ALTHOUGH it is relatively small in stature, Baw Baw National Park punches above its weight. Covering 13,530 hectares of pristine alpine forests and heathlands, the park is located on the boundary between the Victorian Alps and Gippsland regions, just north of the Latrobe Valley. Geographically, the Baw-Baw Plateau consists of several peaks that includes Mount Baw Baw, Mount St Gwinear, Mount St Phillack, Mount Erica and Mount Whitelaw.
The undulating plateau features subalpine snow gum woodland, heathland and pockets of spongy sphagnum moss surrounding clear pools of water. In the warmer months a diversity of native orchids and wildflowers such as bush peas and snow daisies flourish across the meadows. On the lower slopes, tall forests of mountain ash, messmate and silver wattle grow with a lush understorey of ferns and clusters of cool temperate rainforest.
Baw Baw presents typical High Country activities such as snow-skiing, tobogganing, rafting, horse riding, mountain biking, fishing and a range of walking tracks that wind their way through a diversity of alpine terrains.
Located on the southern fringe of the national park, Mt Baw Baw
