Blowhard Spur Track

This grade 3 circuit walk starts from Perfect Cure Creek car park at the start of Kegs Spur Track, ascending to High Camp, then along Blowhard Spur Track to Blowhard Summit before heading down Merlo Lookout Track to Merlo Lookout and back to the car park.

Another popular way to walk this track is to start at Devil’s Cove Campground, adding in the Wallaby Bay track and Keg Spur track. This turns the walk into a 12km circuit that will take you about 4 hours to complete. The track starts and ends at Devil's Cove Campground, running through blowhard summit and along the edge of Lake Eildon.

The Blowhard Summit provides amazing views of Lake Eildon, Cathedral Range, Mt Torbreck, Mt Buller and The Bluff.

Want more of a challenge?

Blowhard Spur Track can be turned into a longer trek and can span to a circuit of 23.7km. Starting from Devil's Cove Campground and leading you to Blowhard Summit, down to Cooks Point and along the waters edge back to the Campground. The loop should take you about 8 hours to complete.

GETTING THERE

From Eildon travel along Skyline Road for approx. 9.7km and then turn right at its junction with UT Creek Road onto Fraser Park Road. Follow this for approx. 5.4km until you reach Perfect Cure Car Park at the start of the Keg Spur Track on your left.

You can also start the walk from the Merlo Lookout carpark 1km further along Fraser Park Road and follow the steep Merlo Lookout Track for 1km to the Blowhard Summit.

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