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1 Review on “Mud-Dadjug Walk (22km)”
This was an incredible hike, thank you for clear and useful info on this site!
Fortunately we had two cars, so chose to leave a car in Dunkeld and then we could drive to the starting area. There is only room for a few cars in the carpark, so drop-off is more ideal like suggested on this page.
The views from Signal Peak and Mt Abrupt are just phenomenal… absolutely breathtaking! Well worth the challenge. The second day in particular is challenging going up Mt. Sturgeon, but it’s a really interesting peak with plenty of little nooks to explore if you’re confident enough to climb around a bit (don’t fall!). We ran into a few day hikers, but minimal traffic during May. The hardest bit of this hike personally was the decline from Signal Peak…. ow, my knees!
The camp ground is GORGEOUS, with high quality facilities and great views. Well worth the hefty price tag for a spot! We were the only people at the campsite, which was an absolute treat but I imagine it gets BUSY during summer/spring. There’s a shelter with doors that close, solar powered lights and USB chargers. You’re not allowed to sleep in the shelter so DO bring a tent! Toilets did have toilet paper but of course good to still bring your own just in case. We were fortunate enough to have water in the rain water tanks but even after some rain they seemed fairly low. I read some reviews about crazy winds in the evening/overnight that I gawked at, but no word of a lie we thought our tents might be blown off the cliff during the night – be warned!!! a 5-6 hour hike after very little sleep was rough. There are clips to attach to your tent at each individual site (presumably because of the high winds) but it was still quite an experience. I’d even recommend putting up your tent on the backside of the shelter, where it was a little less windy.
At the end of the hike there was a beautiful walk through some private farmland, with HUNDREDS of kangaroos! This was pretty fun to see, but if I was to do this again I’d leave a car at Mt. Sturgeon carpark instead of Dunkeld, which shaves off about an hour right at the very end when you’re exhausted.
Really glad you found the info useful and I’m even more pleased to read about your adventure. Glad you enjoyed it.