Joy Falls
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Joy Falls

I had a ripper trip to Joy Falls and the unnamed falls on Tier Creek recently. Easiest access was exactly as per the map extracts posted by Walkintas on bushwalk.com. In fact, rather than print a 1:25,000 map, I just copied screen shots to my phone and followed that. Joy Falls The spur road to Joy Falls (Joy 3)…
Mount Hugel
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Little Hugel, Hugel & Rufus

Mount Hugel and Shadow Lake Forecasts promising drizzle in the north but mostly sunny conditions south of Cradle tempted me to cross the north-south divide and do a walk at Lake St Clair on Saturday.  I read the posts on here about traversing Mt Hugel and decided to give it a go.  I had not previously done any of…
Cradle Summit at Night
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Cradle Summit at Night

I couldn't resist yesterday's snow forecast and despite it falling late in the weekend I was determined... At 3pm I left the Dove Lake Car Park.  There was no snow on the ground yet and rain was falling very heavily.  Visibility was reasonable with the mountain outline peering through through wind blown sheets of floaty precipitation indicating the freezing…
Cathedral Mountain from Castle Crag
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Castle Crag

Cathedral Mountain from Castle Crag Last week I set my sights on Castle Crag. I’ve often looked at it from Lees Paddocks or the Overland Track and wondered about tackling it as a long day walk from Wadleys Hut. After some other commitments on Friday evening, I set out from Lake Rowallan at 9:00pm and took exactly three hours…
Reynolds Falls and Recondite Knob
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Reynolds Falls and Recondite Knob

I've always loved Reynolds Falls ever since spotting it in a Wilderness Society book about areas just outside the World Heritage Area. I previously visited on a through trip from the Mt Cripps area. In late March this year I had a free weekend and planned another visit to this beatiful valley. Before starting my walk, I decided to…
Mt Ossa from The Paddocks
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Mt Ossa from The Paddocks

Despite BBPAC17 being an extremely active camp, I spent most of it in an office directing traffic which was roaming by the bus load far and wide over this wonderful island.  Consequently, I got to the end of camp feeling emotionally and spiritually drained but physically I felt ready to tackle a mountain marathon. Pine Hut Plain Mt Ossa…