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Lang's Lookout

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Harcourt North
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Joseph Young Drive, Harcourt North VIC 3453

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Features

This spectacular lookout is situated on the eastern side of Mount Alexander, and offers unrivalled views across the sweeping fields of Sutton Grange. The lookout consists of a huge platform of granite, with massive boulders stacked impressively across the mountainside all around. This is just a small section of the gorgeous rocky outcrop which stretches across Mount Alexander!

Lang's Lookout is accessed via a very short walking track from the parking area, which sits alongside the prominent communication towers. It only takes a few moments to reach the lookout, which is down the slope to the right of the track. 

This lookout is also the beginning of the West Ridge Walking Track, which connects Lang's Lookout with Shepherd's Flat Lookout, Dog Rocks, and Leanganook Campground. 

An information sign at Lang's Lookout provides the following text:

Mt Alexander Regional Park

Mt Alexander Regional Park consists of 1400 hectares of forest situated on a large granite mountain 742 metres above sea level and about 350 metres above the surrounding area. Mt Alexander is approximately 30 kilometres south of Bendigo and is the highest, coldest and wettest area of the Bendigo region. 

The sign also provides the following information about Lang's Lookout:

The Lookout provides a superb north-easterly view over the Sutton Grange farmland, Mt Ida, and Bendigo.

HISTORICAL MAP OF THE CASTLEMAINE MINING DISTRICT, 1860


Map of the Castlemaine Mining District which shows historical features in superb detail, including mining divisions, reefs, gullies, and gold workings. Mining Department, Melbourne, 1860. High quality, durable A1 print in a satin finish. Large, 594 x 891 mm. Go to online shop.





DID YOU KNOW...

  • Bushwalking is an excellent way to get outdoors and exploring nature.
  • There are many great places throughout the Goldfields that offer gorgeous, panoramic views of the surrounding landscape.
 

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