| Boronia Peak Walk |
| It was time to get out and explore again. We free camped
nearby to Halls Gap and decided the Boronia Peak walk would be good to
do as we had not done it for at least 25 years. Looking at our old
maps even the track has been re-routed but not all that upgraded.
This time we left from the Brambuk Cultural Centre, which was
unfortunately closed, so no coffee to start our trek. From Brambuk it was an easy 1 kilometre walk on a groomed track to the end of Tandara Road where we took the track to meet up with the Boronia Trail and a bit further on we hit the Boronia Peak Track, which is the real start of the walk. The peak lookout is a 5 km return walk, with a bit of rock scrambling at the end. Unfortunately when we finally arrived at the top it started to rain and this continued until we got back to the car. In general, the walk is uphill all the way there and then downhill all the way back. |
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| Brambuk Car Park | Track to Tandara Rd. | A nice easy stroll along a well made path |
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| Alternative walks | In town and there's still wildlife about | |
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| The other side of the valley. | Somewhere up that hill is our lookout | |
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| Approaching Tandara Rd. | More Emus | |
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| Start of walk at the end of Tandara Rd. | Down the hill and over the bridge | |
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| We head left | ||
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| I think that's the Pinnacle up there! | ||
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| The main walking track along the valley | Turning left along the wide fire trail | |
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| This is the start of the uphill part to the top. | ||
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| Steps, yes, there are plenty to come. | ||
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| Orchids growing beside the track | Another one in the middle - might not make it. | |
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| The track is often rough in places | ||
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| More steps | ||
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| Halls Gap in the distance | ||
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| Halls Gap in the distance | Halls Gap in the distance | |
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| Our goal in the distance | Looking towards Lake Fyans | |
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| White Capped Robin | ||
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| Crimson Rosella | ||
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| Quite steep and rough | ||
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| Lake Lonsdale in the distance | ||
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| Yes, the steps keep coming. | ||
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| Interesting views | ||
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| Nearing the top | ||
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| The last 10 metres | ||
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| At the top | ||
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| Starting to rain | ||
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| Halls Gap in the distance | ||
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| Heading back down to the car, in the rain. |