The Grampians is a popular long weekend or week long destination from Melbourne and travellers in general. The park offers some fantastic scenery, wildflowers, walking and climbing opportunities and has a number of bush camp sites and plenty of room. For the 4WDer, there are a myriad of 4WD tracks to travel.
How to Use this Trek Note
- To download this information and the route file for offline use on a phone, tablet, headunit or laptop, go to the app store and purchase ExplorOz Traveller. This app enables offline navigation and mapping and will show where you are as you travel along the route. For more info see the ExplorOz Traveller webpage and the EOTopo webpage.
History
The history of the Grampians dates back some 5,000 years ago when it was
home to the Aboriginals. The Grampians were named in 1836 by NSW Surveyor-General Sir Thomas
Mitchell who thought the ranges reminded him of his
home in Scotland. As
European settlement grew, the Grampians became an excellent source of water for farming and domestic purposes. In the early days, they were also an excellent source of timber, gold and quarrying. Declared in 1984, the
Grampians National Park is a 167,000 hectare park and is
home for almost a third of Victoria's plant species.
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