Picnic at Hanging Rock

After a lazy morning of catching up on Trip Advisor reviews it was time for a picnic.

Yes, a picnic at Hanging Rock and yes, The Hanging Rock.

Hanging Rock is only a 20min drive from Kyneton and is worth the drive. We walked up the very steep pathway and then climbed stairs before more steep paths to some very hard steps to reach the summit of Hanging Rock. It was worth the walk. It has an eerie feeling about it especially being so overcast and cold.

Hanging rock is a long extinct valcano, formed when lava blew through a vent in the earth 6 million years ago, and now rises 105 metres on the surrounding plain.

We did not go missing like the schoolgirls in 1901 but I did re-enact a few scenes by walking into narrow ravines. To John's dissappointment I come out.

After our walk to the summit we had lunch and we were joined by a number of friends, one was very hungry and even took a bite of John's finger.Read more