How to get there
Take the Maroondah highway just past Tagetty. It's about 112 kilometres from Melbourne. The turnoff to the park from the Maroondah highway is well signposted. Just look for the brown sign. It's hard to miss.
The Walk
Well folks I did the Cathedral with my two sons. I've done it three times in all. Once as an overnight trip camping at Cooks Mill. It's a strenuous walk that rewards those who persevere with some absolutely splendid views of surrounding pastoral landscape. The Cathedral is a 7-8 kilometre ridge of upturned sedimentary rock. It’s a high point surrounded by a plain so the view is spectacular. There are many good walks here. My favourite is the walk along the Cathedral circuit via Ned's Saddle, starting off from the Ned's Gully car park.
The first part of the walk is calm and undemanding along Little River. By the time you get to Ned's Saddle you are fairly, well let's say warmed up. The final scramble to the top is an extremely steep ascent but thankfully it's relatively short. On wet days it can get slippery and you need to be very cautious on the way down because in some places a one metre slip can potentially turn into a slide down the mountain. On this walk, it was fairly slippery and I saw some tots being carried up. While you've got to admire the spirit it's a little risky. This definitely isn't a good walk for small children when conditions are wet. I guess the weather can't always be foreseen.
Once you make the summit it's really sweet. I must add that the whole walk is well signposted and well marked. One of the best things about the park is that you never see any litter here. The summit walk took around two and a half hours. Very good time, considering the conditions. I’ve done it in three hours and was puffed. What can I say, sometimes I’m just lazy. We stopped for lunch at the top. What a view! I love this place. It's got to be one of the best day walks in Victoria. We were very lucky too because there was no wind at the top to spoil lunch.
I recommend the walk from spring to autumn. In autumn, the drive there is lovely. The countryside is very picturesque and a great deal of colour is added to the landscape by the many wineries where the leaves have turned a yellow or a deep marone.
Pictures: From top down 1. Panorama back towards Ned's Saddle, 2. Panorama at the top showing the boys climbing in the direction facing Tagetty, 3. Daniel at Top (photostiched image -the seems are easy to spot). 4. Matthew taking a break, 5. My KitKat Break
The Walk
Well folks I did the Cathedral with my two sons. I've done it three times in all. Once as an overnight trip camping at Cooks Mill. It's a strenuous walk that rewards those who persevere with some absolutely splendid views of surrounding pastoral landscape. The Cathedral is a 7-8 kilometre ridge of upturned sedimentary rock. It’s a high point surrounded by a plain so the view is spectacular. There are many good walks here. My favourite is the walk along the Cathedral circuit via Ned's Saddle, starting off from the Ned's Gully car park.
The first part of the walk is calm and undemanding along Little River. By the time you get to Ned's Saddle you are fairly, well let's say warmed up. The final scramble to the top is an extremely steep ascent but thankfully it's relatively short. On wet days it can get slippery and you need to be very cautious on the way down because in some places a one metre slip can potentially turn into a slide down the mountain. On this walk, it was fairly slippery and I saw some tots being carried up. While you've got to admire the spirit it's a little risky. This definitely isn't a good walk for small children when conditions are wet. I guess the weather can't always be foreseen.
Once you make the summit it's really sweet. I must add that the whole walk is well signposted and well marked. One of the best things about the park is that you never see any litter here. The summit walk took around two and a half hours. Very good time, considering the conditions. I’ve done it in three hours and was puffed. What can I say, sometimes I’m just lazy. We stopped for lunch at the top. What a view! I love this place. It's got to be one of the best day walks in Victoria. We were very lucky too because there was no wind at the top to spoil lunch.
I recommend the walk from spring to autumn. In autumn, the drive there is lovely. The countryside is very picturesque and a great deal of colour is added to the landscape by the many wineries where the leaves have turned a yellow or a deep marone.
Pictures: From top down 1. Panorama back towards Ned's Saddle, 2. Panorama at the top showing the boys climbing in the direction facing Tagetty, 3. Daniel at Top (photostiched image -the seems are easy to spot). 4. Matthew taking a break, 5. My KitKat Break
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