Dinner Plain - Hotham Heights - Harrietville - Smoko
Bright CBD & Surrounds:
To Porepunka 4km; Myrtleford 28km.
To Harrietville 23km; Mt Beauty 25km; Falls Creek 52km; Mt Hotham 65km; Dinner Plain 72km.
Dinner Plain
I passed up the turn-off for The Twins Walk, because I tried to catch up with the fine forecast for the drive along the winding road to Harrietville, I gave it a miss and will try it sometime in the near future.
It was also very busy on the long weekend and so it was good to arrive at the Smoko campground early to claim a spot. The campground is off the Great Alpine Road, several kilometres north of Harrietville and camping is free.
A quite nice camping spot. More than a dozen of different types of camping vehicles were already at the campground.
Both ends of the campground river bank were occupied and so I chose the quiet middle for a dip, refreshing after few days up in the mountains and snow fields.
FYI about half price at Parks Victoria campgrounds for the next two years.
My previous light weight hiking tent has been used for car camping for quite a while. It takes about 5 minutes to pitch it up on grassy ground. I love my light weight hiking chair which is also easy and quick to put it up and take it down. It was rather expensive but it was worth the purchase.
Smoko - Bright - Tawonga
Half of day spent in Bright:
- a stop at a petrol station for a refill,
- Visitor Info Centre for Walks & Trails Guide and where to stay for the night.
- Some fresh fruits and vegies for a day or two.
- Bakery for a bite.
It was rather quiet here at Tawonga Holiday Park after the long weekend. There was a heavy rain forecast for the late afternoon and so I tried to have the tent up as soon as possible. It was too expensive for one person to stay indoors.
It was not a happy evening for me here. The reason was that I could not get the car close enough to the BBQ shelter or the camp kitchen for preparing dinner and eating it when it was pouring down outside.
It also rained through the night and it was lucky that it stopped by the early morning. After taking the tent down and left it dry, I moved the car close to a table nearby and got things ready for the check out at 10.00 am.
Tawonga - Mt Beauty
An Active Camper was seen at the Visitor Info Centre Carpark, Mt Beauty. This photo was taken because I was interested in its design.
Bogong High Plains Rd - Bogong Village - FallsCreek - Pretty Valley Rd/Pondage
Fainter Falls: Start at the parking area on Bogong High Plains Road, 1.7 km south of Bogong Village.
Distance / time: 1.5 km, 30 min
Return the same way
Fainter Falls Walking Track along side Pretty Valley Creek
