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Walk from Sundial Car Park to the Pinnacles |
| This is a great walk to the Pinnacles, slightly easier than the Wonderland to Pinnacle walk as the climb is not as great. Good for all the family, and, as we walked I was amazed at how many families did actually pass us. All the Grampians walks are very popular. Due to the drought we decided to take a walk and just enjoy walking, but were surprised that we did find a couple, not many, orchids along the way. |
| Walk/Location Map |
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| Information Board - Walk details | Information Board - Various walks available | Walk Start |
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| An easy trail to start with | ||
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| Wow! an orchid - The amazing Parsons Bands | ||
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| Walk intersection | starting to climb | |
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| Skink, sunning itself. Not scared at all. | ||
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| Yellow arrows guide you along the true path | ||
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| With extra height, the views start to come into the picture | ||
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| Rock outcrops let you get a clear view of the valley | ||
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| Stitched Pictures | ||
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| Me | ||
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| Views around Lake Bellfield | ||
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| Views around Lake Bellfield | Views around Lake Bellfield | |
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| Another Parsons Bands | ||
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| Close-up | Close-up | The whole plant - under 150cm. |
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| The Pinnacle Lookout coming into view | ||
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| The Pinnacle Lookout | ||
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| Track junction | ||
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| This way to the top | ||
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| A mushroom rock on the way | ||
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| The nerve test - was popular once, but not now | The nerve test | |
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| The nerve test | ||
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| At the top | ||
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| The Pinnacle Lookout | ||
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| Dangerous? Hope not | ||
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| Track Junction - heading back | Another orchid | |
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| A midge orchid | Bud coming | |
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| The bearded Midge orchid | Back again - 2 hours 31 minutes with lots of photo stops along the way | |