Trains, Trails and Travels

Having done a couple of very pleasant day walks earlier in the year, the time had come to stretch things a bit. The plan was a four day circuit from Langford Gap, taking in Fitzgerald’s Hut, Johnston’s Hut, Edmonson’s Hut, and back to Kelly’s Hut.

For some time Ben and I have planned to visit The Island — not the Phillip version which really is surrounded by water but the landlocked version which stands mesa-like between the gorges of Werribee River and Myrniong Creek at the western end of the Werribee Gorge State Park.

After around four continuous months of Covid detention in mid 2020, and double that since our last amble through the bush, parole was a fairly definite invite to a day out in the bush. That is how I managed to make my first ascent of Mt Rosea — located in the middle of the Grampians. Never underestimate the Grampian’s ability to turn on an entertaining day out walking.

Mt Clear is located around 20 km south east of Mt Buller, in the middle of a skyline traverse of the Great Dividing Range from Mt McDonald through to Mt Howitt and beyond. It is easily accessible, or so it appears, but it was only on the third attempt that we actually stood on its summit. How did we do it?