Hey guys just wondering if anyone has done or has much experiance with this new Grampians Peaks Trail.
I've done a heap of hiking in the Grampians, it's what actually got me into hiking.
I sort of did the Grampians to death and moved onto the high country and never really gone back. That was about 7 years ago.
I've got a 4x4 trip coming up in Big Desert and I was thinking about doing a 4 day hike in the Grampians on the way. Looking up some hikes and this Grampians Peak Trail comes up.
I'm not liking the feel of it at all. The fee's are psycho, $48 per night! The walking distance between each camp sites seem too small, maybe catered for more beginners/elderly. I could attempt to double the recommended distance each day but coz I have to book the sites that makes for a tricky situation, if the distances are short because its steep or rough terrain, I don't want to have paid for a site that will be a doozy trying to reach. Normally I just pitch my tent in a nice spot but your not allowed to on this hike.
The camp sites look crazy good but that isn't my style, I want to get away from everything, not have modern huts with solar panels and lights. It's the complete opposite of what I like.
I know that's unfortunately generally what the Grampians are, but this monetisation of a National Park makes me a bit sick in the guts.
Has anyone done it or have heard much about it?? Im not liking the sound of it one bit but there isn't much else hiking wise out west to my knowledge.
I've done a heap of hiking in the Grampians, it's what actually got me into hiking.
I sort of did the Grampians to death and moved onto the high country and never really gone back. That was about 7 years ago.
I've got a 4x4 trip coming up in Big Desert and I was thinking about doing a 4 day hike in the Grampians on the way. Looking up some hikes and this Grampians Peak Trail comes up.
I'm not liking the feel of it at all. The fee's are psycho, $48 per night! The walking distance between each camp sites seem too small, maybe catered for more beginners/elderly. I could attempt to double the recommended distance each day but coz I have to book the sites that makes for a tricky situation, if the distances are short because its steep or rough terrain, I don't want to have paid for a site that will be a doozy trying to reach. Normally I just pitch my tent in a nice spot but your not allowed to on this hike.
The camp sites look crazy good but that isn't my style, I want to get away from everything, not have modern huts with solar panels and lights. It's the complete opposite of what I like.
I know that's unfortunately generally what the Grampians are, but this monetisation of a National Park makes me a bit sick in the guts.
Has anyone done it or have heard much about it?? Im not liking the sound of it one bit but there isn't much else hiking wise out west to my knowledge.