GPT E2E Day Walk #2 – Gar Trailhead to Longpoint West

The next club bushwalk is the Grampians Peaks Trail (GPT) End to End (E2E) Day Walk #2 – Gar Trailhead to Longpoint Fireline/Mt Difficult Rd Intersection on Saturday, October 3rd.

If you would like to join us, please notify the walk leader Julie on 0407 561 135 by 5pm on Thursday, October 1st to register your interest and to receive departure times and locations or further information.

LIMITED NUMBERS!
Max # walkers is 15. Those already registered for the E2E have priority, followed by club members, then guests. So if you are really keen about this walk, then contact Julie immediately. An email will be sent out when the walk is full.

Walk Details
This is the second of 13 day walks to complete the Grampians Peaks Trail (GPT) End to End (E2E) from North to South over the next year.

This section of the GPT has no easy car access for day walks and will require using closed firelines to access the GPT. This walk involves an extended car shuffle, with 45mins drive from Halls Gap to where we leave cars (at end of walk) and a further 50 mins drive through Zumsteins and Wartook to the Gar trailhead walk start. This will mean an early start from Stawell.

From the Gar trailhead in Roses Gap, we walk the GPT up through a series of rock bars to Gar Falls. From the falls, the track climbs up onto the cliffline above to meet with the track coming in from Beehive Falls, then up through a very scenic rock chute staircase with great views of Gar. Crossing the next rock shelf, we then climb up to where the Briggs Bluff track departs from the GPT (done on training walk #2). The GPT continues on through rocky terrain climbing past the Gar camp. About 300m after the camp, we then divert off the GPT toward the Mt Difficult (Gar) summit track. From here we take a track downhill to Longpoint West camp where we follow the fireline to the cars on Mt Difficult Rd. We will climb Gar summit if there is time.

Grade: AWTGS Grade 4 – Difficult
Grade Description: Long, steep, and rough tracks. Bushwalking experience required.
Distance: 12.8 km
Elevation Gain: 560 m
Duration: 6-6.5 hr walking time

Requirements:
Water (at least 2L)
Lunch, Snacks
Sturdy boots with good tread
Hat, Sunscreen (if hot)
Raincoat, Overpants (if wet)
Gaiters (snakes are waking up)
Personal First aid kit