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Piccaninny Walk Grampians National Park |
| 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. |
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| Start of the walk | Easy walking track | |
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| Mt Abrupt in the background | ||
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| Epacris impressa - White | Distance pastoral views | |
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| It's not a walk without some steps! | Steps make climbing much easier. | |
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| Diuris pardina, or commonly the Leopard Orchid | The whole plant | |
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| Scenic stitch | ||
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| The Leopard Orchid | The Leopard Orchid | |
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| The Leopard Orchid | ||
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| 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 | ||
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| Dunkeld water supply | Back at the junction, heading to the top | |
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| The Leopard Orchid | ||
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| The Leopard Orchid | ||
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| The top | ||
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| Views from the top | ||
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| View of Dunkeld | ||
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| Heading back down | ||
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| Back at the junction again, back to the car park. | ||
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| The Leopard Orchid | ||
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| Orchid rosettes -Pterostylis nana | ||
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| Pterostylis nana | ||
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| Finally, almost at the end I notice Mt Sturgeon appear | ||
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| Behind us walking in. | ||
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| Back at the start | Take this track to do the Mt Sturgeon walk. | |