Lake Chalice/Mt Patriarch

Submitted by Chris.Louth on Fri, 28.07.2017
Leader
Leader: 
Ian Morris
Contact: 
546 4785
Trip
Date Start: 
Sat, 11.11.2017
Destination: 
Lake Chalice/Mt Patriarch
Status: 
Done
Private: 
No
Duration: 
2d
Description: 

Saturday: Drive about 3 hours to Staircase Road (4WD required) and walk one hour to Lake Chalice Hut (standard hut ticket). Explore around Lake Chalice which was formed when a slip dammed the valley. The lake flows underground through the slip and emerges as a spring about 500m from the lake.

Sunday: Walk back to the carpark and drive a little further up the road, then climb Mt Patriarch (1656m). About 8km one way from the road end at about 1200m.

Maps
Map Series New: 
Topo50 Map BR26
Grading
Scale determination: 
Calculation
Distance: 
16km
Climb: 
450m
Track: 
0.5
Overnight Pack: 
Overnight pack on hardest day.
Cost
Sealed: 
252 km
Unsealed: 
50 km