Beeripmo Walk

Beeripmo Walk – 21kms, 11 hours total, 2 day circuit.

The Beeripmo walk winds through Mt Cole State Forest & Mt Buangor State Pak, about half way between the Grampians and Ballarat.

It was an easy 2 day walk which meant we could take our time instead of pushing through in one day. The walk passes through fern gullies, alpine plateaus and tall forests. Unfortunately recent fires had seriously affected the forests and for much of the first day we were amongst burnt out trees, ash and charcoal. I'm not sure when the fire went through, but the park had only just reopened.

On the way back to Ararat where we spent the last few days since getting out of the Grampians, we saw a Challicum wind farm. There are about 8 wind farms in Victoria totalling 428 MW which generate enough power for approximately 200,000 homes. According to www.sustainability.vic.gov.au a further 900 MW of wind farms are under construction and are scheduled for completion by 2012.