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Nice weather, weekend, time for a hike! This time it’s to Helicopter Hill
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Great views of the Craigieburn Range
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We’re nearly at the top
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Made it! Torlesse Range in the background with Castle Hill Peak in the middle, that’s where I fly most often, Springfield is on the other side of the Torlesse Range
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Purple Hill in the middle, Mt St Bernard just to the right of it, it’s the same mountain really
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A while later (after a good rest, basking in the sun) you can see the Easterly (the clouds) pushing in through Porter’s Pass in the distance
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Time to go back, here’s me descending Helicopter Hill
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And Rachel
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A map and height profile of today’s loop track (7.9 km)