We are staying in Esk for a week attending a Rotary Nomads function and today is a 'free' day. This provided a great opportunity walk our first section of the…
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Category: Hiking
Heysen Trail – 1200 km Trail in South Australia
The Heysen Trail is one of the world's great walking trails and the longest dedicated walking trail in Australia. First dreamed up in the mid-1940s, the trail is named after…
Read MoreMount Abrupt to Piccaninny Circuit – Grampians Victoria
Hiked up to the cloud covered and wet summit Mount Abrupt in the Grampians. This is an out and back hike however I turned it into a loop by taking…
Read MoreJLF Trek 2021 Day 2 – 34 km Around Mount Crawford and Heysen Trail
The Jodie Lee Foundation (JLF) Trek is an 80 km fundraising endurance event held over 2 days and designed to challenge you physically and mentally. The JLF Trek this year…
Read MoreJLF Trek 2021 Day 1 – Marrabel to Kapunda 42km on the Heysen Trail South Australia
The JLF Trek is an 80 km fundraising endurance event held over 2 days and designed to challenge you physically and mentally. The JLF Trek this year was held in…
Read MoreWalking the Mount Gambier Rail Trail
Trish had a couple of appointments in town so no better time to walk a local rail trail. The Mount Gambier Rail Trail has recently been extended and is now…
Read MoreHiking the Leanganook Track to the Summit of Mt Alexander
Leanganook is the Aboriginal name for the 746m high Mt Alexander overlooking Castlemaine Victoria. Trish and I were joined by my Sister Nicola for this relatively short 8.4 km but…
Read MoreHigh Country Rail Trail Part 2 – 32 km Bullioh to Shelly – Victoria
This is my second hike along the High Country Rail Trail. The first was the 32 kms from Ludlows Reserve beside the Hume Reservoir, through Tallangatta to the hamlet of…
Read MoreLapstone Zig Zag Rail Trail, Glenbrook NSW
The highlights of this 13 km walk include the Nepean River, Knapsack Viaduct and the old Lapstone Zig Zag Railway. The Zig Zag Railway walk is actually only 2 km…
Read MoreA Dull Walk – Sheep Station Creek Conservation Park – QLD
While we are staying at Morayfield North of Brisbane thought it may be a good idea to check out a local walking area. Protected since 1977, the best kept bushwalking…
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