Victoria

High Country / Great Dividing Range

This area in eastern Victoria includes a string of national parks.

Alpine National Park

The Alpine National Park www.parkweb.vic.gov.au(Alpine NP) stretches across the Great Dividing Range all the way from Mansfield, to the north of Melbourne on the northern side of Lake Eildon, to the border with New South Wales in the far north east of Victoria. Depending upon which part of the park you are in, it is 230-500km from Melbourne.

It is the biggest Victorian national park with skiing in winter and fine walking in the summer months over mountains, high plains and deep gorges. Although the very best of the park can only be enjoyed by walking and camping off the beaten track, there are many places where you can gain access on sealed roads and one particularly scenic drive is from Bright to Omeo along the Great Alpine Road.

A number of small, specialist, professional operators offer small group walking holidays in the Great Dividing Range. Some of these are rugged treks carrying a pack and others involve a series of day walks with experienced guides, based in skiing lodges or bed and breakfast/farmstay accommodation. Skiing accommodation is found at: Mount Hotham, Falls Creek, Mount Buller and Dinner Plain.

Mount Buffalo National Park

Nearby, but separate from the Alpine National Park, is Mount Buffalo National Park www.parkweb.vic.gov.au(Mt Buffalo NP) 320 km northeast of Melbourne. June to October is the best time for skiing and November to May is best for walking and camping. There is motel and lodge style accommodation inside the park and camping at Lake Catani.

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