Andrews Hill Circuit Walk, Kinglake NP

This walk follows tracks over the forested summit of Andrews Hill in Kinglake National Park in the Great Dividing Range, north-east of Melbourne. 

GRADE | LENGTH | TYPE: Moderate, 11 km circuit walk. Although this walk is short, the area is hilly, with a total rise of 333m. 

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION:
Kinglake National Park is the largest national park close to Melbourne. It has 22,360 hectares of tall forests, fern gullies and rolling hills, and an extensive network of walking tracks, located about 60 km north-east of Melbourne. The area was logged in the early part of the 20th century, till 1980, and some remnants of logging remain. It also suffered badly in the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires, but the vegetation has mostly recovered. Parks Victoria recorded a video on the park's recovery, see youtube.com/watch?v=b2sIam8qpcQ.  

This walk is in a lesser-known loop through regenerated bush in the northern section of the park, north of the Diving Range, and is less likely to be affected by bad weather. Starting from The Gums Camping Area the trail begins by following the Island Creek valley upstream where it passes close to the creek in places and offers a mix of ferns and forest. This section of the trail eventually reaches the Island Creek Picnic Area from which we follow management access trails upwards on the Stringybark Track. Along this section of the trail there's a mix of scrubby bush, forest and occasional ferns. This trail then joins Dusty Miller Track where you'll get your final cardio workout for the day climbing to the highpoint of the trail. From here there is a gradual descent back to The Gums.

BOOKING: By Thursday 13th May. To register, click on Get Tickets.

NOMADS COVIDSAFE CHECKLIST: Checklist 210516: Andrews Hill Circuit Walk, Kinglake NP.

FURTHER INFORMATION: visityarravalley.com.au/activity/andrew-hill-circuit.

MEETING TIME | LOCATION: 11am at The Gums Campground, Kinglake-Glenburn Rd, Kinglake West. 

MAP REFERENCE: Melway map X910 grid Q11 | Google map goo.gl/maps/fy2qz63pa1DPNxG26. 

DISTANCE | TIME FROM GPO: 65 to 70 km, 1 hour 45 minutes. The way out of Melbourne is a bit complicated, so we strongly recommend using Google Maps or eq. 

1. The least complicated route is Lwr Heidelberg Rd, Rossanna Rd (State Route 46), Greensborough Bypass, Diamond Ck Rd, Heidelberg-Kinglake Rd (C746), then Kinglake-Glenburn Rd.

2. The quickest route is probably via M3, Thompsons Rd (State Route 42), Fitzsimons Ln (State Route 47) to Main Rd, then C728 and C746 to Kinglake-Glenburn Rd, as above.

3. If coming from further east, M3, Maroondah Hwy, Melba Rd, C746.  This route goes around the park.

FOOD: Pack food for lunch and snacks; there are no places to buy anything along the walk. At least 1 litre of water should be carried.

APPAREL | FOOTWEAR: Bring facemask and hand sanitiser. Wear a hat, clothing to meet the forecast weather conditions and footwear suitable for walking along open forest pathways.

LEADER: Richard C. | Email the Leader if you have any questions.
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