Mt Charon, Hanmer Forest Park

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Summit of Mt Charon with Hanmer Plain below. Photo: Pat Barrett
From Jacks Pass trek up and over Dumblane, 1303m, which offers a grand view of the Hanmer Plain and north into the Clarence Valley. Beyond Dumblane is a large and deep pass, about 1km across, requiring a 300m descent and another climb to gain the ridge proper, where the range winds on again over minor, […]
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