TRIP REPORTS
blackwood wattle, and silver wattle which was just
coming into flower.
Sunday 28th.
Day 3.
The cloud was already clearing before we set off from
the cabins for Mt Wombat and we had a good view
from the summit towards Euroa, Ruffy, Mt Concord and
the Paps, but Mt Buller was still in cloud.
Seven Creeks just below Polly McQuinns reservoir (BW).
View from Mt Wombat 799m above sea level, looking
down onto the Kelvin View farmland and farther afield
to the low country of Castle Creek (NP).
Heading south we passed through the town of
Strathbogie of 300 people. This town has several claims
to fame including being on the Sydney to Melbourne
flight path with established aeronautical navigation
facilities. It regularly features on the nightly news as the
coldest place in Victoria outside the Alps which is a
function of its elevated plateau and unusual bowl-
shaped topography. Some of the joys of the area are the
absolute quiet at night, fresh air and generally clear and
sunny days.
It was then a quick stop at Polly McQuinns reservoir on
Seven Creeks before a drive across Enderlee farmland to
the Ridge Road aerial for a spectacular view across the
Goulburn Valley to the south and along Castle Creek
valley northward towards Euroa and Creighton Hills.
Penny Lane then took us westward farther along the
plateau edge to Gobur corner and into Ruffy. Penny
Lane can be rather wet and muddy in winter but with a
little care we did not need 4wd. At Ruffy it was tyres to
full pressure for the remaining bitumen through the
lovely locations of the Highlands plateau including the
Boathole on Hughes Creek, Mt Tickatory, Dropmore,
Kobyboyn, Habies Howe, Highlands and then off the
plateau, across the Goulburn River and into Yea.
Report - Neil Phillips #1744. Photos - Barry Walker.