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,…
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 short distance to Warbler Track.
Along Warbler Track we passed the intersection for Currawong Track then, after a couple of narrow stream crossings, we reached the one that lets you know if there is, or is not, water over the upcoming falls.
The stream did not disappoint, and we continued on the picturesque bush track to Barry Falls for morning tea. Following this, we returned along the gully to Warbler Track and continued onto the other intersection with Nieoffs Road. From here four walkers went left to return to the foot track to Kangaroo Crossing, completing a walk of about six kilometres.
The remaining walkers continued to the right, and a steady uphill to reach some mine ruins, and a dam. The ‘Hidden Friend Tin Mine’ was reached for lunch, with views overlooking the Ovens Valley, and towards the Warby Ranges, and we then explored the ruins.
Following the exploring, we returned to Nieoffs Road to take the track opposite, and downhill, to a picturesque dam surrounded by forest (the dam slows the water flow to Barry Falls). We then returned to Nieoffs Road, and then had a quick descent back to the foot track to Kangaroo Crossing.
Those who completed the longer route walked about 10k, and it did not rain!
[Jeanette]
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,…