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Wander with reverence amongst this sacred site. There are references indicating that this location is a significant meeting place for traditional people. The full significance is yet to be published. The Great Forest National Park is dedicated to respecting and connecting to the cultural significance associated with place.
Starting and finishing at the Mt Erica car park this return walk meanders through wonderful forests to an impressive outcrop of granite tors. Be prepared for freezing conditions in the cooler months as snow is common at this elevation. Several other attractions are accessible from Mt Erica car park providing a perfect base to explore some of Mt Baw Baw’s most magnificent treasures. Please be respectful and leave only footprints.
More about Baw Baw Rock Climbing RoutesInexperienced walkers with moderate fitness Short steep sections
Australian Alps Walking Track, Baw Baw, Victoria, 3833, Australia.
The Central Highlands of Victoria have been logged for more than 150 years, with the majority of timber extracted going into making paper or cardboard boxes. As a result of past overcutting and recurrent wildfires, there is now very little forest that if logged will produce sawn timber. Only poor-quality trees that will be chipped for paper making are left. The bottom line is that Victoria will be financially better off without logging in Mountain Ash and Alpine Ash forests; some estimates suggest that the state would be ahead by between $110 million and $190 million annually if logging stopped today. This problem needs to be recognised.
Share your voice to preserve these regions for generations to come. Contact your local MPs and encourage them to support the creation of the Great Forest National Park.
We propose adding 355,000 hectares of protected forests to the Central Highlands of Victoria to form the Great Forest National Park
Currently there is only 170,000 hectares of parks and protected areas in the Central Highlands of Victoria