Mid-Waiohine Wild Animals
Way back in October 2018 we (Lorelei and Jake) went on another wild escapade in the Tararuas. It had been a few months since our last overnighter and we were itching to get out in the mountains. The lovely Nana … Continued
Castlemaine to Eureka Reef (Dry Diggings Track)
Written by Caroline. Hike completed Sunday 24 May 2020. This hike covers Castlemaine to Eureka Reef – this is part of the Cry Joe section of the Dry Diggings Track, which makes up part of the Great Dividing Trail. By … Continued
Creswick to Daylesford – Great Dividing Trail
Written by Mark Over the 9th and 10th of November, 2019, the team completed the Wallaby Track section of the Great Dividing Trail (note that the Wallaby and Eureka tracks used to both be called the Wallaby Track). Day one … Continued
Daylesford to Nolan Creek – Great Dividing Trail
Written by Lucie Daylesford to Nolan Creek is a 32km section of the Lerderderg Track, which continues on to Bacchus Marsh. Lake Daylesford to Specimen Hill Road 16km, easy Mark, Lucie, Jens and Caroline left Melbourne late on a Saturday … Continued
Castlemaine to Bendigo – Great Dividing Trail
Written by Lucie The northernmost section of the Great Dividing Trail was completed over the last weekend in September, 2019 (AFL Grand Final weekend). This section is accessible using public transport from Melbourne – it starts at Castlemaine train station … Continued
Bivvy Mania in the Tararuas
Written by Lorelei and Jacob. The SchMcelwees have a few different adventure challenges on the go. One of them is to ‘bag’ all of the huts/bivvies in our local tramping adventure zone, the Tararuas. The Tararuas are pretty cool given … Continued
O’Briens Crossing to Bacchus Marsh – Great Dividing Trail
Written by Jon This is the southernmost section of the Great Dividing Trail (GDT), stretching from O’Brien’s Crossing in Lerderderg State Park in a southerly direction to Bacchus Marsh train station. A total distance of 36km, which we completed over … Continued
Hepburn Springs to Daylesford – Great Dividing Trail
Written by Lucie Early June is the time for a multi-way birthday weekend. The Adventure Gang rented a house in Hepburn Springs, ate lots of food, drank delicious drinks, played fun games and went for a beautiful walk as part … Continued
L is for Long Trail Part 3 – Rutland to Stowe, VT
Part three of the Long Trail adventure! The Long Trail is a long distance hike that runs north-south through the state of Vermont in the USA. We completed a northbound end-to-end of the Trail in July 2018 as part of … Continued
Wilderness Coast Walk – Croajingolong National Park
First 3 days written by Caroline, with helpful reminders from the rest of the crew each evening. Last 2 days written by Lucie. It should be noted that this is the final stage of our 2016 Victorian Coastline Challenge, completed … Continued