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Piccaninny Walk
Grampians National Park

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The Piccaninny Walk is located in the southern Grampians, between Mt Abrupt and Mt Sturgeon. It is considered to be an easy to medium walk on a good track with a gradual climb to the top where you can see Mt Abrupt , the area's pastoral landscape and the Dunkeld township.  Unfortunately you don't get to see Mt Sturgeon from the top as well.  We walked from the car park off the Victoria Valley Rd (Yellow Line), which is where this walk starts from.  There is an alternative walk (Green Line) reached from the Grampians Rd.  This access road is a bit rough however.  It's a good walk anytime of the year but it is said to be best in spring  when all the wildflowers bloom.


Grade: 128m                 
Distance: 3.4km return
Time:  1 to 1.5 hours     We took around 1 hr. 45 min. as we were taking photos and spotting wildflowers and wildlife.    

 

Walk/Location Map

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Start of the walk Easy walking track  
     
Mt Abrupt in the background  
Epacris impressa - White   Distance pastoral views
     
     
     
     
It's not a walk without some steps!   Steps make climbing much easier.
     
     
     
Diuris pardina, or commonly the Leopard Orchid   The whole plant
     
     
     
Scenic stitch    
  The Leopard Orchid The Leopard Orchid
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    The Leopard Orchid
Junction - where the two Piccaninny walks meet before going  to the top. We walked down the alternate path for around 100m before returning to the junction and onwards to the top. Wallaby
     
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Mt Abrupt    
     
     
Dunkeld water supply   Back at the junction, heading to the top
     
     
     
    The Leopard Orchid
     
The Leopard Orchid    
     
     
     
     
     
The top    
     
  Views from the top  
     
     
     
View of Dunkeld    
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
Heading back down    
     
     
     
  Back at the junction again, back to the car park.  
     
    The Leopard Orchid
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Orchid rosettes -Pterostylis nana
     
Pterostylis nana    
   
    Finally, almost at the end I notice Mt Sturgeon appear
     
Behind us walking in.    
     
     
     
     
     
  Back at the start Take this track to do the Mt Sturgeon walk.

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