There will be a Bushwalking and GPS Navigation course, conducted by Bushwalking Victoria on May 23 and 24 to be held at The Centre, Chisholm Street, Wangaratta, and in the surrounding parklands (Merriwa and Kaluna Parks). Everyone (including non-members) are invited to this event – click on the link below for a PDF with more…
Category Archives: Walks
Falls Creek weekend : February 28 – March 1
Our Falls Creek weekend was based at the Myrtleford Ski Club, and from here 21 adventurers ambled across the High Plains on the Saturday to Weston’s Hut. Having arrived at the Hut, Eric Weston’s daughter, Mary Goldsworthy, explained about the construction of the hut in 1932. Our own member Trevor Turnbull, was able to fill…
Bon Accord Walk Report
On Sunday Feb 16th fifteen of the nicest club members joined my walk in Harrietville. Today our destination was the Washington Creek junction with the Ovens River East Branch along the Bon Accord Track. This was a replacement walk for the Mt Dunn and Monolith loop I had planned on Mount Buffalo. I began the…
Lake Moodemere : February 13
Lake Moodemere is part of a cut-off meander of the Murray River, and is a popular area for camping, bird watching and water sports. This nice little (9km) adventure began at Pfeiffer’s Winery, where the 17 participants met up, having driven from Wangaratta, Albury and Rutherglen. Setting off, we crossed over the Sunday Creek bridge,…
Beechworth Historic Park : Saturday, 1st February
This walk was unfortunately cancelled due to very hot conditions. Beechworth has an average of just over 1000 mm of rain per year, but over in Southland in NZ, the same amount fell in just 48 hours earlier this week, where six of our club members were starting the famous Milford Track! Our adventurous members…
Stanley State Forest area : January 18
There were 15 of us on this walk on Saturday, 18 January. The plan had been to do a walk on the Mount Buffalo plateau (Mount McLeod), but due to the fires the national park was closed, so rather than cancel the walk altogether a different venue was organised. We met in Wangaratta at 7.30,…
Category Archives: Walks
Bushwalking and Navigation Course : May 23 and 24
There will be a Bushwalking and GPS Navigation course, conducted by Bushwalking Victoria on May 23 and 24 to be held at The Centre, Chisholm Street, Wangaratta, and in the surrounding parklands (Merriwa and Kaluna Parks). Everyone (including non-members) are invited to this event – click on the link below for a PDF with more…
Falls Creek weekend : February 28 – March 1
Our Falls Creek weekend was based at the Myrtleford Ski Club, and from here 21 adventurers ambled across the High Plains on the Saturday to Weston’s Hut. Having arrived at the Hut, Eric Weston’s daughter, Mary Goldsworthy, explained about the construction of the hut in 1932. Our own member Trevor Turnbull, was able to fill…
Bon Accord Walk Report
On Sunday Feb 16th fifteen of the nicest club members joined my walk in Harrietville. Today our destination was the Washington Creek junction with the Ovens River East Branch along the Bon Accord Track. This was a replacement walk for the Mt Dunn and Monolith loop I had planned on Mount Buffalo. I began the…
Lake Moodemere : February 13
Lake Moodemere is part of a cut-off meander of the Murray River, and is a popular area for camping, bird watching and water sports. This nice little (9km) adventure began at Pfeiffer’s Winery, where the 17 participants met up, having driven from Wangaratta, Albury and Rutherglen. Setting off, we crossed over the Sunday Creek bridge,…
Beechworth Historic Park : Saturday, 1st February
This walk was unfortunately cancelled due to very hot conditions. Beechworth has an average of just over 1000 mm of rain per year, but over in Southland in NZ, the same amount fell in just 48 hours earlier this week, where six of our club members were starting the famous Milford Track! Our adventurous members…
Stanley State Forest area : January 18
There were 15 of us on this walk on Saturday, 18 January. The plan had been to do a walk on the Mount Buffalo plateau (Mount McLeod), but due to the fires the national park was closed, so rather than cancel the walk altogether a different venue was organised. We met in Wangaratta at 7.30,…