Craig’s Hut is a beautiful place and is a easy weekend or possibly day trip from Melbourne. This trip I did was a camping and relaxing weekend with a couple of mates.
The weather for the weekend turned out to be perfect, no clouds, light wind and being the middle of May, cool temperatures. There are a number of ways to get to craigs hut, the easiest and the way I took with the camper trailer in tow is via the Mt Sterling rd then onto the circuit rd and then up Clear Hills track. Only Clear Hills track is really 4wd and not a particularly difficult track where low range was used mainly due to the steepness and the load on the 4wd with the trailer attached.
The main campground is about 200m from Craig’s Hut and is big enough for large groups or a number of small groups. On the Saturday night there was 3 separate groups in there, one had 10 4wds and no one was on top of each other. There are also a few smaller campsites further along Clear Hills track if the main one is full or you don’t like to share.
Craig’s Hut is not a traditional alpine hut, but was built for the movie The man from snowy river. It is positioned on a ridge with an amazing view (so great for a movie). The Hut was built in 1982 for the movie and rebuilt in 2006 after being destroyed by bushfire.
Beyond enjoying the views here, there is a lot to explore in the area. 4wding, hiking photography are all very popular in this area however the 4wd tracks are closed during winter as they become covered in snow and dangerous to try and drive. You are still able to access the area on foot or by skis with the cross country resort of Mt Sterling close by.
A lot of people stop at Craig’s Hut for 1 night as part of exploring the area but you could just as easily use it as a base camp an do day trips (i’ll probably do this next trip).
If you haven’t been to Craig’s Hut I highly recommend it and check out more of the beautiful High Country while you are there.
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