australia:vic:fallscreek
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bushwalks in Victoria's Falls Creek region
see also:
- How far can an older person hike with average ability and a 12-14kg backpack?
- the rough rule of thumb is to plan to walk only 8-12 km per day of full pack carrying and count every 100m climbed or descended as an extra kilometre walked.
- Camp amongst the snow gums rather than in the lower Mountain Ash areas - Mountain Ash are prone to falling unpredictably
walks around Falls Creek and Langford Gap
Wallaces hut and Cope Huts
- easy 6km circuit
Kellys hut and Fitzgerald Hut circuit
- easy 12.5km circuit
Mt Nelse and Battys Hut site return walk
- 19km return easy 2 days
- camp at Battys Hut site where there is a water spring to the north
- Nelse Track to Mt Nelse 4.5km, 1-1.5hrs, 250m rise
- Mt Nelse to Battys Hut site 5.5km, 1.5-2hrs, 300m descent
Bogong Village to Pretty Valley Pondage near Falls Creek
- 27km, moderate car shuffle
- 1050m gentle ascent to Mt Fainter camp site over 14km taking 4-5hrs and passing Bogong Jacks Hut
- 100m ascent to Mt Fainter South then 250m descent to Little Plain then 200m ascent to Mt Niggerhead
- 200m descent to Tawonga Huts then 150m ascent and descent to pondage carpark
Langford Gap to Mt Bogong via AAWT
- “Northern Plains Traverse”
- 36km 3 day, moderate car shuffle as ends in Mountain Creek Camping area, north of Mt Bogong
- Langford Gap to Mt Nelse, 7.5km, 2-2.5hrs with 300m ascent
- Mt Nelse to camp at site of burnt down Ropers Hut 5km, 1.5hrs and 150m descent
- take a stroll to Timms Lookout
- Ropers Hut to Cleve Cole Memorial Hut, 11km, 5-6hrs, includes knee jarring 750m descent to Big River then 800m ascent
- Cleve Cole Memorial Hut to Mt Bogong 4.5km, 1-1.5hrs, 200m ascent
- Mt Bogong descent to Mountain Creek Camping area 8km, 2.5-3hrs, 1400m descent
Howmans Gap to Mt Bogong then down Staircase Spur
- “The Grey Hills”
- 29km moderate 2 day car shuffle, ends in Mountain Creek Camping area, north of Mt Bogong
- initial 700m ascent to Spion Kopje, then hilly 600m descent to camp at Bogong Creek Saddle
- 600m ascent to Mt Bogong then steep 1400m descent
australia/vic/fallscreek.txt · Last modified: 2016/01/04 23:24 by gary1