see also:

• bushwalking in Australia
• Melbourne
• lookouts around Melbourne
• interesting heritage sites around Melbourne
• Melbourne weather
• bushfire safety
• March flies
• bushwalks in Victoria's alpine region
• bush walks in the Grampians
• bushwalks in Victoria's alpine region
• Victoria planned burn offs - check before you go walking!
• Where to walk in Victoria
• selected short walks in Victoria by Bob Padula
• http://dztrek.blogspot.com.au/

• at 1922m altitude, it is only 64m from beating Victoria's tallest mountain, Mt Bogong
• most hikers camp adjacent to Federation Hut which is some 1.5km from the peak, but which provides wood fire and composting toilet, although sleeping inside the hut is not permitted
• the classic sunrise photo of Mount Feathertop is taken from Twin Knobs area along Razorback track so you need to wake early and do a hike from Fed Hut, then of course you can also walk to the peak (leave your backpack at the bottom though)
• various walking routes:
  • Bungalow Spur from Harrietville
    • ~10km, 3-4.5hr walk ascending some 1100m to Fed Hut
    • 1.2km from Fed Hut is a clearing where the old Fed Hut once stood and where you can access water but it must be sterilised!
    • ~2.2km from Fed Hut is a clearing where the Bungalow Hut once stood
    • really fit joggers can run up this walk in just over 2hrs, while hikers can walk down it in around 2.5hrs
    • my blog post - Overnight camp 1400m hiking ascent to Mount Feathertop – how a sedentary middle aged photographer survived to get some great pics
  • Bon Accord Spur track from Harrietville
    • tough 21.5km uphill hike to Fed Hut ascending 1250m and taking 8-9hrs
    • 1st 5km is easy, it’s only about 170m rise
    • small campsite at the 5km mark near a river suitable for 2-3 tents only and last place for water before Fed Hut
    • next 3km is tough uphill ascent of 650m to altitude 1278m before it levels off for next 1.5km and 200m before the old Bon Accord ruins there is a clearing where one could camp but no water
    • from ruins to Razorback junction is another slow 480m ascent making a total ascent to that point of 1250m taking around 5hrs
    • from the Razorback junction to Fed Hut is another 3.5hrs
    • http://thegreatambler.com/mount-feathertop-via-the-bon-accord-spur
  • Bungalow Spur - Champion Spur circuit
    • 25km 2 day hike
    • Champion Spur may be overgrown, Fed hut down to Harrietville (not the Bungalow Spur carpark though but meets the Bon Accord Spur at the base!) is 12.5km taking 4.5-5.5hrs
  • Razorback walk from Diamantina Hut near Mt Hotham
    • park car on side of the road at Diamantina Hut
    • ~13km, 5hr very exposed walk with awesome views most of the way to Federation Hut
    • see bushwalks in Victoria's Mt Hotham region
    • see Youtube: a summer hike in lovely weather - looks like the Durston X-Mid 2 tent
    • http://wildsight.com.au/mount-feathertop/

• Loch CarPark, Mt Loch, Machinery Spur, Blairs Hut, Diamantina Spur (VERY steep!), Feathertop, Razorback