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Nice round through the Rocky Cape National Park

Date:
01.11.2023
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
6:00h
Distance:
17.3km

After a nice morning in Devonport, we decided to use the beautiful weather for a hike through Rocky Cape National Park. To get there, we followed the Bass Highway along the norther coast (in western, northwestern direction). In the area of Boat Harbour, we turned right and onto road C232 to Sisters Beach. In Sisters Beach, we oriented us towards the Boat Ramp (at the very northwestern end of Sisters Beach). There, we also found a good place to park the car. Since we had planned for a round through the Rocky Cape National Park, starting along the Inland route (over the hills), we aimed at the trailhead a few meters southwest of the parking place. After a few moments of searching this trailhead, we nicely located it along one of the sideroads. From there, it was then easy to follow the >>>

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Mersey Bluff in Devonport

Date:
01.11.2023
Characteristic:
Walk
Duration:
1:00h
Distance:
1.5km

Devonport had already welcomed us nicely and we decided to give it one more chance to shine! :-) Instead of heading out of town immediately, we first drove to the north of Devonport, where we thought to see the Mersey Bluff Lighthouse. Mersey Bluff and the beach right next to it did not disappoint us -- in fact, this area is really nice and clearly worth a short visit! :-) You can even shower yourself after swimming in the Bass Strait next to Mersey Bluff! Really nice! :-) Selected photos are available as Google photo album . See also the related FB-page Hiking around Bergen, Norway .

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Downtown Devonport

Date:
01.11.2023
Characteristic:
Walk
Duration:
1:00h
Distance:
2.3km

After the whole night at the ferry from Geelong to Devonport, we wished to first get some fresh air (before driving on). We thus changed from East Devonport to West Devonport and made a nice stroll through down town Devonport, also enjoying a nice coffee for a breakfast! :-) Selected photos are available as Google photo album . See also the related FB-page Hiking around Bergen, Norway .

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Organ Pipes National Park

Date:
31.10.2023
Characteristic:
Walk
Duration:
1:30h
Distance:
3.7km

After stopping at the airport of Melbourne and before driving to Geelong in order to catch the ferry to Tasmania, we included a brief visit to the Organ Pipes National Park in the northwest of Melbourne. We found the presented information a little minimal in the sense that it did not become clear up-front that there are multiple place along Jacksons Creek that are worth seeing: Tessellated Pavement, Rosette Rock, and Organ Pipes. Luckily, we were curious enough to walk by them nonetheless! :-) Selected photos are available as Google photo album . See also the related FB-page Hiking around Bergen, Norway .

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Lilly Pilly Gully

Date:
28.10.2023
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
2:00h
Distance:
5.6km

Originally, we also had an idea to hike up to Mount Oberon in Wilsons Prom. Since we were unable to find some reasonable parking near Telegraph Saddle, we made a quick change of plans to also walk into Lilly Pilly Gully, just a little bit back along the road. From the carpark, we first walk almost level into the jungle (along the Lilly Pilly Gully Trail) until we got to the starting point of the Lilly Pilly Gully Boardwalk. This little round, in the middle of a dense jungle, is really impressive. One take-away impresssion from this place is that one would not be surprised, if suddenly a dinosaur walked "around the corner"! :-) After enjoying this little round, we then completed the Lilly Pilly Gully Circuit by taking "the higher route" back (which would also bring one >>>

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Visiting Whisky Bay

Date:
28.10.2023
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:00h
Distance:
1.8km

Our third stop in Wilsons Prom (Wilsons Promonotory) was to visit Whisky Bay. We started at the Picnic Bay Carpark, walking down to the Picnic Bay and Whisky Bay Lookout, first. We then continued to Whisky Bay, which impresses with its colored rocks and a nice beach! :-) Selected photos are available as Google photo album . See also the related FB-page Hiking around Bergen, Norway .

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Prom Wildlife Walk

Date:
28.10.2023
Characteristic:
Walk
Duration:
0:45h
Distance:
2.8km

After first walking out to the Dunes of the Big Drift, we did our next stop to walk along the Prom Wildlife Walk (in Wilsons Promonotory) to see some wildlife of the park. While we "only" got to see one Wallaby, we got close to quite a few Emus, which clearly was an impressive and nice experience! Selected photos are available as Google photo album . See also the related FB-page Hiking around Bergen, Norway .

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Exploring the Dunes of the Big Drift

Date:
28.10.2023
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:00h
Distance:
6.7km

After rounding off the conference in Melbourne, we were ready to explore Victoria a bit. Our first target was Wilsons Prom (Wilsons Promontory) in the southeast of Melbourne. Before driving "all the way" into Wilsons Prom, we started with an exploration of the Dunes of the Big Drift. Following a well-marked trail from the road, we easily connected to the dunes. All this rather large area of sand dunes, surrounded by green nature (and the sea in the west), is a bit surreal and really an interesting spot to visit. Definitely worth the short walk! :-) Selected photos are available as Google photo album . See also the related FB-page Hiking around Bergen, Norway .

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Exploring the Botanic Gardens of Melbourne

Date:
23.10.2023
Characteristic:
Walk
Duration:
1:30h
Distance:
5.3km

We had a bit of time to explore Melbourne. Starting at the Southbank, we first walked along the Yarra river to get to the Royal Botanic Gardens. After making a nice round through the park, we returned back (just in time before dinner). Nice! :-) Selected photos are available as Google photo album . See also the related FB-page Hiking around Bergen, Norway .

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Saturday walk to Knappen

Date:
07.10.2023
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:00h
Distance:
4.8km

One of our afternoon walks to Knappen, enjoying some nice weekend weather. While we stepped up along one of our more usual routes (via Sandeidbrotet, continuing to Knappen via Eldtona), we chose a partially off-trail route down to Knappenveien. Good to get a bit of fresh air! :-) See also the related FB-page Hiking around Bergen, Norway . Petter Bjørstad has a useful page about Knappen . Web page UT.no from the Norwegian Trekking Association recommends another hike to Knappen .

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