High CountryVictoria’s Alpine Atlas

High
Country

Huts, campgrounds, walks and 4WD tracks across the Victorian Alps — mapped in detail, with live track closures.

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11 Local favourites144 Huts503 Campgrounds112 Walks43 4WD & drives56 Rides860 Peaks187 Lookouts84 Picnic areas132 Attractions121 Lakes113 Towns

Local favourites

Hand-picked swims, rides, pubs and stories — the stuff that doesn’t show up on a topo map.

Mount BeautyBig Hill Mountain Bike ParkThree decades of hand-cut, rough-and-rowdy singletrack, right in town.Mountain bikingBrightBright BreweryA Bright institution: mountain-made beer and a tasting paddle on Gavan Street.Food & drinkDargoDargo HotelAn 1898 bush pub at the bottom of the Dargo High Plains Road.Food & drink4WDBrightJenvey’s swimming holeA locals’ swim in the Ovens River, a short walk from the middle of Bright.SwimmingFreeMount BuffaloLake CataniSwim, paddle or camp beside a snow-gum lake high on the Buffalo plateau.SwimmingPaddlingCampingMilawaMilawa Cheese CompanyHandmade cheese in the old Milawa butter factory, since 1988.Food & drinkMount BuffaloMt Buffalo ChaletThe grand old guesthouse on top of Mt Buffalo is waking up after two decades.HistoryFood & drinkBrightMystic Bike Park50-plus km of purpose-built trails in the pines, four minutes from town.Mountain bikingFamilyBeechworthOld Beechworth GaolA granite gaol with 140 years of stories — and strong links to the Kelly story.HistoryFamilyOmeoOriental ClaimsWalk through 30-metre cliffs carved by one of the world’s biggest gold-sluicing operations.HistoryWalksFreeBrightRail trail: Bright to PorepunkahThe flattest, friendliest 6 km in the valley — on two wheels.CyclingFamilyFree
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11Local favouritesHand-picked swims, rides, pubs and stories worth the detour.144HutsCattlemen’s, forestry and club huts scattered across the high plains.503CampgroundsFrom riverside flats to remote bush camps.112WalksOfficial Parks Victoria walks, from short strolls to multi-day treks.434WD & drivesTouring routes and 4WD tracks across the ranges.56RidesMountain bike, trail bike and horse riding routes.860PeaksSummits, knobs and ranges — Victoria’s highest country.187LookoutsViewpoints over the valleys and main range.84Picnic areasDay-use spots for a billy and a break.132AttractionsCaves, relics and other points of interest.121LakesReservoirs, tarns and alpine lakes.113TownsGold-rush towns, valley villages and alpine resorts.

Shaped by gold, cattle & snow

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Gold

From the 1850s, gold drew diggers up the Ovens, Buckland and Mitta valleys. Towns like Beechworth, Harrietville and Omeo grew out of the rush, and old races and mine relics still turn up beside the tracks.

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Cattle

For more than a century, cattlemen drove their herds onto the high plains each summer. The slab and corrugated-iron huts they built still shelter walkers, riders and four-wheel drivers today.

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Snow

The same ranges hold Victoria’s alpine resorts and its highest summit, Mount Bogong. In winter the high roads close and the country belongs to skiers and snowshoers.

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