The Grampians National Park: Victoria's favourite hiking spot flourishes

By Jo Stewart
July 2 2016 - 12:15am
At the peak: The trek through the Grampians gives walkers a high. Photo: Parks Victoria, Grampians Tou
At the peak: The trek through the Grampians gives walkers a high. Photo: Parks Victoria, Grampians Tou
Canola at the Grampians. Photo: Jo Stewart
Canola at the Grampians. Photo: Jo Stewart
The Pinnacle - The Grampians. Photo: Daryl Wisely
The Pinnacle - The Grampians. Photo: Daryl Wisely

Just like a rugged, ageing prize fighter on the comeback trail, Victoria's Grampians National Park is enjoying a renaissance after a period of being against the ropes. Ravaged by bushfires in 2006, then again in 2014, and hit by floods and landslides in 2011, the Grampians (named Gariwerd by the Djab Wurrung and Jardwadjali people) have once again risen from the ashes. But with millions of years of experience weathering storms, fires and floods, was there ever a doubt the Grampians would flourish once again?

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