HIGH COUNTRY - MT BULLA and MT STIRLING

0001 High Country Victoria

A gum tree at Mirimbah near Mt Stirling. Mirimbah is a very pretty spot on the Delatite River. The Delatite River in central Victoria starts below Mount Stirling at an elevation of 1490m and ends at an elevation of 260m merging with the Goulburn River. Image By Hazel Image taken February 2017

0002 Victorian High Country

Razorback Hut is a popular overnight stop for horse-riders, four wheel drivers and hikers. This hut is also known as the Razorback Hilton or Purcell's Hut. (Image taken February 2017) Image by Hazel Hogarth

0003 Victorian High Country

Razorback Hut is a popular overnight stop for horse-riders, four wheel drivers and hikers. The original hut was built in 1953. This hut is also known as Purcell's hut. (Image taken February 2017) Image By Hazel Hogarth

0004 Craig's Hut. Victorian High Country

Craig's Hut is the most famous mountain hut and was built for the filming of The Man From Snowy River movie. Perched atop Mt Stirling, Craig’s Hut offers stunning views of the ranges and is one of the regions most photographed landmarks. (Image taken February 2017) Image by Hazel Hogarth

0005 Victorian High Country

There are stunning views from Craig's Hut. This is even more beautiful at sunset. (Image taken February 2017) Image by Hazel Hogarth

0006 Victorian High Country

At the Razorback Huts Peter is testing out the seats, which have been roughly hewn from large logs, inviting people to join the campfire group. (Image taken February 2017) Image By Hazel Hogarth

0007 Craig's Hut, Victorian High Country

Side view of Craig's Hut on Mt Stirling. This hut takes in stunning views of the ranges. Craig's Hut was first built as a set for "The Man From Snowy River" film and has now become an iconic landmark and a symbol of Australia’s settler history. (Image taken February 2017) Image By Hazel Hogarth

0008 Victorian High Country

Magnificent trees of the mountains which develop their individual characters as they age. (Image taken February 2017) Image by Hazel Hogarth

0009 Victorian High Country

Magnificent trees of the mountains which develop their individual characters as they age. (Image taken February 2017) Image by Hazel Hogarth

0010 Bindaree Falls, Victorian High Country

Bindaree Falls. The water falls onto mossy rocks surrounded by ferns. (Image taken February 2017) Image By Hazel Hogarth

0011 Bindaree Falls, Victorian High Country

Bindaree Falls is between 92m and 130m high. The water falls onto mossy rocks surrounded by ferns. Thick Australian bush surrounds the falls. (Image taken February 2017) Image By Hazel Hogarth

0012 Victorian High Country

This part of the bush is thickly planted and trees go straight up looking for light. This section is fenced off to corral the horses of the Razorback Huts visitors. (Image taken February 2017) Image by Hazel Hogarth

0013 Victorian High Country

To the side of Craig's Hut is this outcrop of rocks. (Image taken February 2017) Image by Hazel Hogarth

0014 Craig's Hut. Victorian High Country

The original Craig’s Hut, inspired by those used by cattle drovers for temporary shelter, was built for the movie "The Man from Snowy River" (1982) but burnt down in a bush-fire. This replica – with a tin rather than bark roof – was completed in 2008. (Image taken February 2017) Image by Hazel Hogarth

0015 Craig's Hut, Victorian High Country

Craig's Hut is a replica cattlemen's hut which is situated on Mt Stirling, approximately 51 kilometres from Mansfield. (Image taken February 2017) Image by Hazel Hogarth

0016 Howqua Gap Hut, Victorian High Country

The Howqua Gap huts consist of 2 huts, one is a 1960s Small portable hut that was brought to the logging camp site complete on the back of a truck and still sits on two skid logs to this day. It’s a weatherboard hut, with an iron roof and wooden floor and a brick fireplace and iron chimney that was presumably added to the hut after it was transported here. The walls are lined with tongue and groove timber. Howqua Gap Hut is an old logging hut and does have historical significance to the area and it is the last logging hut left on Mt Stirling. Gap Hut is one of the refuge huts found on Mt Stirling set up on a rise above Circuit Rd, (Image taken February 2017) Image by Hazel Hogarth

0017 Craig's Hut. Victorian High Country

Craig's Hut is located on Clear Hills near Mt.Stirling in the Alpine National Park in Victoria, and was built especially for the film "The Man from Snowy River". (Image taken February 2017) Image By Hazel Hogarth

0018 Victorian High Country

Walkers can enjoy the Howqua Hills Historic Walk with its self guided interpretive panels. This easy 1.5 hour return walk follows the Howqua River from Sheepyard Flat to Fry’s Flat. (Image taken February 2017) Image By Hazel Hogarth