Pinnacle Lookout — Attraction in Bellfield

I’ll start by saying that overall, I loved this walk. It was beautiful, with continually changing terrain. We walked from Sundial Carpark, to the Pinnacle, and then down to the Lakeview Lookout. It was a total of 4.71 km, and took us 3 hours 25 minutes. We spent about 25 minutes at the Pinnacle Lookout.

I do have just a few concerns I want to share, just in case it helps others. I am a reasonably active person. I regularly walk in the bush and do other regular exercise. My husband (who I was with) is an experienced competitor in trail running races. We were wearing appropriate hiking gear and hiking boots for the cold, wet wintry weather. I packed in water, clif bars, and wore sunscreen. I was as prepared as I could be for what I expected to be a reasonably straightforward grade 3 hike from the Sundial Carpark in the morning. I have walked other grade 3 trails, yet this was the most difficult I’ve ever done. There were considerable sections that were not clear pathways, where the trail was subtly marked by small yellow triangles on the rocks. The rocks were often slippery, and some sections required careful scrambling across the rocky terrain, using my hands. The only toilets were those at the carpark, and there was no drinking water available. Even in the cold, wet morning, I wish I had taken a second drink bottle (thankfully I had one waiting for me in the car). I believe that the people who wrote the official information overestimated the fitness and outdoor skills of the average visitor to the park. I saw at least one person have a nasty slip while there, and it was lucky they were able to hobble back down to the carpark despite being hurt. We also found a couple who were lost en route to the Pinnacle, as they weren’t aware that they needed to follow the yellow triangles.

Again, I loved the walk. I thought it was great. I would try it again. The views were beautiful. But I think I - and other people we encountered that day - would have appreciated much clearer information and a more honest assessment of the challenge and time frame that the walk entails. Definitely a walk for morning temperatures, even in winter. Wear proper hiking shoes. Take plenty of water. Be aware of...

Beautiful but challenging walk, starting at the Wobderland carpark it took us about 50 mins up including many breaks to catch our breath 😬 we kept a quick and steady pace. There's usually 2 options, to the right you go directly up the mountain and to the left the path takes you down into the canyon along until a metal staircase takes you steep upwards to join the path up the mountain. Both paths join at that point so the way up is the same, only the first few 100ms are different. Unfortunately since 2020 the staircase in the canyon has been closed due to damage a sign explains. You could still go down into the canyon to explore it but you will have to turn around and then from the beginning start the right path up the mountain to actually get to the top. The path instantly starts steep walking over a rocksurface which will later merge into a lot of uphill stairs. After the stairs it gets a bit better, a bit of flat surface for a brief moment. After that it goes up over rock surfaces again. There's yellow markers everywhere, just keep a look out for them. You will then go down into a canyon bit called Silent Street. A tight upwards path through the canyon, looks quite magical. The end of it is veeeery tight and small though, if you have a chunky backpack or bigger body circumference you might actually not fit through, no joke. After silent street There's only a tiny bit more of going uphill over boulders and you made it to the top! The views are certainly worth it and there is a huge flat area on top to explore, kids had heaps of fun up there. Plenty of space for everyone to sit down and have lunch on top. There's only a railing around the main spot 'The pinnacle', everything else is cliff edges. This walk is challenging as it goes mostly uphill but suitable for children of younger ages as it's not dangerous like the Chatauqua Peak. You get beautiful views everywhere on the way it's quite...

I spent the day in the Grampians and it was by far such a great day trip and was so memorable with myself and my friend ! The pinnacle lookout is something you should definitely do however I would recommend hiking shoes and a hiking pole which I’m quite happy I was well prepared and equipped for the hike ⛰️🥾The simplicity in nature is so striking- The 4 hours spent hiking was definitely a challenge in itself but was so rewarding . Please be mindful that the hike becomes extremely difficult as you’re getting closer to the top as there is unsteady rocks where you have to get on all fours and legitimately crawl up on top and lift yourself up so if you don’t have great upper body strength or you’re not physically fit please bear this in mind . There are very many steep steps. There is no railing and there are metal and rock steps to take you up as well as flat surface ground but just be quite weary and cautious of your surroundings because it isn’t a wide pathway. It is quite thin so try to pack light and just bear this in mind as well . I would do this hike in a heartbeat. I absolutely loved it and it was a thrill of a time and the view is so breathtaking. I started the hike at 1:30 pm and I had finished the hike at 5:40 pm when I had reached the bottom and was welcome to by all the kangaroos in the Halls gap caravan park . The hike is a four hour duration so just try to make it down before sundown because it would be quite hard to make it down once it’s dark as you need visibility and sunlight ⛰️🌄I definitely felt like I was like on top of the world after hiking the 15,781 steps ...