Weston hut, 2 day backpacking, 15km return, grade 3

From May 06, 2022 1:00 pm until May 07, 2022 12:30 pm
Posted by Dianne Ross
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  • Event: Weston Hut, overnight backpacking, 2 Days
  • Duration: 2 days
  • Grade: 3
  • Distance: 15km return 
  • Start:11am - Di's House Wodonga, 12noon Tawonga Sth Cottage, 1.30pm pretty valley carpark pondage Falls creek. Bakery stop at Mt Beauty
  • No Toilet, Hut for Shelter, Fire place, Water Available at and near the hut. Spring water from further up feeds a tap attached to a tree near the hut. There is a limited amount of space for tents close around the hut.
  • Weston Hut is an old cattleman’s hut located on the Bogong High Plains. It is constructed of horizontal split palings with a corrugated iron roof and chimney. It is provided with a small ver andah which is an unusual feature amongst Victorian high country huts.
  • The hut was originally constructed by Eric Weston and Fred Briggs circa 1932. Due to its excellent location nearby the hiking trail from Mt Feathertop across the Bogong High Plains, it was reconstructed after being destroyed by bushfire. The new structure is in good condition.

EVENT GRADINGS - GRADE 3

WHAT TO BRING  for overnight walking in the Alps