Little Desert – Day 2 – Yellowgums back to Kiata

When we went: October 5, 6, 7 October 2015. This post will just cover the second full day, October 7. Day 1 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 Yellowgums, then 6 hour walk back to…

Back Wall, Mount Buffalo

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…

Grass tree walk

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.…

Lake Monibeong

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…