FRIDAY 28 OCTOBER -
WEDNESDAY 2 NOVEMBER,
VICTORIAN ALPS - CROSSCUT SAW,
WALK IN BASECAMP
Leader: Phil 0416 650 160
This is a great walk. A 6 day trip to Victoria. 5 days in the Victorian
Alps and one day on Phillip Island. The first day is a flight and drive there.
Day 1: Fri 3rd Nov- fly to
Melbourne & drive to Macalisters
Springs 5 km
Day 2 Sat 4th
Nov Mt Speculation via Crosscut Saw 18
km
Day 3 Sun 5th
Nov Mt Magdala via Mt Howitt 16 km
Day 4 Mon 6th
Nov Bryce’s Gorge walk 8 km then drive to Walhalla
Day 5 Tues 7th Nov Mt Erica walk 9 km then drive to Phillip Is
Day 6 Wed 8th Nov Cape Woolamai - 8 km - drive
back to Melbourne fly back to Brisbane and home.
I did this walk back in 2017 and it was a hoot. The Crosscut Saw is a
highlight of bushwalking in Australia.# We are
camping 3 nights at Macalister’s Springs (height about 1600 m) so you need good
warm sleeping gear for the cool nights. Monday night at Walhalla (or Rawson)
and Tuesday night on Phillip Island.. Probably stay in motels for those nights.
Come along and enjoy one of the best bushwalks in Australia. Yep, it is that
good. But I should mention it is basically 2 days of hard walks especially the
trip to Mt Speculation.
#The
Crosscut Saw is one of the best Daywalks to do in Australia
Robert
Rankin in his book Classic Wild Walks of Australia (1989)
at page 156 commented as follows “ The area around Mount Howitt and the
Crosscut Saw provides the most dramatic landscapes of the Victorian Alps”.
Sven Klinge in his
book Classic Walks of Australia (2000) commented as follows at
page 195 about the Viking Circuit “given the sheer number of highlights, from
dramatic peaks such as Mt Howitt, Mt Speculation, the Razor and The Viking the
circuit remains one of the most do walks for the serious bushwalker. (we aren’t
doing the full circuit just the best bits.
John
Chapman in his book Bushwalking in Australia (2003) commented
at page 206 “To many walkers the Viking
is the heart of the Victorian Alps. The rocky peaks, sweeping views across deep
mountain valleys, challenging walking and varied track conditions make this
Victoria’s finest circuit walk. “ (I did the full circuit in 2004 and the
highlight of the trip is the Crosscut Saw. )
Glenn van
der Knijff in his book Bushwalks of the Victorian Alps
commented at page144 as follows :- Arguably, the most popular walking
destination in the Howitt region of the Victorian Alps include Mt Howitt and
the Crosscut saw. Considering the natural beauty of the area and the good
walking tracks, this is not surprising”