Great South West Walk
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The Great South West Walk is a 250 kilometre walking track, established in 1981 and situated in the south west of Victoria, Australia. It is administered, maintained and promoted by The Friends of the Great South West Walk Inc, a volunteer organisation, in partnership with Parks Victoria.
[edit] Track
The Great South West Walk track, which notionally begins and ends at the Visitor Information Centre in Portland, traverses forest, river gorge, high cliff tops and bays. It was designed as a long distance walking track, with the option for short and day walks. It is accessed from roads in and near the towns of Portland, Heathmere, and Nelson. The walk's difficulty is rated as moderate, and consists of seventeen sections of varying lengths. The walk contains sixteen camp sites along the track; all supplied with fresh water, wood barbecues, cleared tent sites and bush toilets.
[edit] Sections
The track consists of the following sections and points:
- Portland to Cubbys Camp, 18.5 km
- Cut-Out Camp, 13 km
- Fitzroy Camp, 22 km
- Moleside Camp, 22 km
- Pritchards Camp, 10.5 km
- Pattersons Camp, 21.5 km
- Nelson, 19 km
- Monibeong, 23 km
- Swan Lake, 16 km
- Tarragal Camp, 20 km
- Springs Camp, 12 km
- Trewalla Camp, 15 km
- Mallee Camp, 17 km
- Portland, 17 km.
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