Parks Victoria

Phone 13 1963 www.parks.vic.gov.au

Background

Heritage listed for its biodiversity and significant cultural heritage, the Grampians National Park was established in 1984 to protect environmental and cultural values of national importance.

The park has more than 800 indigenous plant species and is home to one third of Victoria’s flora, a range of wildlife, and the majority of surviving Aboriginal rock art places in south-east Australia.

Changes to rock climbing in the Grampians National Park

In recent years, rock climbing in the national park has increased and contemporary rock climbing activities, such as bouldering and the use of fixed protection (bolts and chain anchors), have emerged, creating risk to irreplaceable environmental and cultural values.

To ensure the protection of these values, in February 2019 Parks Victoria announced it would be implementing restrictions that were established to protect the park’s highly sensitive places called Special Protection Areas. This decision meant that the restrictions prohibiting rock climbing and abseiling within Special Protection Areas would be enforced.

No-impact climbing remains permitted in locations across the 100,000 hectares of the national park that are outside of Special Protection Areas, which are shown in the maps below.

Special Protection Areas

A Special Protection Area is a place that is particularly special or at significant risk. This could be because it is a protected Aboriginal place, or

has a threatened species of plant or animal that is vulnerable to human activity. To protect these areas, bushwalking and picnicking are the only permitted activities within a Special Protection Area.

Climbing at Summerday Valley

In June 2019, Parks Victoria announced that tour operators offering rock climbing and abseiling at Summerday Valley (which is within a Special Protection Area) in the Grampians National Park had been issued a variation to their existing licences. The variation provided conditional authorisation for existing Licensed Tour Operators to continue undertaking rock climbing and abseiling in three designated areas within Summerday Valley. This conditional authorisation has since been extended and updated to include a climbing area called Lookout Point Wall, near Halls Gap. Climbers wishing to climb in Summerday Valley or Lookout Point Wall will need to register

with a licensed tour operator.

Grampians Landscape Management Plan

In partnership with Traditional Owner groups, Parks Victoria is preparing a new management plan for the Grampians landscape, an area that covers the Grampians National Park and some adjacent parks and reserves.

While this plan is not being developed in response to changes to rock climbing in the Grampians National Park, it will provide longer-term direction on matters such as access and usage of the park.

To be involved in this process, visit: https://engage.vic.gov.au/grampians-management-plan

Rock climbing in the Grampians National Park Information and maps

August 2020

SUMMERDAYVALLEY

Mount StapyltonAmphitheatre

(N & NE side ofMount Stapylton)

Taipan Wall

Hollow Mountain

MOUNT OFOLIVES

GrampiansNational Park

HollowMountainCarpark

Mount ZeroPicnic AreaCarpark

LemonadeWall

Andersens

The Kindergarten

Hollow MountainCave

Mt Zero Rd

Mt Zer o Rd

Mt Z

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F l atR oc k

Rd

Pohlners Rd

Mt Zero R d

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MOUNTSTAPYLTON

ISKRA CRAG

MOUNT WUBJUB-GUYUN/ HOLLOW MOUNTAIN

Hollow Mountain (Wudjub-Guyun) and Mount Stapylton- Rock Climbing Exclusion Zones

Disclaimer: Parks Victoria does not guarantee that this data is without flaw of any kind and therefore disclaims all liability which may arise from you relying on this information.Data source acknowledgements: State Digital Mapbase. The State of Victoria and the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning.

HOLLOW MOUNTAIN(WUDJUB-GUYUN)

Restricted climbing and abseilingwith a Licensed Tour Operator iscurrently possible. Bushwalkingand picnicking is permitted in allSpecial Protection Areas.

GrampiansNationalPark

Grampians National ParkProtected Areas - restrictions applyTheCrag.com climbing areas

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UPPERGLENELGRIVER

MTWILLIAMRANGE(DUWIL)

SOUTHERNVICTORIARANGE

WANNONRIVER

DUNKELDBRYANSWAMP

LAKEMUIRHEAD

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Victoria Point

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Red H ill Rd

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Mil l Rd

H H ays Rd

Parrie - Yalloak Rd

Toora

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Mi rra na

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Ba ckR d

The Gallery Millenium

Little HandsCaveManjaArea

Gondwanaland

Caveof ManHands

Billywing Buttress

GlenthompsonDunkeld

Pomonal

Mirranatwa

Stavely

Strathmore

Watgania

Jallukar

Bellellen

Borough Huts

VictoriaValley

Bellfield

Moutajup

Karabeal

Glenisla

Bornes Hill

Lake Fyans

VictoriaPoint

SilverbandFalls

Mt SturgeonCarpark

Red RockPicnic Area

Picaninny Carpark

Manja Shelter

IngletonSprings

WannonCrossingCampground

Mt AbruptCarpark

Mt WilliamCarpark

First WannonHikers Camp

BrambukThe National Park& Cultural Centre

Jimmy CreekCampground

RoseaCarpark

Kalymna FallsCampground

StrachansCampground

SundialCarpark

Chimney PotsCarpark

MafekingPicnic Ground

FreshwaterLake

Buandik Campground

Borough HutsCampground

BoreangCampground

GLENELG RIVER

GLENELG RIVER

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GLENELG HWY

South - Rock Climbing Exclusion Zones

Disclaimer: Parks Victoria does not guarantee that this data is without flaw of any kind and therefore disclaims all liability which may arise from you relying on this information.Data source acknowledgements: State Digital Mapbase. The State of Victoria and the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning.

