Starting from the car park off Glenelg River Road, Grampians, this walk takes you on a circuit around a remote area in Grampians Natural Park. The platform at the top is nice and offers panoramic views, while the path is forested primarily with scenic sections of Chimney pots Southern Grampians and offers a wide variety of wildflowers. You can experience the tranquillity the dense forest brings and have time for yourself. Taking a left at the Y intersection(clockwise) makes the walk easier as the track on the way up becomes more regular. Let us begin by acknowledging the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we travel today, and pay our respects to their Elders past and present.
Before you start any bushwalk ensure you;
• Tell someone you trust where you are going and what to do if you are overdue
• Have adequate equipment, supplies, skills & knowledge for the whole journey
• Consider the impact of weather forecasts, park/track closures & fire dangers
• Can respond to emergencies & call for help at any point
• Are healthy and fit enough for this journey
If not, change plans and stay safe. It is okay to delay and ask people for help.
Turn right onto Glenelg River Road and drive for another 9.6 km
Turn sharp left and drive for another 170 m
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Track Notes
Turn by turn instructions & maps
Turn map
Directions & comments
Start heading along The Chimney Pots Walk.
Chimney Pots Car Park.
After 700 m cross the ford.
After another 60 m cross the ford.
After another 125 m cross the ford.
The starting point of an optional sidetrip. An optional side trip taking you to a viewpoint that offers great westerly views over the area. To start this optional side trip turn left here. On returning from this side trip turn sharp right when you get back to this intersection. Details below.
After another 920 m turn left, to head along The Chimney Pots Walk.
After another 170 m pass the "The Chimney Pots" (55 m on your right).
After another 1.5 km come to the end.
An optional side trip taking you to a viewpoint that offers great westerly views over the area.
Turn map
Directions & comments
Start heading along The Chimney Pots Walk.
After another 105 m come to a viewpoint.
The end.
Turn around and retrace your steps back the 105 m to the main route.
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Terrain
Know the Hills, grading & facilities
Chimney Pots Circuit
Grading
Class 3/6
Moderate track
Length
3.4 km
Time
1 h 45 min to 2 h 15 min
Quality of track
Formed track, with some branches and other obstacles (3/6)
Gradient
Short steep hills (3/6)
Signage
Directional signs along the way (3/6)
Infrastructure
Generally useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats) (2/6)
Experience Required
Some bushwalking experience recommended (3/6)
Weather
Weather generally has little impact on safety (2/6)
Bushwalk
1 h 45 min to 2 h 15 min
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Chimney Pots Car Park.
After 700 m cross the ford.
After another 170 m pass the "The Chimney Pots" (55 m on your right).
Turn around and retrace your steps back the 105 m to the main route.