Date/Time
Date(s) - 14 Feb 2020 until 16 Feb 2020

Category(ies)

  • Grade 4 Medium-Hard
  • Leader: Deb
  • Phone: 0410047884 before 8pm
  • Mick
  • 0437101009
  • Participant numbers: Up to 10
  • Final booking date: Friday 7th February 2020

Save this weekend and come and explore The Cathedral Range, which is a spectacular seven kilometre ridge of sharply upturned sedimentary rock, near Taggerty, Victoria.

We will be leaving from Albury/Wodonga Friday mid morning (but if you want to make your own way there later in the day or on Saturday morning that is fine, as long as you arrive in time for our walk) and basing ourselves, for 2 nights, at  Cooks Mill Campgrounds. Cooks Mill has sites suitable for tents, campervans and a small number of caravans. Pit toilets, fireplaces, picnic tables and shelters are available. Firewood collection is prohibited and no drinking water is available, so please bring your own. No bins are provided. Please take all rubbish home with you for recycling or disposal. Camping fees apply and prebooking is required.

On Saturday we will be doing the Cathedral Range Southern Loop a challenging 11km. Rather than me tell you about it here are a couple of links for you to read with some amazing photos.

Hike Cathedral Ranges Southern Circuit

https://goinferalonedayatatime.blogspot.com/2015/05/cathedral-range-southern-circuit.html

Then on Sunday we will pack up after brekky and drive to Neds Gully Campground carpark (which is on our way out of the park). This is where the Little Cathedral Peak walk (approx. 8km) starts and finishes.  This walk offers spectacular views from the ridge and the lookout at Little Cathedral Peak.

https://www.trailhiking.com.au/little-and-cathedral-peak/

As this is an area that the club does not visit regularly, if people want to come and camp and explore the area but not walk that would be fine.

Please note the early book by date as I need to pre book campsites.

Grading of Bushwalking Trips

Grade 1
(Easy) Opportunity for large number of participants, including those with reduced ability to walk/cycle on well- marked and evenly formed tracks. Formed tracks may have a few steps. Should not be steep. Suitable for beginners. Distance should not exceed about 10km.
Grade 2
(Easy-Medium) Easy activity, mostly on tracks of low gradient. Opportunity to walk/cycle easily in natural environments on well-marked tracks. Tracks should not be steep. Distance should not exceed about 15km.
Grade 3
(Medium) Medium activity with some hilly sections and/or rougher terrain. Opportunity to walk/cycle on defined and distinct tracks with some steep sections requiring a moderate level of fitness. Suitable for fit beginners. Distance should not exceed about 20km.
Grade 4
(Medium-Hard) Steeper, rougher terrain and may have off-track sections (no more than one quarter of the walk) or a longer distance track walk. Opportunity to explore and discover relatively undisturbed natural environments mostly along defined and distinct tracks. Tracks can be steep. There may be short sections of rock scrambling involved. Leaders should have map reading abilities and/or ability to use a compass. Distance depending on circumstances. Not suitable for most beginners.
Grade 5
(Hard) Off-track or difficult terrain. Opportunity for walkers with advanced outdoor knowledge and skills to find their own way along often indistinct tracks or off track in remote locations. May include steep sections of unmodified surfaces. There may be rock scrambling, creek walking and river crossings involved. Distance should not exceed 30km, but may be short and difficult. Not suitable for beginners.
Grade 6
(Very Hard) Strenuous off-track walk or very long distance. Opportunity for highly experienced walkers to exploratory remote and challenging natural areas without reliance on managed tracks. Terrain may be steep, uneven and no track. There may be rock scrambling, creek walking and crossing involved. Distance covered is unlimited, but may be short and difficult. Only for experienced walkers and not suitable for beginners.

Exploratory Is unknown to the Leader and while every effort has been made to grade the activity appropriately, there may be some unexpected aspects which may increase the difficulty of the walk.

Carpooling

Car pooling arrangements vary depending which state the activity is in.  Check you state restrictions that vary from time to time.  

Each person needs to feel that they are not at risk or presenting a risk to others because of their individual circumstances.  For this reason the decision to car pool, according to the guidelines, must be a personal one and individuals are welcome to make their own travel arrangements.