Tunnel Walk, Mt William Range, Grampians, 03/18/2010
 Today Reg and I went on one of the lesser know walks in the Grampians, the Tunnel Track from Pomonel, a historic, bridal trail. The distance we covered was seven kilometres, the elevation change was 230 meters and the grade was rated as medium, though the path was overgrown, in poor condition and the stones were loose and slippery in parts, not the fine well managed paths of the better known walks in the National park. The huge advantage to us was that the walk was in a state forest and we were able to take our poodle Indigo with us.  The walk began at the end of Tunnel Road, which is single lane and would be high clearance vehicles only, 4wheel drive advisable, as there are sandy sections, rocks and deep gutters in the road. I have only just replaced my car tyres, I prefer not to drive on roads like that too often, you could walk in from the car park near the Pomonal store, and this would add a further 7 kilometres to your walk.  Reg chose this walk and he certainly made a wonderful choice as regards the wonderful scenery we saw and exercise to compliment my healthy eating program. He knows I want to do energetic walks, as I am currently striving to burn off about 1000 calories a day in activity, and hikes in the Grampians is the most fun way I can imagine to do this. Exercise and healthy portion controlled eating is my idea of diets that work.  Today we began this walk from as close as we could drive to it, from the small car park at the end of tunnel Road, Pomonal. From this car park, the track wound steadily around the contour of the mountainside, past rocky outcrops and we climbed to the top of the range. As we descended to the otherside, there were magnificent views over Lake Bellfield and the Serra range. The walk goes all the way down to Lake Bellfield so you could do the walk one way if you had someone to pick you up from the base of the mountain. We retuned via the same route.  When I got back to the car, I remembered, to do my stretching exercises, and I have had a good rest this afternoon editing my pictures from the walk. This walk was well worth the effort for the views and for me, the calorie burn; I estimate would be close to 1,000 calories.  The condition of the walking track makes it more suitable to fit young people. The loose sand in some places and rocks in others, steep steps and no handrails makes it a little, dangerous, for the less fit. I would suggest starting with an easier walk but if you can do the Pinnacle Walk, you should be able to do this walk. Just take it carefully, let someone, know where you, are going and when, you expect to return.  You can join my Kathy Shell, fan page and get updates, on nature, eco therapy, weight management, lifestyle, travel, healthy aging and art, and you can enter to win unique art related competitions. Comments Comments are closed. | Kathy Shell on Facebook  Advertisers, This 160 x 160 advertising space, could be yours. See our advertising page above then contact Kathy to arrange your advertising package. Kathy Shell,
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