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Restricted climbing and abseilingwith a Licensed Tour Operator iscurrently possible. Bushwalkingand picnicking is permitted in allSpecial Protection Areas.

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NGAMADJIDJDADWELLSBRIDGE

WARTOOK

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VICTORIAVALLEYNORTHERNVICTORIARANGE

ASSES EARS(DJIBALARA)

UPPERGLENELGRIVER

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First WannonHikers Camp

SundialCarpark

RoseaCarpark

BrambukThe National Park& Cultural Centre

WonderlandCarpark

Kalymna FallsCampground

Mt WilliamCarpark

Borough HutsCampground

SilverbandFalls

IngletonSprings

BoreangCampground

Manja ShelterBuandik Campground

Red RockPicnicArea

BurrongFalls Reeds Lookout

BorokaLookout

Brim SpringsPicnicAreaMacKenzieFalls SmithsMillCampground

Zumsteins

PlantationCampground

HeatherlieQuarry

BeehiveFallsCar Park

NgamadjidjShelter

StapyltonCampground Golton Gorge

Mt ZeroPicnicAreaGulgurnManjaShelter

HollowMountainCarpark

The Gallery Millenium

Little HandsCaveManja Area

Gondwanaland

Caveof ManHands

Billywing ButtressBillimina Area

Halls Gap

Glenorchy

Pomonal

DadswellsBridge

Zumsteins

Jallukar

Bellellen

Mokepilly

Bellfield

Fyans Creek

Grampians Junction

Lake Lonsdale

Cranage

RosesGap

Laharum

WonwondahEast

Heathvale

Wartook

Brimpaen

Glenisla Crossing

Cherrypool

Glenisla

Illawarra

Ledcourt

Lake Fyans

Mount Dryden

W IMMERA RIVER

WIM M ERARIVER

GLENELG RIVER

GLENELGRIVE R

Brim paen - Laha rumRd

Murt oa - GlenorchyRd

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Pomona l Rd

Pomo nal East Rd

Sandbar Rd

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Disclaimer: Parks Victoria does not guarantee that this data is without flaw of any kind and therefore disclaims all liability which may arise from you relying on this information.Data source acknowledgements: State Digital Mapbase. The State of Victoria and the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning.

0 105 Km ¹27/08/2020

Restricted climbing and abseilingwith a Licensed Tour Operator iscurrently possible. Bushwalkingand picnicking is permitted in allSpecial Protection Areas.

Protected Areas - restrictionsapplyProtected Areas - restrictionsapply

!. No climbing permitted! Parks Victoria Visitor Sites

National Parks

Parks and ReservesState Forest

LOCALITY REGIONS

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RED ROCK

The GalleryMillenium

LittleHandsCaveManjaArea

Gondwanaland

Cave ofMan Hands

Billywing ButtressBilliminaArea

GrampiansNational Park

BurrongFalls

Red RockPicnic Area

Manja Shelter

BuandikCampground

ROUND SWAMP

Goat Tr k

Se rra R d

RedRock Rd

SyphonRd

MairTr k

Mat t hew Tr k

Andersons Rd

ShilcockTrk

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Henh amTrk

Laun dersTrk

Asses Ear Rd

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Lodge Rd

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Brimpaen Rd

Rose Cre e k Rd

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Glenisla Crossing

GLENISLASTATE

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CHERRYPOOLSTATE FOREST

BILLYWINGSTATE

FOREST

Northern Victoria Range - Rock Climbing Exclusions Zones(includes eight focus areas)

Disclaimer: Parks Victoria does not guarantee that this data is without flaw of any kind and therefore disclaims all liability which may arise from you relying on this information.Data source acknowledgements: State Digital Mapbase. The State of Victoria and the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning.

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GulgurnManja

SUMMERDAYVALLEY

MountStapylton

Amphitheatre

MOUNT OFOLIVES

BANYIN YALOOG /GOG AND MAGOG

MOUNTSTAPYLTON

ISKRACRAG

MOUNT WUBJUB-GUYUN /HOLLOW MOUNTAIN

MOUNTZERO HollowMountainCarpark

Mt ZeroPicnic AreaCarpark

NgamadjidjShelter

StapyltonCampground

Millar Rd

Mt Zero Rd

Pohlners Rd

Pohl nersRd

Pohlners Rd

PohlnersRd

Olive Plantation Rd

MtZero

Rd

Copperm i ne Trk

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Hollow Mountain (Wudjub-Guyun and Ngamadjidj) - Rock Climbing Exclusion Zones

Disclaimer: Parks Victoria does not guarantee that this data is without flaw of any kind and therefore disclaims all liability which may arise from you relying on this information.Data source acknowledgements: State Digital Mapbase. The State of Victoria and the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning.

HOLLOW MOUNTAIN(WUDJUB-GUYUN)

NGAMADJIDJ

Restricted climbing and abseilingwith a Licensed Tour Operator iscurrently possible. Bushwalkingand picnicking is permitted in allSpecial Protection Areas.

GrampiansNationalPark

Grampians National ParkProtected Areas - restrictions apply

! Parks Victoria Visitor SitesUnsealed road

! ! 4WD trackWalking track10m contour

LOCALITY REGION

Coordinate System: GDA 1994 MGA Zone 54Projection: Transverse Mercator

27/08/2020

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