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Harrietville.Com.Au www.visitharrietville.com.au Bright - 18km B500 Wangaratta - 104km Stony Creek Discover history and nature… h Harrietville has a long history of bushwalking and hiking. For many t r Harrietville d Spur d r o c c A on B thousands of years aboriginals travelled to the high plains for trading, r No e hunting and ceremonial purposes. With the discovery of gold in 1852, resilience and sustainability. and resilience v c i i t gold miners followed their tracks, crossing between the Ovens and Investing in initiatives that build community capacity, capacity, community build that initiatives in Investing & Surrounds R e n . Into Our Hands Community Foundation Community Hands Our Into Gippsland goldfields. Some of these routes then became stock routes er v i R ens v O anch r s B East made possible with funds from the the from funds with possible made Community Forum Community n ag Tracks & Trails for cattle accessing the mountain plains. 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Several walking Harrietville Tracks & Trails New& Chum Gully Tracks Harrietville c Gold Mine Basalt Razorback Walking Track tracks access Mt Feathertop, Victoria’s second highest mountain and Dibbins Harrietville B500 a Temple Y Bon Accord Walking Tk Hut one of the most popular alpineo walking tracks in the State. M Cobungra The u Monarch Gap Black n Mt Hotham g Tracks & Trails The Razorback Hole s The Guns CresecentTrails Kangaroo& Ck Tracks Harrietville Mount Bungalow Spur Walking Track to Mt Feathertop Tracks & Trails S & Victory G Distance: 22km return, duration 8hrs approx. Grade 4, bushwalking p R Loch u Crescent E experience required. Formed, very steep track with some obstacles. Harrietville Tracks & Trails & Tracks Harrietville r Saddle A Bon Accord Sign posted. T Hut ruins Australian Alps Quintet A Walking Track This track steeply ascendsC Bungalow Spur, accessing a number of routes G L Mine Hut into the alpine region, including Mount Feathertop, the Razorback u P o n Alpine Crossing STATE Corbett’s Flat I Derrick Ridge and Mt Hotham. b s (Chain Bay) N ALPINE Trailhead & Sculpture Joyce Hut T FOREST E Biplane Brockhoff u r Mt Feathertop/ Loch Car Park H a NATIONAL Hut R n c Razorback Trailhead The Cross u WashingtonC Ckk / Bon Accord Spur Walking Tk O PARK k Olive Branch t s g s r (Chain Bay) e A Harrietville Tracks & Trails & Tracks Harrietville Distance:d l 24km return. Grade 2 & 4, some bushwalking experience Diamantina W i n r D THE HUTS WALK w required. Formed very steep track with some obstacles. Sign posted. Star Hut a S a Diamantina l Summit k Extended Springs Spargos The first section of the Bon Accord to Washington Ck (Grade 2, 4.7km Trailhead Silver Hut ungra D R Danny’s Lookout Trailhead ob one iway),tc contours high above the East Branch of the Ovens River, along Brumby C h W i Harrietville Tracks & Trails & Star Extended Tracks Baldy Hollow Mount Harrietville the course of an old mining water race. A pleasant walk with great views (Chain Bay) Hut T v Walking Track Networks B500 MOUNT k HOTHAM Hotham of the river and an ideal spot to packe your lunch. From Washington Ck ALPINE COBUNGRA RESORT DITCH WALK the track steeply climbs Bon Accord Spur,r accessing a number of routes M The Black Hole Blowhard 1861m Harrietville/Mt Hotham/Dinner Plain E a s o (Chain Bay) Mount Hut Brabralung into the alpine region, including Razorback Ridge, Mt Hotham, and Mt t B un (Chain Bay) r a t S arloa Trailhead Big Spur Trailhead ug f Feathertop. n T Blowhard Davenport Howard’s k 4WD only k T c Mount Hut e Dungey’s Access MOUNT r k h i e Hollow Rene Lookout HOTHAM Wire Plain Trailhead F e Trailhead North West Spur kTrack rto Mt Feathertop Smythe(Chain Bay) CRB Hill ALPINE C C B Buckland Gap RESORT Whiskey Flat y Morning Star Spur Distance 18km return.d Grade 4, bushwalking and navigation u n y A D Trailhead r a d c R O experience required.B Rough,n not well-defined, very steep track with E a N B r k AT A L P I a B500 l a G R E l Dinner Plain - 13km obstacles. Limited Signage.B n d R i v e r d Brandy Mt Feathertop track cutters, c1914. cutters, track Mt Feathertop collection Museums Victoria y Mt St Bernard C This less frequentlyCreek used route to Mt Feathertop is rough and steep in re Omeo - 56km Dargo High e places. Starting atMine Stony Creek, near the Trout Farm, cross the bridge k 0 5 Plains Road 7.5 10 and park vehicle.Brandy Ck The Trailhead domed MUMC Hut is 7km from the start of the walk. From here it is 2km to the summit of Feathertop. SCALE IN KILOMETRES D B a low r hard Creek g o B P 4WD only ra H IL b A R r T IN i a A lu L P g n g R T HOTH NE rail AM - DIN h k P Mount Australian Alps Walking Tk c l a a r Freezeout T i n g s in lk R a d k T e W a e p b r o l t e C e Boiler Plain l t b o w a p Map updated A Swift November 2016 a T t C P Mount M r e w e a Tabletop ss Creek k Conne P Bright - 22km Mount Beauty - 40km Wangaratta - 100km Albury -125km Alpine HarrietvilleNational Harrietville to Bright Shared Trail (Stage 1) Tracks & TrailsPark Stony Creek 6 Legend 6 Trailhead /Track Information Picnic table 0 & Trout Farm - 5km 6 40 Walking Tracks Track Marker Post BBQ Primary 6 2 School 0 Harrietville to Bright Playground 6 Interpretive Sign Freehold 0 Shared Trail Hotel 0 Toilets (Private Property) 5 Historic Site 8 Tronoh Dredge Hole Walks 5 0 5 5 Bungalow Spur Toilets - Disabled 5 4 6 Steps 2 0 0 Riverside Walk Footbridge Parking School Bridge Freehold Bon Accord Spur Tk Caravan / Camping Park Rotunda Tavare (Private Property) Historic Building Pioneer Charlie Miley Walk Cafe / Restaurant Park Gate Park East Branch Ovens River Swimming Hole Pe t e r s L a n e h t r o k Cafe R T N Mountain View i r v 0 u c e i 8 Wa l k p t 0 r S 5 0 50 01 0 1 50 200 250 h 500m e 2 s 7 w c i n d o 0 g l n a 0 SCALE IN METRES e a a g 0 n 7 L r v i e w n d W v e r u 8 i R M B B 6 a a Bungalow Spur t l s o F k 0 e a t Trailhead 6 e h R e r 6 0 W t o p 4 L - Community e C a 6 n r at.
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