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: Monday October 19, 2015 How we got there: we drove from from Melbourne, the closest town is Lorne, it’s about two hours by car. Activity summary: Two hour walk taking in fern-edged stream valley, swallow cave, dry ridge top forest. We skipped both Sheaok Falls and the Castle Rock lookout on this…
When we went: Friday 17 July 2015 How we got there: we drove to the Honeyeater Picnic area in Chiltern-Mt Pilot National park, from Bright (via Beechworth). Chiltern is about 3 hours by car from Melbourne, or about an hour drive from Bright. The Honeyeater picnic area where the walk starts, is just south of Chiltern. Activity summary: A three hour,…
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: Tuesday July 9 How we got there: we drove to the Brisbane Ranges from Melbourne, via the closest town, Bacchus Marsh; it’s just over an hours drive. Activity summary: around 3.5 hours of mostly easy walking in forest. There is a steep climb up out of a gorge at the halfway point.…
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: Monday May 25 How we got there: Mt McLeod is in the north of Mount Buffalo National Park. We stayed overnight in Bright and drove up to the park after brekkie. Bright is about three and a half hours north of Melbourne by car. Activity summary: Return walk along 4wd track through…
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: Sunday April 5 How we got there: We drove up from Melbourne. O’Briens Crossing is about 90 minutes from Melbourne via the M8. Activity summary: Beautiful wild river walk on sometimes confusing tracks (including a bit of scrambling) followed by a ridge walk with some steepish sections on clear open track and/or…
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