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26 Dec 2025: Mt Jagungal Circuit
Photos:
John TERRELL, Robert Ian MAIR, Gina HOPKINS, Simon COLEMAN, Derrick BROWN
The prospect of ideal walking conditions...
A short drive the next morning brought us to...
We were soon out and ready to go.
Not far from the start we reached the...
After turning on to Farm Ridge Firetrail we...
No time to spend admiring the hut as we had...
Our first challenge - boots off to cross the...
The river level was low and it was an easy...
After a long decline to reach the river we...
The river valley spread out below as we...
The junction with the Grey Mare Firetrail...
On first impressions mighty Mt Jagungal...
There were loads of wildflowers. Alpine...
Must be another orchid!
Common Golden Moths orchids
By mid-afternoon we were closing in on...
On reaching the hut we quietly went about...
Following a good night`s rest we were...
After retracing our route along Grey Mare...
We moved at a steady pace avoiding as much...
The flatter snow plains where we moved from...
As the temperature rose during the day we...
The rocky ridges were easy to negotiate....
Tall rice flower
Alpine orites
Mid-afternoon saw us at Cessjack Hut and set...
Day 3 presented another option. The initial...
A route to O`Keefe Hut via Jackys Lookout...
A convenient bridge of rocks made crossing...
The walking so far had been uneventful and...
Jackys Lookout lay ahead marking the high...
Getting up onto the ridgeline became more of...
Through waist-high scrub
Sections of exposed rock were a welcome...
Being near the back seemed to be a much...
One last push up to the ridgeline. In the...
Into a saddle below Jackys Lookout and the...
Happy walkers after lunch
Past Jackys Lookout and it was `all downhill...
Sometimes the scrub was only knee-high
We dropped down to Bogong Creek for a chance...
Crossing Bogong Creek
Once across the creek it was a short...
A seldom-seen waterfall on Bogong Creek
Inside the restored hut is filled with...
The promise of Day 5 was the ascent of Mt...
Small alpine leek-orchid
The climb up Jagungal started through scrub....
This time the track through the scrub was...
As we ascended it became more open...
... and covered in wildflowers
We huddled together on the summit for a...
The delight in having climbed Mt Jagungal...
Brett watches over the packs as we descend...
Clouds started to gather over Jagungal...
As Day 5 draws to a close we were relaxed in...
From our campsite we had great views back to...
A Flame Robin flitted above our tents.
For some it was a a time of Waiting for...
New Years Eve started with a short walk down...
You can never have too many group photos!
From here it was out on the Round Mountain...
New Years Eve saw the group go in two...
A sudden change in the weather brough...
