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Mt Erica Carpark (Mushroom Rocks)

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Australian Alps Walking Track, Baw Baw, Victoria.

parks.vic.gov.au/places-to-see/parks/baw-baw-national-park/things-to-do/mushroom-rocks

Description

Walk a section of the Australian Alps Walking Track in Baw Baw National Park and discover Mushroom Rocks, a maze of giant granite tors rising from the forest. The drive to this special place near the summit of Mount Erica is stunning. Starting at Mount Erica Carpark, follow the Australian Alps Walking Track through Mountain Ash forest dotted with silver wattle. There's a good chance you will see a Superb Lyrebird here, so tread quietly and look out for this charismatic creature scratching around in the undergrowth for food. It's only 3km to the rocks from the carpark, but it's a challenging walk. Eventually the vegetation changes to Snowgum and you will start to see the massive granite tors draped in moss that give this place its name. Camping is allowed, but there are no facilities. This is a beautiful spot whenever you visit, but if you wake up here on a misty morning, it is simply magical. The trail to Mushroom Rocks is part of the Australian Alps Walking Track and continues on to the 1500m-high summit of Mount Erica, 2.5km away. The Beech Gully Nature Walk also departs from Mount Erica carpark and is a short 30 minute circuit through groves of Myrtle Beech and fern gullies. There is a toilet at Mount Erica carpark, but there are no facilities at Mushroom Rocks. Pets are not permitted. No camping or overnight parking allowed.