Eleven hikers joined us for a hot summer loop through Murrindindi Scenic Reserve on Saturday 27 January 2018. The route combined the Murrindindi River Walk, forest tracks, bridges, rocky terrain and the impressive Wilhelmina Falls. The event was advertised as a 15km loop with approximately 525m of ascent. Our Garmin recorded 15.92km, completed in 4hr47min...
Five hikers set out to explore the historic hydroelectric infrastructure, tramways, trestle bridges and mountain forest of the Rubicon Valley on Sunday 17 December 2017. The original plan was for a difficult 24km circuit with approximately 1,000m of ascent. By the time we returned, the Garmin had recorded 28.45km in 6 hours and 31 minutes,...
On Saturday, 18 November 2017, three of us set out to explore The Pinnacle in Lake Eildon National Park. The initial plan was a steep but relatively contained return hike of approximately 10km. Instead, our exploratory day developed into an enormous 31.82km circuit involving Rocky Spur, Rocky Peak, Taylors Creek Track, Dingo Track and Taylors...
On Sunday, 29 October 2017, four members of the Green Trails hiking group set out to climb Sugarloaf Peak in Cathedral Range State Park. The original Meetup event was titled Cathedral Ranges South Circuit via Wells Cave 15km Loop, although our completed route took us to Sugarloaf Peak through Wells Cave before returning via Canyon...
On Saturday, 28 October 2017, seven members of the Green Trails hiking group joined me for a challenging loop through Murrindindi Scenic Reserve. Our route took us through the forest to Wilhelmina Falls before continuing around the reserve and returning to our starting point. I had previously completed this hike in April with another Meetup...
