Bogong High Plains are part of the Victorian Alps section of the Great Dividing Range, around 5 hours from Melbourne. The plains lie at an altitude of between 1600 and 800 metres and are south of Mount Bogong in the magnificent Alpine National Park. The area is popular throughout the year attracting a host of thrill-seekers and nature lovers.
In winter, Bogong High Plains is one of the largest snow-covered areas in Australia. Accessible from the nearby ski resorts of Mount Hotham and Falls Creek they provide the ideal location for cross-country skiing and ski-touring. In summer, mountain bikers, hikers and bushwalkers take to the slopes for adventure, with Mount Bogong at 1986 metres offering the ultimate challenge.
Bogong High Plains is part of the Alpine National Park, the largest national park in Victoria covering 646,000 hectares. It’s a place for adventure as well as tranquility. From dancing snow gum forests to towering snow capped ridges, lush river valleys and rugged bushland, wetlands teeming with birdlife and plains covered in wildflowers like the bogong daisy.
The area boasts Victoria’s highest peak, Mt Bogong which tests even the most experienced hikers. At 1,986m high, the panoramic views from the top are unimaginably beautiful.
It’s a magical place, home to the rare mountain pygmy possum, so small it would fit in the palm of your hand. Bogong High Plains is also home to the extraordinary Bogong Moth migration. In Spring, Bogong moths surface from underneath the soil in the Darling River Plains of Queensland, New South Wales and Western Victoria, flying up to one thousand kilometres to the Alpine region.
From Bogong High Plains you can explore the heritage of the High Plains and its people as you wander through the historic huts that cattlemen called home. Rugged cattlemen such as those immortalised in AB ‘Banjo’ Patterson’s poem - The Man from Snowy River.
Scattered throughout Bogong High Plains, these rustic huts were built by the cattlemen for shelter when driving cattle to the plains in summer. They’re the last remnants of the area’s rich cattleman history.
One of the finest examples is Wallace Hut near Falls Creek built in 1889. Believed to be the oldest in the high plains, Wallace Hut was built from snow gum slabs and woolly butt shingles. Other huts include Cope Hut, constructed by the Ski Club of Victoria in 1929, Fry’s Hut built by Fred Fry in the late 1930s and Craig’s Hut on Mount Stirling, a replica hut created for The Man from Snowy River film in 1981.
As well as the Bogong moth and the captivating mountain pygmy possum, the area is home to animals who have learned to survive the severe winter climate, including threatened species such as the powerful owl, smoky mouse, spotted tree frog, broad-toothed rat, and she-oak skink.
Bogong High Plains are the Countries of the Bidawal, Dhudhuroa, Gunai–Kurnai and Nindi–Ngudjam Ngarigu Monero peoples.
Only experienced hikers should tackle the summit of Victoria’s highest peak. There are three tracks to the top: Granite Flat Walking Track, Staircase Spur, and Eskdale Spur Walking Track. Once at the top, the reward is magnificent 360-degree views across the Alps.
As well as all forms of skiing and snow sports, the area has an abundance of opportunities for walking, hiking, cycling, four-wheel-driving and fishing. Tour operators offer canoeing and rafting, abseiling and rock climbing, horse riding and mountain biking.
For those feeling a little less energetic, experienced guides lead bike tours, bushwalking, birdwatching walks, even night walks but pack your thermals!
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