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URL:https://www.gdt.org.au/events/blackwood-mt-wilson-241124
SUMMARY:Blackwood Mt Wilson Walk 241124
DESCRIPTION:\nBlackwood to Mt Wilson loop walk \nDATE: Sunday 24 Novemb
 er\, 2024\n\nTIME: 9.00-17.00\n\nDIFFICULTY: Hard\, AWT GRADE 4 AWT Gr
 ade information. 20 km\, altitude gain approx 700 m\n\nWHO IS THIS WALK F
 OR?:  This walk is much harder than anything the GDTA have scheduled fo
 r many years. It is only suitable for experienced walkers who regularly wa
 lk long distances in steep country. Due to the lack of phone reception an
 d the inaccessibility of some of the tracks by vehicles there will be lim
 ited options for bail-out.  Not for dogs.\n\nDESCRIPTION: This walk is 
 a day-long adventure in the Wombat forest that includes steep ascents an
 d descents\, short off-track sections and a fording of the Lerderderg rive
 r. We will be without phone reception for most of the day and can immerse 
 ourselves in nature and history with few modern day intrusions. The GDTA'
 s Lerderderg Track interpretation signs on our way feature the familiar '
 Wombat' mix of gold\, timber\, alcohol and accidents for which\, according
  to the inquests\, 'no blame was attached to anyone'. We climb up Big Hill
  while the legs are fresh\, descend to the Lerderderg River and have a de
 cent morning tea at a pool in the river. We cross over and follow the Lerd
 erderg Track to the foot of Mt Wilson. We will then head up to Blackwood 
 Ridge Road through a diverse range of forest types and have lunch on the w
 ay up. We reach the highest point of the day at 840 m on McLaughlin's look
 out and start our descent to Blackwood via Fosters Lookout and past the Ea
 ster Monday mine site. More mining history follows at Simmons Reef and we 
 will make our way back to Blackwood via Baldy's hut and the former 'Chines
 e market gardens'.\n\nMEET: Blackwood\, precise location and time details
  will be confirmed prior to the walk.\n\nBRING\n\nNecessary: 2 L water\,
  Backpack\, Rain jacket\, Personal first aid kit\, Sun hat and sunscre
 en\, Sufficient food for a long day\n\nRecommended: Gaiters\, Walking pol
 es\n\nREGISTRATION: Numbers are limited\; registration closes two days pr
 ior to the event. Non-GDTA members who register to bring $10 cash on the
  day to cover walker insurance. Link:\n\n \n\nWALK LEADERS: Arie Baelde\
 , Greg Stewart\n\n\nTo Login to your GDTA account LOGIN
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