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• Management tracks and the open grassy understorey are ideal for easy walking. Make sure to bring water to the park in summer and carry it on walks.
• Bushwalkers wishing to camp away from the roads and tracks are required to make arrangements with the ranger before their trip.
• The views from Ryan's Lookout are exceptional, especially in winter. To get an overall appreciation of the varying Warby landscape, motorists can take a short round trip starting at Ryan's Lookout and going along Gerrett Road before linking up with Adam's Track and the Thoona Road.
• The one kilometre Pine Gully Nature Walk provides a good introduction to the plants and animals of the Warbys. The walk starts near the picnic area on the Wangaratta-Thoona Road, 4.5 km west of Ryan's Lookout. The walk is reasonably strenuous and takes an hour to complete. Suitable footwear is essential.
• At Wenhams campground the Friends of Warby Ranges have constructed a four kilometre walking track. This track connects to another leading to the Kwat Kwat lookout that gives a magnificent view of Wangaratta and the snow capped mountains of Mount Buffalo, Falls Creek and Mount Bogong.
• Other lookouts include the Pangarang lookout near Pine Gully Picnic Area and Mt Glenrowan Lookout - the highest point of the Warbys at an elevation of 513 metres. Mount Glenrowan Lookout is accessed from Tamnick Gap Road.

• Barbecue facilities are available at Ryans Lookout, Briens Gorge Fails, Pine Gully Picnic Area and Adams/Tower Road corner. There are no stores or kiosks around the park.
• Camping in the park is permitted in the simple campground at "Wenhams" which has a toilet and barbecues. Large groups are asked to contact the ranger before using the camping area.
• Be self-sufficient with drinking water. Carry it in and/or know how to make untreated water safe for drinking. For more information contact Parks Victoria on 13 1963 or visit the Department of Human Services Better Health website www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au.

Despite its modest height (approximately 400m), the 400 million year old granite range probably offered good vantage points to Ned Kelly and his fellow bushrangers in the late 1800s. From the summit of Mt Glenrowan, they could easily oversee the comings and goings in the small town of Glenrowan.

In 1979, the Warby Range was declared a state park in recognition of its scenic value to the area and the diversity of plant and animal species it supports. The park approximately doubled in size in 1989, to 6880ha, with the addition of the Warby Range State Forest. The park was expanded again in 2002 to 11,460ha.

Little is known about Aboriginal use of the area, but it is believed to be significant because of the abundant food resources available in the rivers and swamps of the surrounding valleys. Rock wells in the northwest of the park and surface artefact scatters at Black Springs are some of the few known remaining signs of Aboriginal occupation in the park. Permanent springs rising at the foot of the range may also have been important sites. All aboriginal material and sites are protected.

Aboriginal Traditional Owners

Parks Victoria acknowledges the Aboriginal Traditional Owners of Victoria - including its parks and reserves. Through their cultural traditions, Aboriginal people maintain their connection to their ancestral lands and waters.
Further information is available from Aboriginal Affairs Victoria AAV and Native Title Services Victoria

The open woodland offers plenty of habitat for birdlife including rosellas, robins, the wedge-tailed eagle, eastern spinebill and white-throated tree-creeper.

The forest is an important location for the survival of species such as the squirrel glider, sugar glider, feathertail glider, barking owl and turquoise parrot.

The vegetation of the Warbys is characterised by a mosaic of open forests and woodlands of Blakely's redgum, red stringybark and a range of box species. Small communities of white cypress pine occur on the western side.

A range of interesting plant species occur within the park, including the Austral grass-tree (Xanthorrhea australis) which grows in clumps throughout the forest and is characterised by its long 'skirt' and black trunk.

• Take your rubbish with you for recycling and disposal.
• No fires, including barbecues, may be lit on days of Total Fire Ban.
• Dogs and other pets are not permitted in the park.
• Firearms are prohibited.
• All native plants and animals are protected.
• Leave the park as you find it .

• Roads may become unsuitable for large buses and heavy vehicles during late winter and spring.

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