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Langi Ghiran - Reservoir and Water Race Walk |
| We camped overnight and in the morning decided to explore the large rock face that we could see from our caravan. We looked for an easy start and soon found a Kangaroo track that led quickly to what seemed to be a walking track. It seemed a good idea to follow it and see where it went as we had a few hours to kill before we had to be elsewhere. That was a good decision as this turned out to be a interesting walk. The walk took us firstly to the nearby reservoir and the via a water race to a lookout. We followed a road track which lead to the lookout area back to the main road and then back to our camp. |
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| Walk Map |
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| Our starting point - a large rock area intrigued us. | So off we went and soon found the real walking track | Looking back to our caravan |
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| In the distance a Kangaroo | Zoomed-in | Even Closer |
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| We were surprised - an old disused dam | Well contructed | |
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| Mt. Langi Ghiran rising high above us | ||
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| A very rocky valley - great for catching rain | ||
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| This is interesting - a stile | ||
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| Taking a pic to send to the family | ||
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| Huge flat rock area | A pipeline - no doubt from the reservoir ahead | |
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| Do dams always have a pine plantation around them? | ||
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| Here we are - the reservoir | Old and amazing structure. | Great slabs of rock cut and shaped to make the wall |
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| Ah, another walk starts here | ||
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| Yes, we'll watch out for ourselves | ||
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| The usual problems on a bush walk | ||
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| The first view of the Water Race | ||
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| Water Race | Water Race | Water Race |
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| Butterflies everywhere today | ||
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| Water Race | ||
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| Water Race - walk continues on the other side of the bridge! | ||
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| More butterflies | ||
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| The race turns and heads uphill | ||
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| A very different construction, more like a gutter | Probably that's all you need for this section | Nearing the top - you can hear water flowing |
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| The pipe from somewhere, pity it has a bit of a leak | And we are at the top of the hill | |
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| The lookout ahead | ||
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| The lookout is perched on top of a large boulder | ||
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| Missing a bit of the hand rail - we Googled the walk and found the lookout was closed - no signs or tape here | Nearby we found a road track leading to the Water Race. | |
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| Decided this was a good way to make a round trip of the walk | ||
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| We met the main road. Go left to climb Mt Langi Ghiran | We went right | |
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| This part of the walk becomes a pleasant stroll along the road | ||
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| Interesting views along the way - Ararat in the distance | ||
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| Our camp comes into view | Camp area - reasonably flat with tables and fire places. | |
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| Yes - 2 toilets | Ah! The real start of the walk | Information Board |
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| Walk map - Close-up from Information Board | Back at Camp - the End |