Stawell gift, australias richest foot race and first run in 1878. Parks victoria digital maps one of the most important things that you can possibly have with you while out on the trail is a map. Grampians national park is located, as the name suggests, in the grampians region of victoria. The grampians walks finish on day seven in dunkeld at the end of the grampians peaks trail. Break up your hiking adventures in the grampians national park with a picnic at one of the regions pristine waterfalls. Past weather in the grampians, victoria, australia. The grampians way is a proposed ring road approximately 285km in length circling the grampians national park using the existing road network and has been identified as a means of increasing tourism to the region through. Put together an itinerary thats all your own and duck in and out of the park as you go. Grampians national park visitor guide grampians national park visit. Explore the natural beauty of the grampians from its worldfamous hiking trails. Book your tickets online for grampians national park, victoria. Victoria state maps australia maps of victoria vic. Lots of easy access climbing around the town of halls gap. Check the link above to parks victoria for any latest news or changes in conditions.
But there are also a range of more challenging tracks available throughout the grampians national park. Its outstanding natural beauty and rich aboriginal rock art earned it its addition to the australian national heritage list. Best trails in grampians national park victoria, australia. Scenic lookouts, nature and wildlife, grampians, victoria. Five sites are open to the public, including billimina, gulgurn manja, manja, all in the grampians national park and bunjils in black range reserve near stawell. Map produced by gis unit, grampians region february 2019. See parks victoria link above for latest information on the grampians, including any warnings. Download printable version of stawell grampians gate caravan park map and rules pdf, 2440kbs. Australian standard geographical classification 2006 edition ararat, ballarat, hepburn, hindmarsh, horsham, moorabool, northern grampians, pyrenees, west wimmera, yarriambiacklocal government areas and golden plainsnorth west and golden plainssouth west part 1 statistical local areas.
Walking and hiking, outdoor activities, grampians, victoria. Waterfalls, walking trails and wildlife break up the rugged landscapes that dominate the grampians. Grampians national park is a green wilderness of abrupt sandstone ranges west of victoria, which travellers can dive into by way of countless tracks, trails and places to stay in and around the park. Parks victoria digital maps green trails australia. Lots of slabby climbs with a few big rooves capping different cliffs. Please phone 03 5358 2376 checkin time is 2pm earlier only if accomodation or site is ready. Some of these drawings may take a few minutes to load depending on your connection speed. Grampians little desert tourist info for grampians arapiles region. Its landscape consists of mountains, streams and waterfalls that are home to a variety of wildlife including kangaroos. Grampians national park visitor guide parks victoria avenza maps. Melbourne, ararat, bairnsdale, benalla, ballarat, frankston, geelong, bendigo, dandenong, hamilton, horsham, latrobe city, melton, mildura. This is a great little walk that is best done earlier in the morning at busier times of the year as it can get a bit busy.
Immerse yourself in the serene environment of the neighbouring pyrenees ranges, mount cole, mount buangor and ararat hills regional park. The region has the largest number of rock art sites in southern australia and over eighty percent of victoria s rock art sites. The boulder lounge includes an online bouldering guide to some areas of the grampians. Boulderers frequent the rock around venus baths, providing some entertainment for gawking tourists.
Grampians national park is part of the gariwerd aboriginal cultural landscape. This place is situated in northern grampians, victoria, australia, its geographical coordinates are 37 2 0 south, 142 30 0 east and its original name with diacritics is grampians. Not surprisingly, it is thus a popular hiking place. The grampians walks build nicely and can be as challenging as you wish it to be.
Mental health services department of health, victoria. Choose from wonderland walks, northern walks, southern walks and the grampians touring map. The hike should take approximately 3hrs to complete. The grampians road and touring map covers car touring and is an essential tool to. Grampians hike auswalk 7 day self guided grampians walk. The grampians offer some of the most spectacular and high quality climbing in australia. Parks victoria respects the deep and continuing connection that traditional owners have to these lands and waters, and we recognise their ongoing role in caring for country. Take the road from halls gap to wartook valley to see the iconic mackenzie falls, one of the largest and most spectacular waterfalls in victoria. For walkers who caught public transport there are v line coach services to ararat from where there are regular train services to melbourne. The grampians national park also gariwerd, commonly referred to as the grampians, is a national park located in the grampians region of victoria, australia. Theres a fair bit of guiding and commercial operation in the areas of punters pinnacle and the watchtower. Also in west victoria, the grampians national park also has some unusual natural features, plenty of wildlife and unique flora, not found anywhere else in the world. The grampians peaks trail is one of the walk victorias icons long distance trails. Taste bush tucker, learn about ancient remedies and hear didgeridoo playing at the narana aboriginal cultural centre in geelong.
