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Mount Dandenong Summit Circuit

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Distancia
15,43 km
Desnivel positivo
632 m
Dificultade técnica
Moderado
Desnivel negativo
632 m
Altitud máxima
667 m
TrailRank 
73 5
Altitud mínima
275 m
Trail type
Circular
Tiempo en movimiento
3 horas 48 minutos
Tempo
5 horas 18 minutos
Coordenadas
2603
Fecha de subida
2 de agosto de 2019
Fecha de realización
agosto 2019
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preto de Olinda, Victoria (Australia)

Vista 2288 veces, descargada 57 veces

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Descripción del itinerario

If you want a taste tester tour of the Dandenongs this is the circuit you must put on your Bucketlist!

Park the car at Doongalla Homestead Site and Stables Picnic Ground, walk down the road, good warm up till you reach Dodd’s Track (unmarked) left hand side, pass the closed gate. Hike up the Dodds Track Hill plenty of flat breaks up to Range Rd. Follow Range Road Track through Olinda Town heading towards National Rhododendron Gardens also known as Dandenong Ranges Botanic Garden Entrance . To enter you need to go through Gift Shop, turn right pass Café for a toilet break through Gardens. We passed a gorgeous lake and headed towards Cherry Blossom Grove which would be amazing to come back when the trees are all in full bloom. The Rhododendren Gardens is the best I have walked through in Victoria.
Perfect photo opportunities for more botanical plants like the stunning flowers the Protea, Camillas, Azaleas, daffodils, beautiful northern hemisphere trees.

There was a beautiful Serenity View Lookout Point to view before heading towards the fence line of Falls Road. You will need to squeeze under the gate and continue down road until you reach Olinda Falls Track (optional) to the right and Mechanics Track on the left.

Follow Mechanics Track a moist temperate forest which follows the Olinda Creek up towards Arboretum. Arboretum is lovely open space, continue up towards the Summit road. The day was very foggy and overcast so not very good visibility of the City and Bay, we ordered takeaway coffees at Sky High Cafe and continued hiking down the road until we reach the Channel Ten Tower Track, follow track which connects to Zig Zag Track which returns to Doongalla Carpark. Please ensure you allow enough time to return to car as Park is locked up at 4pm sharp.

Enjoy!

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Dodds Track

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Turn left through to gardens

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Turn right to Dandenong Ranges Botanic Gardens

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Turn right upper track

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Upper viewing deck

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Lost satellite

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Arboretum

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Mount Dandenong Summit

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Comentarios  (1)

  • lobef11377 25 ago 2025

     

    Great walk - pretty tough for the first 3 km though (very steep incline). Trickiest part was when getting to Fence road as the gate has been fenced, so you need to find a creative way around...

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