There is no better place to view the Ovens and King Valleys and the Victorian Alps than from Mt Glenrowan. This 10 km return hike to the Mt Glenrowan Lookout begins with a steep climb for 1km, leading up to the Chick Hill Lookout (signposted) while the remainder is undulating and moderate to easy. Native […]
Join passionate naturalists Sue Brunskill and Karen Retra for a slow early Spring nature walk in one of Wodonga's best bush reserves. Come exploring with Sue and Karen and be inspired by their knowledge and enthusiasm for nature from wildflowers, insects and fungi to trees, birds and wildlife. This is the first of our Spring walks in this […]
Join passionate naturalists Sue Brunskill and Karen Retra for a slow nature walk in the Baranduda environmental lands. Come exploring with Sue and Karen and be inspired by their knowledge and enthusiasm for nature from wildflowers, insects and fungi to trees, birds and wildlife. This is the first of our Spring walks in this reserve – the season changes […]
Join passionate naturalists Sue Brunskill and Karen Retra for a slow nature walk in one of Wodonga's best bush reserves. Come exploring with Sue and Karen and be inspired by their knowledge and enthusiasm for nature from wildflowers, insects and fungi to trees, birds and wildlife. This is the first of our Spring walks in this reserve - […]
Join passionate naturalists Sue Brunskill and Karen Retra for a slow mid-Spring nature walk in one of Wodonga's best bush reserves. Come exploring with Sue and Karen and be inspired by their knowledge and enthusiasm for nature from wildflowers, insects and fungi to trees, birds and wildlife. This is the second of our Spring walks in this […]
Join passionate naturalists Sue Brunskill and Karen Retra for a slow nature walk in one of Wodonga's best bush reserves. Come exploring with Sue and Karen and be inspired by their knowledge and enthusiasm for nature from wildflowers, insects and fungi to trees, birds and wildlife. This is the second of our Spring walks in this reserve - […]
Join passionate naturalist Karen Retra for a slow nature walk in the Baranduda environmental lands. Come exploring with Karen and be inspired by her knowledge and enthusiasm for nature from wildflowers, insects and fungi to trees, birds and wildlife. This is the second of our Spring walks in this reserve – the season changes so […]
Another great walk with views and a refreshing swim at the end for those so inclined. This is a circular walk beginning and ending at Pretty Valley pondage, and taking in part of the Alpine Walking Track. There will be a steady climb at some point in the walk, and part of the route is […]
The fires of 2019/20 burnt huge areas of north eastern Victoria. The remaining unburnt forests are more important than ever. One of these areas lies in the headwaters of the Little Dargo River, just south of Mt Hotham. It is a pristine area, without roads, and containing mature forest, much of it dominated by Mountain […]
Join passionate naturalists Sue Brunskill and Karen Retra for a slow late-Spring nature walk in one of Wodonga's best bush reserves. Come exploring with Sue and Karen and be inspired by their knowledge and enthusiasm for nature from wildflowers, insects and fungi to trees, birds and wildlife. This is the third and final of our Spring walks in […]
Join passionate naturalists Sue Brunskill and Karen Retra for a slow nature walk in the Baranduda environmental lands. Come exploring with Sue and Karen and be inspired by their knowledge and enthusiasm for nature from wildflowers, insects and fungi to trees, birds and wildlife. This is the third and final of our Spring walks in this reserve – the […]
Join passionate naturalists Sue Brunskill and Karen Retra for a slow nature walk in one of Wodonga's best bush reserves. Come exploring with Sue and Karen and be inspired by their knowledge and enthusiasm for nature from wildflowers, insects and fungi to trees, birds and wildlife. This is the third and final of our Spring walks in this […]
Bookings for the Lake Catani campground at Mt Buffalo open on Thursday July 6th and I plan to spend this weekend there. I intend to walk a bit, read a bit, paddle a bit and just relax. Plans will be determined by the group and the weather. I suggest we get in early to book. […]
This is a weekend that can suit nearly everyone. Near Dinner Plain, it is only about 200 m from the car park to the JB Plain campsites. That means you can bring real food and luxury items. (Banana lounges have been seen popping up and the odd bottle of wine has been spotted on previous […]
This is a set of three short walks that will provide an introduction to the sights and heritage of the Bogong High Plains around Falls Creek. First stop will be at the entry to Falls Creek from where we will take a short walk (500 m) along a path to Falls Creek Falls. Next we […]
It’s on again! Especially for Rosa and Connie as part of their training for the Great Vic Bike Ride. Meet at the Happy Valley Hotel carpark, Ovens, at 9:45 for a 10:00am start. The ride is all on the sealed ‘Murray to the Mountains’ rail trail over generally flat terrain via Eurobin, Porepunkah and Bright […]
This ride will start from the BBQ/Picnic Area overlooking the river at Porepunkah and across the way from the Porepunkah Pub. If you arrive early, you can grab a coffee from the Rail Trail Cafe. We’ll follow the rail trail through Bright to link up with the ‘Great Valley Trail’ to finish at Harrietville where […]
Wild Horse Creek is on Track 107 about 10kms from the carpark at Watchbed Creek, where this walk begins. We will initially follow a management track before veering off and following the pole line and Kelly Track to Fitzgeralds and Kelly Hut. This part of the walk is fairly flat and has great views. At […]
The ride starts in Yackandandah and follows the new bike trail to Beechworth, a distance of around 32kms. There is an option to start near the roundabout on the Wodonga/Beechworth Road and avoid the uphill section out of Yack, but then you won’t have the thrill of riding down it at the end of the […]
We’ll start out on the Long Plain Track near Lake Catani, cross the Giant’s Causeway via Drillhole Rocks, then veer north to cross Rocky Creek Track, walk over Five Acre Plain to finish at Eagle Point. After lunch at Eagle Point, we’ll retrace our steps back to the cars. The terrain varies from fairly flat, […]
This walk takes us on the Survey Track in Mt Beauty, an old route that was ‘rediscovered’ after the 2003 bushfires. We walk through timbered gullies with views up to Mt Bogong, cross the road at Cranky Charlie and head back towards the town before heading down to where the West Kiewa river flows through […]
The ride begins at 10:00am at the former Everton Railway Station, Everton and is basically all uphill to Beechworth on the sealed Rail Trail. The bonus is a thrilling downhill freewheel to Everton. If we feel up to it we might do a 9.5km town loop before we find some lunch at one of the […]
This afternoon walk of 8km starts at Kremur St boat ramp and heads over to Nail Can Hill via the Unemployment Track. (one of the few tracks up the hill that is not 4wd or bike ) After climbing the hill we will walk along the ridge to the monument and then down to the […]
The ride begins at 10:00am at the former Everton Railway Station, Everton and is basically all uphill to Beechworth on the sealed Rail Trail. The bonus is a thrilling downhill freewheel to Everton. If we feel up to it we might do a 9.5km town loop before we find some lunch at one of the […]
Back by popular demand is this gourmet bike ride on the High Country Rail Trail, with spectacular views of Lake Hume and the hills beyond. The ride is 24 km from Huon Reserve, over the Sandy Creek Bridge, along the shoreline of Lake Hume to Tallangatta and return. Bike riders leave Huon Reserve, off the Murray […]
