The moderate walk to Mount Tabletop passes through a variety of alpine vegetation, and there are good views from the summit plateau. Lots of wildflowers at the end of December when we went. A nice atmospheric walk.
The Mount Tabletop track is good way to experience Victorian High Country scenery for only moderate effort. There’s grassy plains, forests of snow gums, wildflowers in summer, views from the summit plateau, and even attractive flies. In fact quite a few flies in general (in summer). The walk is accessed on the Great Alpine Way past Mt Hotham village on the way to Dinner Plain.
Taken on the Great Alpine Road at the highest point, about 1840m. Looking from left to right there’s The Razorback Ridge and Mt Feathertop (centre back). I’m not sure where this is, but I probably took the picture on the drive in. Typical Victorian high country scene I guess. It looks like the distinctive Mt Buffalo in the distance.
When you get to the summit plateau the track markers eventually end, but you can continue for a short while for views over the eastern edge. We saw people continue further south as the plateau is sparsely vegetated enough that you can probably roam at will.
Mt Tabletop Track: The Scenery
Snow gums. Lots of wildflowers in some sections. Very green for Australia.
The Dargo River Valley, taken from the eastern edge of Mt Tabletop. Panorama of the Dargo River Valley, taken from the eastern edge of Mt Tabletop. A resting place at the end of the track. (Or at least the track kind of petered out at this point.) The eastern edge of Mt Tabletop. There were lots of flies in the high country, most of them just very annoying, but this one was attractive and placidly sat there while I took a few photos. Up on the Mt Tabletop plateau. Looks a lot like a dandelion.
Its usually impossible to get a proper shot of the very small flowers with my phone, but I got lucky with this one. More of those numerous yellow flowers. Those yellow flowers up close.
