Trip Overview

Mt Bogong Village – Ropers Hut – Cleve Cole Hut – Eskadale Spur Trailhead

 

Itinerary and Walk Descriptions

Leave Melbourne for Bright on Friday afternoon. I will confirm Friday night campsite closer to the date. May involve spare cost if we book a caravan park.

Car shuffle required. Therefore, we aim to be at Mountain Creek campground by 7 am on Sat morning.

 

Distance: 40 km (dependent on car access from Mountain Creek campground, add a spare 6.5 km 0n day 3, for fun!)

Day-1: 22 km; Mt Bogong Village – Ropers Hut. Walk time- app 7 hrs.

 

Day-2: 9 km; Ropers Hut – Cleve Cole Hut. Walk time- app 3 hrs.

Side-trip to Mt Bogong, without packs.

 

Day-3: 7 km; Cleve Cole Hut – Eskadale Spur Trailhead. Walk time- app 3 hrs. (The spare 6.5 km is mostly flat, so would require app 1.5 hrs extra)

 

COVID-19 Requirements

We need to follow all state government requirements regarding COVID-19, therefore:

• You should not be attending this walk if you are required to be in quarantine or isolation or are experiencing any Covid-19 symptoms as explained in this government webpage:        COVID-19 symptoms
• To attend this walk, you should be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 or have a medical exemption certificate at the date of the walk. This is a state government requirement that we need to comply with.

If you are in a high risk category, including being elderly or having a pre-existing medical condition, you should consider carefully whether you participate as the Club will accept no liability if you choose to participate.

Refer also to:

Coronavirus Victoria

Hygiene and physical distancing

Face masks in Victoria

 

Transport

Transport to and from the walk location is by car. Please indicate your transport requirements and preferences on the booking request form when you book in.

If you don’t have a car, we can’t guarantee to provide you with a lift – this will depend on available drivers and their locations.

Drivers can choose whether they wish to take passengers or not.

Passengers must pay the driver their share of car-pooling costs as described on the Car-pooling page. Please discuss the preferred method of payment with your driver.

 

Booking

Booking is  required for this walk.

For harder-graded walks, the leader has the right not to accept bookings from anyone they consider is not sufficiently fit or experienced to undertake it, so please provide as much relevant information as you can when booking. Unless the leader knows you well, please indicate what similar walks you have done recently (i.e. in the past few months) to give the leader confidence that you are capable of doing this walk.

For pack-carries, it is expected that anyone undertaking an overnight walk has at least the experience and equipment necessary to comfortably complete a “medium” graded day walk (refer also to What to Bring, below).

The Leader will confirm your acceptance on the walk, or not, via email.  The leader will provide details of where and when to meet.

Trip Fees:
Members:  Free.

Non-members: $10.

Payment:
All trip fees must be prepaid. Payment by Paypal or card is the quickest method, but if you choose to pay by EFT please follow the instruction to email the Treasurer with your payment details.

Cancellation:
If you need to cancel, please advise the leader as soon as possible, so that someone else has the opportunity.
If you have made your payment but need to cancel, we will only provide you with a refund if we can find a replacement for you. However, if you need to cancel because you are experiencing Covid-19 symptoms, then we will provide you with a full refund (even if a replacement can’t be found).

 

What to Bring

• Hand Sanitiser
• Face Mask

• All the equipment, clothing, food and water you will need for the walks and overnight stays (refer Trip details above).

Refer to our Gear Checklist page for more details, or discuss with the leader.  If you are not properly equipped, the walk leader can decide not to let you participate on this walk.

 

Emergency Club Contact

The emergency club contact for this walk is Ken.  The leader can provide you with the contact’s phone number, if you wish to pass this on to any friend/family member who may be concerned if you return late.

 

Still have questions?

Check out Joining a walk and your safety

Check out What happens on a walk.

Check out Weekend and extended walks.

Check out our Covid-19 status.

Contact the leader using the “Enquiry” button.

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