The Dandenong Ranges Tourist Track follows Menzies Creek, Woori Yallock Creek, and Sassafras Creek for a stated 15km from Emerald to Sassafras. The total distance measured by us was 16.5km with a very overgrown 5km section in the middle. It seems that the start and the end of this trail are well maintained and enjoyable,...
Eleven hikers joined us at Mortimer Picnic Ground on Sunday 11 February 2018 for a counter-clockwise circuit through Bunyip State Park. The event was planned as a 12km loop with approximately 300m of elevation gain. Our completed route measured 11.00km, took 2hr19min and recorded 288m of ascent. It was a little shorter than expected, but...
After completing a 12.31km clockwise circuit during the morning, the same three hikers returned to the trails around Mortimer Picnic Ground for a second loop in the opposite direction. The afternoon event was advertised as a moderate 10km circuit with approximately 200m of ascent. Our anti-clockwise route became considerably longer, with the Garmin recording 14.70km,...
Three hikers set out from Mortimer Picnic Ground on the morning of Saturday 13 January 2018 to complete a clockwise circuit through Bunyip State Park. The walk was advertised as a moderate 10km circuit with approximately 200m of ascent. Our completed route was longer and hillier than expected, with the Garmin recording 12.31km, 3 hours...
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...
After completing an uphill circuit of the 1000 Steps earlier that evening, the same four hikers set out again at 7:30pm to walk the route in the opposite direction. This time, we climbed towards One Tree Hill using an alternative forest track before descending the Kokoda Track Memorial Walk. The change of direction and slightly...
Four hikers took on the 1000 Steps Kokoda Memorial Walk during a cool and damp summer evening on Friday 12 January 2018. Our first walk followed the famous staircase uphill through the fern-filled forest before returning by a different track. The original event advertised a 5km loop with approximately 340m of climbing. Our Garmin recorded...
If you haven’t done so already, check out our Great South West Walk hiking trail summary or go back to GSWW Section 14 – Trewalla Camp to Mallee Camp. Else, let us continue on with this fifteenth and final section of the Great South West Walk from Mallee Camp to Portland. The final section is another long...
If you haven’t done so already, check out our Great South West Walk hiking trail summary or go back to GSWW Section 13 – The Springs Camp to Trewalla Camp. Else, let us continue on with this fourteenth section of the Great South West Walk from Trewalla Camp to Mallee Camp. I loved these coastal sections of...
If you haven’t done so already, check out our Great South West Walk hiking trail summary or go back to GSWW Section 11 – Swan Lake Camp via Mt Richmond to Tarragal Camp. Else, let us continue on with this twelfth section of the Great South West Walk from Tarragal Camp to The Springs Camp. The walk...
