Cathedral Range State Park

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Three of the Peaks of Cathedral Range - North Jawbone Peak (foreground), South Jawbone Peak (centre) and Sugarloaf Peak (left of centre)

The Cathedral Range State Park is a state park in Victoria, Australia. It features the spectacular Cathedral Range, and is located to the east of Maroondah Highway, between Buxton and Taggerty (37.371° S 145.753° E).

The Cathedral Range State Park is a fantastic bushwalking destimation for Victorians, as it provides a wide variety of terrain and is easily accessed from Melbourne. You can enter the park from either end. The closest end to Melbourne is near Buxton and you can park close to the top of Mount Sugarloaf. This is quite tough walking initially, and there are a lot of rocky cliffs that are also great for abseilling. If you are intending to bushwalk, you can leave your car at this point, have a good days walking to either the saddle at the Farmyard (where there is water) or walk down to the Cooks Mill Campsite. You can then either camp, or continue the next day and do the Cathedral itself. There are nice views from various points, including the Jawbones and the Cathedral. It is a terrific walk and a good place to test your equipment and break in the new boots before a more challenging adventure.

It is possible to do a walk from the Sugarloaf Saddle, near the southern end of the park, and walk up Mt. Sugarloaf, down the Razorback, up the Jawbones, and then climb right up to the Cathedral, then walk up to Little Cathedral, at the northern end of the park. Descend via the Ned's Gully path. Have a car waiting at Ned's Gully. This walk is 11.5km long, and can take seven hours. Be well prepared, as people have died in the area, falling off cliffs.^{[citation needed]}

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Parks Victoria: Cathedral Range State Park Visitor Guide

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