Starting from the car park off Mount Monster Road, Keith, this walk takes you on a circuit around the summit of Mount Monster via the Gwen Ellis Walking Trail. This short, moderately challenging loop takes walkers around the summit of Mount Monster, an unusu­al granite outcrop of considerable geologic significance, passing several vantage points that offer excellent views over the gran­ite out­crops, nat­ur­al bush­land and surrounding flat farmland. The granite outcrops are surrounded by varied soil types that sup­port diverse bush­land vegetation, providing impor­tant habitat for a vari­ety of wildlife, birds and rep­tiles. In spring, there are beautiful displays of colour­ful native wildflowers, includ­ing orchids. This walk doesn't climb to the summit itself but can easily be extended to include a side trip to the summit, which adds roughly another 150m to the walk. This loop consists of wide and narrow walking trails, with uneven natural surfaces, compacted natural surfaces and short steep hills, suitable for average fitness levels. Let us begin by acknowledging the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we travel today, and pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

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