Six hikers joined us in the Upper Yarra Valley on Sunday 28 January 2018 for another Oxfam Trailwalker training hike. We followed the designated 2018 Section 8 route before using the Lilydale to Warburton Rail Trail to complete a loop back to our cars. The event was advertised as a 20km Grade 4 hike. Our...
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...
Five hikers set out to complete an extended circuit through Bunyip State Park on Sunday 14 January 2018, turning the existing Four Brothers Rocks loop into a challenging full-day walk. The event was advertised as a 22km circuit with more than 500m of ascent. Our Garmin recorded 21.42km, completed in 4 hours and 58 minutes,...
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...
If you haven’t done so already, check out our Great South West Walk hiking trail summary or go back to GSWW Section 9 – Simsons Camp to Monibeong Camp. Else, let us continue on with this tenth section of the Great South West Walk from Monibeong Camp to Swan Lake Camp. Another long 17.5km walk along...
If you haven’t done so already, check out our Great South West Walk hiking trail summary or go back to GSWW Section 7 – Battersbys Camp to Pattersons Camp. Else, let us continue on with this eighth section of the Great South West Walk from Pattersons Camp to Simsons Camp. This section is marked as 17km,...
If you haven’t done so already, check out our Great South West Walk hiking trail summary or go back to GSWW Section 6 – Moleside Camp to Battersbys Camp. Else, let us continue on with this seventh section of the Great South West Walk from Battersbys Camp to Pattersons Camp. There is plenty of information on...
