. The track soon became steep, and often washed out, but reasonable…
Salisbury Falls, Mount Warby Walk : June 11
On Wednesday, June 11, a cool weather forecast didn’t deter an enthusiastic group of 16 walkers who presented for a midweek walk in the Warby Ovens National Park. Beginning at the start of the Salisbury Falls Walk, we would walk to the top of the Falls, proceed onto Mount Warby and lunch at Wenham’s Camp,…
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Barrys Falls (Eldorado) : August 17
Sunday’s walk to Barry Falls (near Eldorado) was on a rather cold and overcast day, with a 50% chance of a shower. After parking in a camping space, close to Kangaroo Crossing, the 14 rugged up participants took a bush track through to Nieoffs Road. After turning right into Nieoffs Road, we then walked the…
Mount Glenrowan : August 2
On perhaps the best day of the week, Saturday’s walk had 14 participants off to Morgans Lookout at Mount Glenrowan. The first stop was for a group photo near the communication towers, and to see views to the distant alps. Shortly after this the choice needed to be made to take the shorter or longer…
Mount Porepunkah : Saturday, July 5
This walk was rescheduled from Sunday 6th due to expected cloud cover; the forecast for Saturday being quite sunny. A small group of walkers met just out of Porepunkah Village for a six kilometre drive to the nominated starting point for this walk. We started out at about 700m, and walked for about seven kilometres…
White Box Walk : Sunday, July 20
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…
Mount Sugarloaf : Saturday, June 21
This is a medium graded walk of about 9.5k, starting at the corner of Woolshed Road and Warners Track, east of Eldorado, north-west of Beechworth. Setting off, 15 of us walked along Warners Track, with farmland on one side, and bushland on the other. The track soon became steep, and often washed out, but reasonable…
Salisbury Falls, Mount Warby Walk : June 11
On Wednesday, June 11, a cool weather forecast didn’t deter an enthusiastic group of 16 walkers who presented for a midweek walk in the Warby Ovens National Park. Beginning at the start of the Salisbury Falls Walk, we would walk to the top of the Falls, proceed onto Mount Warby and lunch at Wenham’s Camp,…