Plan ahead and obtain a detailed map before you go this map is a guide only. Information, accommodation, attractions and indexed street map of the grampians national park by wilkins tourist maps. The grampians a map of the grampians climbing areas, on gators australian climbing page, a geocites personal web site. Aged care planning regions displaying statistical areas level 2 sa2s commonwealth of australia 2015 the aged care planning region boundaries. Stawell west the trail starts at a small car park on the grampians road, 700 metres south of the western highway. If you want to see more maps use the navigation panel on the right hand side of this page to view other state and territory maps in australia. Grampians national park victoria 2020 all you need to. Top 10 hikes and walks in the grampians visit grampians. Map of grampians, vic 3314 whereis maps of australia. Po box 500, east melbourne, victoria 3002, australia.
Rock climbing in the grampians, victoria, australia. Take the steep walk to reach the summit from grampians dunkeld tourist road, south east grampians. River gravels, wartook region crossbedded sanddune deposit, black range region fossil plant stem fragments, victoria range sandstone cliffs and siltstone hillsides a layercake of different environments mudcracks in siltstone. If you want jaw dropping scenery drive the great ocean road and see the twelve apostles.
Boroka lookout drive up mt difficult road to one of the best lookouts in the grampians. This map provides an overview of victorias parks and waterways, victoria australia. The grampians tower above the plains of wimmera, creating a distinct and natural viewing platform for the expansive surrounding plains. Take the very short walk from the carpark to the lookout platform and revel in 180degree views of western victoria, looking out over halls gap and lake bellfield. Topographic map indices pdf files, click to download. Enlargements are of the halls gap wonderland area and of the halls gap region. Aboriginal stories connect the landscapes of the great ocean road from wathaurong country in geelong to the gunditjmara region of the west. Maps of directions of grampians vic, 3314 for locals and travellers. We have included some of the popular destinations to give you give you an idea of where they are located in the state. This map provides an overview of visitor facilities in grampians national park victoria, australia. Circumnavigate the majestic grampians national park along the winding grampians way.
Oct 06, 2015 the grampians national park camping spot. Grampians map victoria sydney australia tourist guide. Waterfalls, nature and wildlife, grampians, victoria, australia. Grampians scale the great sandstone mountains of the grampians region to reach breathtaking views and a bright, new perspective. Victoria, australia is truly a magnificent place to visit.
About three hours drive from melbourne australia which is just south east from the map. Be inspired by the spectacular outlook of rugged mountain peaks from the top of mount rosea, panoramic views from the pinnacle lookout, ancient. Past weather in the grampians, victoria, australia yesterday and last 2 weeks. See the victoria places to visit links below to find out more about these and other victoria regions. Simply click on the map below to visit each of the regions of victoria. The grampians national park, commonly referred to as the grampians, is a national park located in the grampians region of victoria, australia. We last walked this in spring when there are lots of wildflowers, but it is great anytime. The first section is now complete and offers a 36 kilometre, 3 day2 night circuit walk departing from halls gap. These walking and road maps cover a selection of walks and day trips in the grampians national park. The 167,219hectare 4,210acre national park is situated between stawell and horsham on the western highway and dunkeld on the glenelg highway, 260 kilometres 160 mi west of melbourne and 460 kilometres 290 mi east of adelaide. Hi gerhard, were glad you guide mel was able to enhance your experience of grampians national park. For the online, interactive vicmap, please click here address map pdf.
Grampians rail trail is a 11km, grade 2 one way hike located in western victoria victoria. For naturelovers whose lifestyle involves traversing australia, you will certainly need a map of the grampians before you plan your journey to this region. See the parks countless attractions and find the best of what lies on its doorstep. A physical paper map is paramount because if you get lost, even if youre not quite sure how to read a map properly, other people that you meet along the trail can help you out. The beautiful thing about the grampians is that it offers so much choice, there is plenty of good easier climbing in fantastic locations, and also probably the best hard routes in the land. Grampians national park is a great place for nature lovers and ballarat offers. Walking tracks in victorias national parks are graded under the australian walking. If you want to see more maps use the navigation panel on the right hand. The grampians are home to a wide variety of environments, and this explains its unique geologic location. The trail is primarily used for hiking and walking and is accessible yearround. Tourist information about our great but most compact state victoria australia tourist guide map showing location of the grampians national park and surrounding towns and cities of victoria australia in the region. Grampians round track victoria, australia alltrails. Grampians national park allabilities walking track and. Self drive victoria, the perfect way to tour the highlights of victoria, australia at your own pace.
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