Mt Zero Track, Grampians NP Victoria

This short walk provides good views back to nearby Mt Stapylton, and the pleasingly shaped Flat Rock on it slower slopes. It also sits on the edge of the Wimmera Plains, and feels rather like being on a cliff edge, with an ocean of farmland stretching to the horizon.

Mt Zero Track, Grampians NP

This walk starts nearby from the same spot as the Mt Stapylton walk, and you can easily do them both in one day. Only it was about 35 degrees on the day we did them, and I probably shouldn’t have dragged Sophia up at the hottest part of the day, as she’s susceptible to extremes of temperature – there’s very little shade. The views are worth the one hour return walk, as it sits on the very northern edge of the Grampians, with miles of entirely flat farmland to the north, and the very rocky Mt Stapylton to the south. The track is obvious; details on the Parks Victoria website

Here’s the car parking area…

Mt Zero Track: The Scenery

Mt Zero Track, Grampians NP
Mt Stapylton and Flat Rock (to the right).
Mt Zero Track, Grampians NP
Mt Stapylton and Flat Rock.
Mt Zero Track, Grampians NP
Sophia arrives at the summit. Flat Rock and Mt Stapylton in the background.
Mt Zero Track, Grampians NP
The evenly spaced trees are olive trees.
Mt Zero Track, Grampians NP
The mountain just drops away and then there’s farmland.

Mt Zero Track, Grampians NP

Author: Edward Hathway

I'm a clinical psychologist and keen hiker.

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