Description

Pilot Hill is a fabulous spot for a day trip to Bago State Forest. Located less than a half hour drive from both Batlow and Tumbarumba, and near the village of Laurel Hill, Pilot Hill offers a beautiful picnic area surrounded by lush forest and open, grassy areas. The arboretum has plantings of more than fifty tree species from all over the world, with most planted in the 1920s and 1930s. Two short walking tracks pass through the arboretum and the adjoining native forest of alpine ash. The Wellness Walk takes visitors through towering pines, and incorporates sculptural features such as the Sound Pod and Sky Seat. These form part of the Naturefix stations along the track, designed to help visitors reconnect with nature, and the sights and sounds of the forest. Pilot Hill Bago State Forest accessed from Laurel Hill via Kopsens Road This site also has 11 sculptures part of the Snowy Valley Sculpture trail. It allows overnight camping