This is a great little walking trail with the starting point located in Seaford by the Seaford Football and Netball Club. This is a convenient starting point since the is a car park located here which is usually quiet and free to park at without time restrictions. It is also only a 1km walk from...
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...
The Canyon and Phantom Falls passes several waterfalls including Won Wondah Falls, Henderson Falls, and Phantom Falls, and we will also be walking through The Canyon. This hike is suitable for most people. Lorne is a beautiful area and offers some stunning hikes within the Otway Forest Park. Countless waterfalls and river crossings, forest ferns...
Lorne is a beautiful area and offers some stunning hikes within the Otway Forest Park. Countless waterfalls and river crossings, forest ferns – what more could you want? Views? Yes there are some views on offer too, but in all honesty when you have waterfalls, who needs views? Lower Kalimna Falls is a favourite among...
On Saturday 23 September 2017, six of us set out to walk the Myrtle Gully Circuit through Toolangi State Forest. I had already explored the route and published a detailed turn-by-turn guide before organising this event. For the group hike, however, we completed the circuit in the opposite direction to the route described in that...
Not every Meetup event attracts a group, particularly when it is announced at the last minute. On Thursday 21 September 2017, I posted a spontaneous invitation to join me for a short return hike along Mount Sugarloaf Ridge Track in Kinglake National Park. The plan was simple: make the most of the pleasant weather, get...
There are two places where Tanglefoot Loop hiking trail can start from. In this case we are starting from Wirrawilla Carpark in Toolangi State Forest at the end of Quarry Rd, off Sylvia Creek Road. There are several hiking trails that extend out from Wirrawilla carpark which can be linked together in many different ways....
The Myrtle Gully Circuit can be accessed from more than one point within Toolangi State Forest. This guide begins at Wirrawilla car park, located at the end of Quarry Road off Sylvia Creek Road. Several walks share this trailhead, allowing Myrtle Gully Circuit to be combined with the Wirrawilla Rainforest Walk, Tanglefoot Loop and other...
