The Warby-Ovens National Park has obtained the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Green List accreditation. See the following link for for details of this great achievement. Press Release The Park is one of only four in Australia to achieve this status, and this listing is due to the hard work of many…
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Loggers Lane to Wenhams, Warby Ranges : August 19
This great adventure started at the northern end of Loggers Lane, just around the corner of Gerretts Road and Wangandary Road. The distance planned for this loop out to Wenhams Camp, and return, was about 12 kilometres; with breaks, this took about five hours to complete. The weather was cold at first, but mostly sunny,…
New map of the Pyrenees Ranges
Meridian Maps has produced a new map of the popular Pyrenees Ranges, in western Victoria. For the first time the entire region has been mapped on a double-sided 1:50,000 scale map, covering The Pyrenees from Beaufort to Redbank, and from Navarre to Avoca. The map is ideal for bushwalking, and highlights all the tourist activities…
Murmungee Escarpment : July 11
On a perfect winter day we ascended the Murmungee Escarpment near the rail trail at Everton. Our walk was led by Anne Turnbull, and a local landowner, whose property includes grasstrees growing in abundance. After a brief car shuttle, we set off, and had morning tea overlooking a beautiful landscape, including a very interesting ridge…
Warby Falls Heritage Trail : July 02
The Warby Falls Heritage Trail was created several years ago, and aims to display the farming life of Ben Warby’s family, early settlers of the Wangaratta area. The Heritage Trail loops in and out of the range country behind Booths Winery, and provides an enjoyable 7.5km walk. We had 14 participants on today’s outing, and…
Alpine Views : June 27
There were 15 enthusiastic (and optimistic) walkers on this adventure, all of whom braved the very grey conditions left by the overnight/early morning rain. The objective for the day was to walk the much loved Alpine Views Track of the Warby Ranges, and we opted to access this route from the Salisbury Falls car-park, rather…
IUCN Listing for our National Park
The Warby-Ovens National Park has obtained the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Green List accreditation. See the following link for for details of this great achievement. Press Release The Park is one of only four in Australia to achieve this status, and this listing is due to the hard work of many…
Loggers Lane to Wenhams, Warby Ranges : August 19
This great adventure started at the northern end of Loggers Lane, just around the corner of Gerretts Road and Wangandary Road. The distance planned for this loop out to Wenhams Camp, and return, was about 12 kilometres; with breaks, this took about five hours to complete. The weather was cold at first, but mostly sunny,…
New map of the Pyrenees Ranges
Meridian Maps has produced a new map of the popular Pyrenees Ranges, in western Victoria. For the first time the entire region has been mapped on a double-sided 1:50,000 scale map, covering The Pyrenees from Beaufort to Redbank, and from Navarre to Avoca. The map is ideal for bushwalking, and highlights all the tourist activities…
Murmungee Escarpment : July 11
On a perfect winter day we ascended the Murmungee Escarpment near the rail trail at Everton. Our walk was led by Anne Turnbull, and a local landowner, whose property includes grasstrees growing in abundance. After a brief car shuttle, we set off, and had morning tea overlooking a beautiful landscape, including a very interesting ridge…
Warby Falls Heritage Trail : July 02
The Warby Falls Heritage Trail was created several years ago, and aims to display the farming life of Ben Warby’s family, early settlers of the Wangaratta area. The Heritage Trail loops in and out of the range country behind Booths Winery, and provides an enjoyable 7.5km walk. We had 14 participants on today’s outing, and…
Alpine Views : June 27
There were 15 enthusiastic (and optimistic) walkers on this adventure, all of whom braved the very grey conditions left by the overnight/early morning rain. The objective for the day was to walk the much loved Alpine Views Track of the Warby Ranges, and we opted to access this route from the Salisbury Falls car-park, rather…