Splinter Falls
Grand Canyon
We arrived at the Hollow Mountain car park at about 10am, a few cars were there on this perfect early spring morning. We had read a lot about Hollow Mountain when were were researching Hollow Cave in the Southern Grampians (http://thewaz19.blogspot.com.au/2015/09/hollow-cave-grampians.html), so we were looking forward to it.
The sign said it was a 2.5km return walk to Hollow Mountain, so we packed a few snacks, some water, trusty first aid kit, and we were off.
The first few hundred meters were flat and before long we had reached a rocky ridge that climbed up towards Hollow Mountain
We had a ball scrambling across the rocks and weaving our way up. There were some beautiful rock formations and some rock climbers making the most of the great conditions.
Taking a break half way up.
As a parent we probably worry too much and am over cautious but there were some sections that required extreme care. The heart was pounding as Kev and I helped the kids over and around some huge boulders that were on the edge of some massive cliff faces. A fall would mean certain death.
We continued up and it wasn't long before we had reached the top. Some great views in every direction with evidence of the recent rain as there were rock pools scattered everywhere.
Other than a few heart pounding moments this was a really fun walk to do with the kids or even challenging in parts for adults.
We returned to the car via the some way and was impressed with this little walk that we had a lot of fun doing,
Well worth the stop.
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