O'Shannassy Aqueduct Walking Track -Section 7

This is a summary of a 4 km return hike along the O'Shannassy Aqueduct Walking Track -Section 7, 70 km east of Melbourne, in the Yarra Ranges National Park.

This section of the Track extends from the old maintenance huts, east of the Cement Creek Junction, to a point about 5 km from the O'Shannassy Weir.

The Aqueduct was decommissioned in 1997, and the 15 km maintenance track has now been made available to walkers and cyclists.

The pictures were taken on March 27, 2007.

The full photo album is at

http://worldisround.com/articles/326962/index.html

The Ascent of Victoria Hill - Mt. Cole State Forest

On March 24, 2007, we visited the Mt. Cole State Forest, 180 km west of Melbourne.

Our trip included:

1. The summit of Lookout Hill, site of a large radio-communications centre (980m altitude)

2. The Victoria Mill Picnic Reserve and Nado's Hut

3. A 3 km hike along the Victoria Hill Track to the summit of Victoria Hill (altitude: 803m)

The full photo album is at

http://worldisround.com/articles/326816/index.html

Mt St Leonard Summit Walk

The summit of Mt St Leonard is 1010m ASL, 65 km NE of Melbourne, in the Yarra Ranges National Park.

Best access is by a 4 km (return) walk from the track entrance, on the Monda Rd, off the Myers Creek Rd, north of Healesville.

The views are in my opinion among the best in the Park, looking across the entire Yarra Valley, the Toolangi State Forest, and everything in between!

The tall buildings of the Melbourne CBD are visible on the horizon!

The photos show the track, the views, the summit, the communications tower, and the Monda Rd, which links to the Tanglefoot Walking Track.

This is 4WD terrain!

I did the trip on February 17, 2007.

The full photo set is at

http://worldisround.com/articles/324971/index.html