Hi All,
I did a less travelled loop that may suit the OP last Friday/Saturday? Starting at the Trout Farm on Stony Creek Road I followed the NW Spur track until I picked up the base of Bungalow Spur. Once on Bungalow Spur I scrub bashed up to meet the walking track just past Tobias Gap (at around the 1200 metre contour). There was an overgrown firebreak up the crest of the spur for the first kilometre which helped a bit and then things got progressively harder until I was down to less the 500 metres an hour when I emerged onto the walking track. Once on the Bungalow Spur Track it was 'happy days' all the way to the top.
I camped near Molly Hill on this trip which not only made the summit a bit closer for sunrise but also allowed for some great views from camp, I'd only camp here if I was reasonably confident of some benign conditions though.
The next day after watching sunrise from Mt Feathertop I dropped down NW Spur back to Stony Creek Road.
I'll post some links to the trip report when I get it online however here's a couple of quick observations. The crux of the walk was the off piste section on the lower bit of Bungalow Spur, definitely harder than last time I did it over 20 years ago. The bush on Bungalow Spur looks like it copped a hotter fire than the bush over on the NW Spur. The spring on Bungalow Spur Track now is signposted and has a formal cut track to it (remember its been more than 20 years since I've been up this way
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) The grassy flats around Federation Hut look like they are being loved to death - although that may just be because we are at the end of summer? The NW Spur Track is still a knee trembler (yes, it's a pretty safe bet it wasn't going to get easier with age!) although taking my time going down meant that it was all pretty good really with not much in the way of scrub or fallen trees to negotiate.
I only met a handful of people over the Friday / Saturday - although I'm sure the more popular routes would of been busy.
Cheers
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- Feathertop sunrise last Saturday
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- Ovens Valley
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- NW Spur Track traversing the steep slopes of Feathertop.