You are at 5 ways which offers plenty of route choices for mountain bikers, but for the cattlemen in times gone by heading up to the High Plains, there was one way, and thats UP! Colloquially known as the Cattle Track walkers and riders frequently stop to rest or decide WHICH WAY next. This is one of a small series placed for you to imagine times before this area was even mapped and the Cattle Track was a stock route. The 1856 Travellers Map of Victoria has a large blank area up the Kiewa Valley. Until the 1930’s, Tawonga was a sleepy hamlet at the end of a dead end valley and it’s thought the early settlers who found work on “Towanga” Station eventually established their own farms and then started taking cattle “unofficially” to the high country. The route from the ‘Island’ (now Mt Beauty ), was accessed by a ford as there was no bridge. This is the route on the Fainter Spur that passes Big Hill, Spring Saddle, Bogong Jack Saddle and then on to Fainters.
Note GPS may not settle well - look north of junction. The cache has room for small swaps. Please replace cache as found. Walkers are requested to travel on the access tracks and trails marked in brown on the map to avoid fast mountain bikers.