When we went: Monday 14 September 2015 How we got there: we drove to Mount Buffalo from Bright (takes about 40 minutes). Bright is about 3.5 hours drive north of Melbourne. Activity summary: four and a half hours of walking in alpine national park. What we did (the details): We arrived at the top of the…
When we went: October 5, 6, 7 October 2015. This post will just cover the first full day. Day 2 is here. How we got there: we drove to Kiata campground from Melbourne, it’s about 4.5 hours by car. The nearest town is Nhill. Activity summary: camped overnight at Kiata, then 6 hour walk to camp at Yellowgums…
When we went: Tuesday 30 June 2015 How we got there: we drove to the Sheoak Picnic area at Lorne from Melbourne (via Anglesea). It’s about two hours by car. Activity summary: One 2.5hr forest circuit walk to two waterfalls. And one failed return walk along (and over) a river to a waterfall, so no…
When we went: Wednesday 8 July 2015 How we got there: we drove from Melbourne via Warragul to Mount Worth State park; the trip is just under two hours by car. Activity summary: two loop walks in Mount Worth state forest. The first was three hours, and the second was 90 minutes. Both require sturdy footwear…
When we went: Friday June 26 How we got there: We drove from Melbourne to Aireys Inlet, it’s about a 90 minute drive. We stopped off on the way for coffee and a biscuit at McGains Nursery. Activity summary: Just over five hours walking, taking in clifftop tracks, forest and beach walking. We stopped for…
When we went: Friday June 19 How we got there: We drove up from Bright, it’s about 40 minutes from there to the top of the mountain. Note that we started this walk later than we wanted, due to some confusing information about the requirement for snow chains in the park. We’d read that although…
When we went: May 24-26 and June 1-3 Activity summary: two short (45 min or less) easy walks around Bright township and surrounds. How we got there: Bright is about three and a half hours from Melbourne by car (we stop off on the way there and the way back at Euroa for a coffee…
When we went: Tuesday July 2 How we got there: we stayed in Bright overnight, and from there drove up to the park the next morning. The advantage of this is that you can enjoy a night out at 13 steps the night before (Monday night). Trust me, this is very advantageous. (Also note that…
When we went: Tuesday May 19 How we got there: we drove up from Melbourne the day before, via Tower Hill, and camped overnight. It’s about five hours driving direct from Melbourne. You can read about our adventures on the way, here. Activity summary: around three hours of fairly easy walking, taking in a coastal…
When we went: Tuesday March 31 How we got there: We drove, Point Nepean is about an hour and a half from Melbourne via tollways and freeways. We actually drove along the coastal road the whole way, which is about a two hour drive, but prettier. See Dromana, the first photo above (and also a…
Michelle Walks 