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Best Walks of the Gariwerd / Grampians National Park

The first new guidebook for very many years for the Grampians National Parks, Deb and I are very happy to have researched, walked, written, photographed and mapped our new ‘Best Walks of the Gariwerd/Grampians National Park‘, which was published in December 2019 by Woodslane Press and Australian Geographic.  It’s available online and in bookstores, and at many outlets in Grampians itself, including the newsagent, Brambuk National Park Centre and Outdoor Adventures. It includes many realigned walks ranging from 1-12km, and from easy to tough, with some multi-day walks (including the first 3 day loop of the Grampians Peaks Trail). I have to say, this was a cracking guidebook to walk – the Grampians are an absolute jewel in the Australian walking crown.  And less than 4 hours drive from Melbourne.

Here’s the hit-list, from North to South.

  1. Mura Mura / Mt Zero
  2. Guingalg / Mt Stapylton
  3. Wudjub Guyan / Hollow Mountain
  4. Gulgurn / Manja Shelter
  5. Beehive Falls / Briggs Bluff
  6. Wonderland Loop (of course – so spectacular!)
  7. Grand Canyon, Silent Street and the Pinnacle
  8. Venus Baths
  9. Bim / Chatauqua Peak & Clematis Falls
  10. The Balconies & Reed Lookout
  11. MacKenzie Falls to Zumsteins
  12. Barri Yalug / Fyans Creek Loop
  13. Boronia Peak
  14. Mt Rosea Loop (perhaps one of the best circuit day walks ever)
  15. Tower Hill (the last walk we did for the book, and a cracker)
  16. Silverband Falls
  17. Sundial Loop (Greg’s guest entry)
  18. Paddy Castle
  19. Mt Wurgarri / Mt Sturgeon
  20. Bainggug / The Picanniny)
  21. Mt Murdadjoog / Mt Abrupt
  22. Larni bunja / The Chimney Pots
  23. Bilimina Shelter
  24. Duwil / Mt William
  25. Mafeking Historic Walk
  26. Grampians Peak Trail – Central Circuit (3 days)
  27. Major Mitchell Plateau (3 days)
  28. Victoria Range Circuit (3 days)

We’ve just started on the companion guide for the new Grampians Peaks Trail when it opens next year too, for all those through-walkers. Watch this space.   Let us know what you think as you walk the ones in this book – we’d love to hear back from you.

 

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