Leanganook Track
Castlemaine and Bendigo
58km walk between Castlemaine and Bendigo.
Passes Through:
- Castlemaine
- Chewton
- Expedition Pass
- Mt Alexander
- Bendigo
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Site sponsored by City of Ballarat
Developed by Knowers Ark
Leanganook Summit Walk
Calder Highway - Sutton Grange Rd 11.5km
Soon after leaving the Calder Highway this walk skirts a granite quarry and heads via a walking easement onto the now forested (mainly manna gum) granite country that forms the Mount Alexander range, largely denuded of trees by the 1860s. The walk goes through the former Koala Park towards the top of the range via the Dog Rocks, a collection of granite tors onto the gently sloping, summit ridge at Langs Lookout with excellent views to the north and east.
The descent from the summit down the eastern flank toward Sutton Grange Raod is studded with huge granite tors interspersed by an unusual and beautiful old growth open woodland with large, spreading manna gums and yellow box trees.
View from Langs Lookout