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Ben Cairn

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About Ben Cairn:

A nice little cliff that stays cool always..... so the best time to visit it is when every thing else is too hot! its mainly a bolt protected slab with some jamming, not a good place for beginners and a little similar to youyangs, or black hill.
Nearest town or city: healsville
Directions: take maroondah highway to healsville and drive through the town center. just after crossing the bridge, turn r into don road and follow the signs to mt donna buang. from launching place intersection at 10 km, continue on the left branch. the turns to gravel and 5 km on from the intersection is a turn out and sign "ben cairn 1043m" park here. the track leaves from the uphill side of the road and takes 5 - 10 mins.
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Camping: Free
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Quantity of Climbs: Day