bushwalks in Victoria's Mt Hotham region

Hotham Heights walks

“Two Rivers Circuit”
start and return to Mt Loch carpark in Hotham Heights
23km over 2 days
camp at Dibbins Hut area (more attractive option) alternatively at Blairs Hut for a shorter 2nd day uphill walk
carpark to Derrick Hut 4km 1hr
Derrick Hut to Dibbins Hut at Cobungra Gap 4km, 1-1.5hrs and 400m descent
camp at Dibbins Hut, exploring the plains of the upper Cobungra River downstream for up to 1.5km
Dibbins Hut to Blairs Hut (leave AAWT at Cobungra Gap, and after stashing rucksack at Red Robin Battery for the detour to the hut) 4km, 1-1.5hrs, 250m descent
Blairs Hut up to Red Robin Mine 5.5km, 1.5-2hrs and 500m ascent
Red Robin Mine to Mt Loch's unusual flat basalt summit then down to carpark 5.5km, 1.5-2hrs and 300m ascent

“Southern Plains traverse”
30.5km 2 day moderate car shuffle
carpark to Derrick Hut 4km 1hr
Derrick Hut to Dibbins Hut at Cobungra Gap 4km, 1-1.5hrs and 400m descent
Cobungra Gap to Cope Saddle 10km, 3-3.5hrs with ~460m ascent to Mt Jim then gentle 200m descent
- Basalt Temple then optionally Young's Hut side trip
- skirt Mt Jim (1810m) then skirt Mt Bundara (1741m)
Cope Saddle to Ryders Yards side trip to camp 1.5km, 30min
- camp at Ryders Yards
Cope Saddle to Wallaces Hut 6km, 1.5-2hrs reasonably flat
- skirt north of Mt Cope (1837m) to cross Bogong High Plains Rd then pass Cope Hut then down to Wallaces Hut
Wallaces Hut to Langford Gap 3km, 0.75hrs
can then walk along the flat Bogong High Plains Rd to Falls Creek