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Cowombat Flat and Surrounds
Cowombat Flat is a beautiful grassy flat near the source of the Murray, where the Australian Alps Walking Track crosses from Victoria into NSW. It has a multitude of highlights (see below) and can only be visited by walkers - unless you're a ranger, etc. It's also a VERY long way from Melbourne, so this is a six-day trip - days 1 and 6 are essentially driving ...
Day 1: Drive to Native Dog Flat; car-based camping overnight (so a few luxuries permitted).
Day 2: Short drive to the start of the walking track, then packs on for the 12.5km (reasonably flat) walk in to Cowombat Flat. Set up our camp - the next two days are "day-walks" returning to the same campsite.
Day 3: Loop walk taking in the nearby highlights - Cowombat Flat itself (Plane Crash remains, farmhouse ruins, wildlife - native and feral, etc); the Absolute Official source of the Murray, marked with a pipe in the ground; the far end of the "straight-line" bit of the Victorian Border and the huge cairn marking it; and a walk back to the Flat along the baby Murray River. Probably less than 10km for the day, but full of interest, and a lot "off-track".
Day 4: A longer and harder loop walk, along 4WD tracks. (Pilot Creek Firetrail, Snowgum Firetrail, Cowombat Flat Track). A long climb initially, then undulating - about 19km. Good views of the Main Range (Kosciusko etc) in the distance. Possible off-track climb of Mt Pilot (alpine ash regrowth probably makes this too difficult).
Day 5: Pack up camp, walk the 12.5km back to the car(s). Drive to Omeo for camping at the caravan park (or accommodation). Celebratory Dinner!
Day6: Return to Melbourne
Monthly Club Meeting
Meeting Held at Moonee Ponds Bowling Club, Mt Alexandra Road, Moonee Ponds
Monthly Club Meeting
Meeting Held at Moonee Ponds Bowling Club, Mt Alexandra Road, Moonee Ponds
Mt Jagungal
All Australia's peaks over 2000m are in Kosciusko National Park - Mount Jagungal is a favourite, 2062m in elevation, isolated and standing 400m clear of the surrounding high plains - great views in every direction across the Jagungal Wilderness area.
This walk is essentially a 3 day pack-walk (with a driving day tacked on either end). The "pack-on" walking is reasonably straightforward, on 4WD management trails. Day by day outline follows ...
Day 1 - Driving, ending with car-based camping at Clover Flat (Khancoban/Cabramurra Rd)
Day 2 - Short drive to Round Mountain trailhead, then packs on - 14km of trail to campsite at Derschkos Hut. Reasonably flat walking.
Day 3 - Short walk of 7.5km to campsite at O'Keefes Hut, but with a pack-off climb/descent of Mt Jagungal (allow 2-3 hours) in the middle. Again reasonably flat trails.
Day 4 - Walk of 13.5 km to Round Mountain Hut campsite - long descent, ford of Tumut River, sharp climb - about 400m up/down. (OPTION - another 2km walking gets us back to the cars, drive into Khancoban for accomodation and celebratory dinner?)
Day 5 - Drive home
Monthly Club Meeting
Meeting Held at Moonee Ponds Bowling Club, Mt Alexandra Road, Moonee Ponds
Monthly Club Meeting
Meeting Held at Moonee Ponds Bowling Club, Mt Alexandra Road, Moonee Ponds
Monthly Club Meeting
Meeting Held at Moonee Ponds Bowling Club, Mt Alexandra Road, Moonee Ponds
Monthly Club Meeting
Meeting Held at Moonee Ponds Bowling Club, Mt Alexandra Road, Moonee Ponds
Monthly Club Meeting
Meeting Held at Moonee Ponds Bowling Club, Mt Alexandra Road, Moonee Ponds
Monthly Club Meeting
Meeting Held at Moonee Ponds Bowling Club, Mt Alexandra Road, Moonee Ponds