Grampians - Adventure lovers paradise

A popular destination with adventure-seekers, The Grampians National Park is renowned for its cathedrals of dramatic rock formations and sheer cliffs, challenging crags and spectacular pinnacles.

There are a multitude of crags and climbing routes in the Grampians, ranging in grades from beginner to a very high degree of difficulty.

Nearby Mt Arapiles, with its outcrop of dramatic quartzose sandstone, is regarded as one of the best climbing spots in Australia.

Also in the neighbourhood, Mount Stapylton features the popular Summer Day Valley, Amphitheatre and Taipan Wall. Mount Rosea has loads of quality multi-pitch routes. Bundaleer is known for its intimidating summer crag and Hollow Mountain where the route to the top is via caves and chambers within the wind eroded cliff.

The Grampians are home to world-famous climbing schools and highly skilled and accredited climbing instructors who have an intimate knowledge of the area and the sport.

If you prefer aquatics to heights, choose from the many local lakes, rivers and reservoirs. Hire a canoe and paddle the serene Lake Belfield or take a dip in the pristine waters of Lake Wartook. The region also offers some of the best inland fishing in the country. Why not try your luck catching cod, yellow belly, redfin and trout?

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Aboriginal Rock Art

The Grampians contain some of the most impressive Aboriginal art in Australia, spread over some 60 separate sites. Most are painted in ochre on rock overhangs which acted both as a shelter and a canvas. Look out for stencilled hand prints, emu and kangaroo tracks, legendary heroes, and other ancient markings.

Grampians National Park

Dramatic and hauntingly beautiful, the massive sandstone ranges of the Grampians National Park are one of Victoria's most popular attractions. There's an abundance of wildlife, including emus, kangaroos, echidnas, koalas, and several species of wallaby, as well as almost 200 species of birds. more

Mountain Ranges

The Grampians are the meeting place of Victoria's western volcanic plains and the forested Great Dividing Range. Here you'll also find the Wonderland Range, featuring Australia's own Grand Canyon, as well as waterfalls, and weird and wonderful rock formations like the Grand Stairway and the Pinnacle.

Wildflowers

The Grampians, with its lofty summits and ridgelines, forests, heath lands, swamps and sub-alpine zones, is home to a third of all plant species found in Victoria. In spring the national park bursts out with an astonishing display of wildflowers, while more than 100 species of orchid occur here too. more

Wine Regions

The Grampians region is home to extensive vineyards, fields of golden wheat, rich olive groves and orchards of fruit and berries. No wonder the region produces excellent wines, and superb food including breads, flavoursome honeys and sheep yoghurt! Grampians Gourmet Weekend is held during May in Halls Gap.