Grade 3

Mount Baw Baw to Mushroom Rocks Hike (30km)

Baw Baw National Park

Victoria

30km

2 days

Grade 3

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Quick overview: Experience an invigorating 30km, two-day hike from Mount Baw Baw to Mushroom Rocks, located just 2.5 hours from Melbourne in the stunning Baw Baw National Park. This Grade 3 moderate trail offers a captivating mix of vibrant alpine flora, fauna, and scenic plateaus culminating in a challenging 1500m summit. Experience a unique overnight stay among Mushroom Rock's majestic boulders and return via the charming Baw Baw Village. It's an absolute must-visit for all outdoor enthusiasts!

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Mount Baw Baw to Mushroom Rocks Hike (30km)


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Mount Baw Baw to Mushroom Rocks Hike (30km)


Closest towns to this walk: Tanjil Bren, Noojee, Erica, Rawson, Walhalla

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Grade 3 (Moderate) - Walks for Most Fitness Levels: Grade 3 on the AWTGS represents moderate walking tracks. These are ideal for walkers with some fitness who are comfortable with some hills and uneven terrain. While suitable for most ages, some bushwalking experience is recommended to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience. Tracks may have short, steep hill sections, a rough surface, and many steps. The total distance of a Grade 3 walk can be up to 20 kilometers.

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Mount Baw Baw to Mushroom Rocks Hike (30km)


3 Reviews on “Mount Baw Baw to Mushroom Rocks Hike (30km)”

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  • Avatar of hannah doe Hannah Doe

    Glen Butler

  • Avatar of marion kloos Marion Kloos

    If you start at Mushroom rocks, you can eat and stay at Baw Baw and make it a luxury walk/ski and heaps quicker to drive!

  • I down loaded the GPX file and completed this hike on Friday the 10th and 11th of May.

    The first thing I would like to say is that anyone attempting this walk with the gpx map – DO NOT TRY the route that starts by heading in a southerly direction from Mt Baw Baw to the Alpine track. The last two or three kilometers of the track prior to meeting up with the Alpine track is completely overgrown, and passes through a couple of bogs without proper boardwalks to protect the bogs. The signage is absolutely dreadful. I do not think anyone has maintained this track for at least 10 years – the remnants of old sign posts that we found were testament to this. Seriously don’t bother attempting it – it is not only bad for the environment, you have to make your own path – it is also potentially very dangerous – especially if you get wet from the bushes and bogs and get caught in a snow storm.

    We began our hike by taking the northerly route to the Alpine track from Mt Baw Baw. Take care in following the GPS – we missed a turn off and had to back track (once again terrible signage). Once on the Alpine track you can’t really get lost, there are yellow markers nailed into the snow gums – although the trees are staring to grow over the markers. We only made it to Mushroom rocks at dusk and quickly pitched our tent – in doing so we missed an opportunity to pitch our tent in one of the awesomely sheltered rock overhangs. This would have been better for us because after we pitched our tents it rained and hailed so we had to stay in our tent the whole night.

    The hike takes 5-6 hours so next time I will leave Mt Baw Baw earlier – before 11:00am so I can pick a sheltered camp site before dark. The other thing to note is that the drop toilet next to the Scout hall is not marked or signed so it is not easy to find. It is about 100 m from one of the camp sites and through a narrow path – down hill.

    On the way back we decided to try the Southern route back to Mt Baw Baw village from the Alpine track – once again I do not recommend you try this – we kept thinking we would get to a decent path soon – but that never happened. If it wasn’t for our GPS we and the GPX may we would have been hopelessly lost in the poor visibility we hiked in.

    We also became completely saturated and our boots water sodden as we wallked through the bogs and overgrown bushes (sometimes we had to push/barge/scramble through dense shrubs well above head height to try and stay on the gpx track. It wouldn’t have been fun if it started snowing or if there was white out.

  • Avatar of craig s Craig S

    Great – Thanks Darren. Much appreciated!

  • Great hike- Thanks Darren! Perfect for beginners who are breaking into the hiking world. Just a few things, the first ~2km’s on the The Village Trail is through some thick shubbery (almost bush bashing) and a bog! Don’t stop becuase you will be bitten by flies. About ~13km’s on the way to Mushroom Rock there is a flowing water source under a wooden bridge (for anyone low on water).

  • Avatar of kat kat

    HI, can I just clarify: is this a 30k round trip, or 30 each way? Thanks

  • Here’s my 2cents:
    1) First time hiker.
    2) Fitness almost non existence.
    3) 65kg body weight carrying about 16kg.
    4) Carried 4litre of water, but ran out of water the last 5km back.
    5) Solo hike. 5.5hours Mt Baw Baw – Mushroom Rocks; 6 hours return back on the same exact route (did not detour to Baw Baw Summit as per website suggestion because leg was jelly).
    6) It was hell. had to stop every few metres up a climb after prolonged walking. That last stretch entering into Mushroom Rocks was torturous, on the way in was steep downhill, foot was hurting mad, on the way back was uphill leg was burning.
    8) Did not die.

  • Avatar of lisa ingram Lisa Ingram

    Great! Just been looking for the next weekend walk, and here it is. Thanks!

  • Hi the link to the gaps files seems to be broken, any chance of this being fixed. Keen to do this after my prom hike cancelled due to flooding.

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Mount baw baw to mushroom rocks hike (30km)

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