Falls Creek, VIC
5.1 km (1.5 hrs )
★★★☆☆

The Wallace Cope Heritage Trail is a short loop near the resort village of Falls Creek in the Victorian Alps. The trail visits three of the historic huts in the area and is a beautiful summer walk.

Cope Hut is the first of the three huts on the trail. It was purpose built by the Ski Club of Victoria in 1929 after the state experienced a surge of skiing in the 1920s. Down and across the valley is the Rover Chalet. This large lodge was built in the 1940s as a ski chalet and is still in use to this day. Wallace's Hut is the oldest surviving cattlemen's hut in the Falls Creek area, built in 1889 by the three Wallace brothers. The hand built slab hut is set in a lovely shaded clearing, with picnic facilities and a toilet close by. The track the heads up hill and returns to the start of the loop by following the Bogong High Plains Road.