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Track name: Palmers Rd

Mode of Transit: Walking

Location: Strathbogie Tableland

GPS coordinates: -36.8888256, 145.7669459

Environmental status: open pasture for grazing, sheep and cattle

Elevation: 592m, ascent/descent 171m

Degree of difficulty: mild gradients, fairly easy

Distance: 7.24km return

Duration: 2 hours

Facilities: None (local farmhouses)

Take: water and energy snacks, windbreaker in winter

Features:

1. Topography: undulating
2. Surface: easy, smooth, graded dirt road
3. Waterways: 1 bridged creek
4. Flora: open pasture, tree lined roadside
5. Fauna: birds of the open woodland, fields and possibly wetlands
6. Natural environment: hills topped with granite tors
7. Built environment: farming structures and fencing
8. Safety: very little traffic

Comments: a very peaceful rural walk through pretty agricultural landscapes with granite outcrops and views across bush slopes to The Paps and Mt Buller

Nearby Tracks & Trails: Ankers Rd

Links to The Great Strathbogie Forest Trail: via Strathbogie Township

Ideas for improvement: n/a