Hamilton & Region
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Dadswells Natte Yallock HWY C240 Bridge Glenorchy Redbank Moonambel SUNRA WIMMERA Deep Lead YSIA Landsborough Carisbrook Apsley Lake Maryborough Wombelano Toolondo Reservoir Lonsdale Lake Y Wartook Wartook Stawell Avoca B180 Paddys Ranges GREATER HAMILTONEdenhope REGION HW State Park Distances (kms) Crowlands Talbot Black Range Elmhurst HWY Halls Gap Hamilton Coleraine Dunkeld Penshurst Cavendish Balmoral G’thompson Horsham Halls Gap Fairy Port Portland Ballarat Geelong Warrnambool Melbourne Mt Gambier Connawarra Adelaide Langkoop Great Western PYRENEES State Park AraratHamilton 34 32B180 33 26 65 50 130 96 84 85 180 236 110 295 132 135 499 Harrow Moora Moora Lake Pomonal RegionalColeraine 34 66 64 53 46 84 124 130 117 98 213 267 140 326 97 101 465 11 Reservoir Park Bellfield Dunkeld 32 66 28 31 70 18 135 64 93 117 147 205 105 261 156 166 519 Warrak Evansford Tarrington • Penshurst • Rocklands Penshurst 33 64 28 54 93 47 158 93 64 104 179 203 75 278 154 165 530 River Glenthompson • Dunkeld • Coleraine • Cavendish • Poolaigelo Reservoir Grampians Lexton Ararat Cavendish 26 53 31 54 38 50 HWY 104 82 109 Clunes110 179 236 130 293 147 154 487 National Langi Ghiran Byaduk • Branxholme • Balmoral • Hamilton • Y Dergholm Balmoral HENT Balmoral 65 Mt Buangor46 70 93 38 89 76 96 148 145 217 275 168 332 141 122 449 Moyston A8 State ParkState Park State Park Park G’thompson 50 84 18 47 50 89 154 65 111 136 Smeaton129 186 93 242 174 185 538 Glenelg Chetwynd Horsham 130 124 135 158Raglan 104 76 154 Waubra71 213 218 187 277 228 299 261 154 430 Buangor Waterloo Kingston WESTERN Halls Gap 96 130 64 93 82 96 65 71 B220 157 181 137 228 165 249 233 229 522 Dergholm Port Fairy 84 117 93 64 109 148 111 213 157 75 200 224 29 293 156 216 605 State Park Portland 85 98 117 104 110 145 136 Learmonth218 181 75Creswick268 297 102 366 118 175 566 Nareen Trawalla Ballarat 180 213 147Beaufort179 179 217 129HWY 187Burrumbeet137 200 268 90 174 112 311 314 614 Dergholm Geelong 236 267 205 203 236 275 186 277 228 224 297 90 198 75 369 368 704 Penola River Mooralla Miners Dundas Range Warrnambool 110 140 105 75 130 168 93 228 165 29 102Rest 174 198 261 185 243 652 ando Reserve Lake W Melbourne 295 326 261 278 293 332 242Burrumbeet299 249 293 366 112 75 261 425 428 730 B180 Mt Gambier 132 97 156 154 147 141 174 261 233 156 118 311 369 185 425 61 455 10 Coonawarra 135 101 166 165 154 122 185 154 229 216 175 314 368 243 428 61 373 Wando Vale Cavendish Adelaide 499 465 519 530 487 449 538 430 522 Ballarat605 566 614 704 652 730 455 373 South Travel distances are stated by the most direct route using information provided by Map Data Sciences Pty Ltd 1998-2007B160 Mount C198 HWY 9 Helen Vi Casterton B160 Coleraine Glenthompson 1. PETER FRANCIS POINTSSmythesdale 7. VOLCANOES DISCOVERY HWY Buninyong ctoria ARBORETUM (COLERAINE) Scarsdale CENTRE (PENSHURST) Sandford A300 Australia 2 8 Streatham 1 River Skipton Situated at the base of Mount Nigretta Once the siteHW ofY an abandoned B160 Wickliffe GLENELG Wannon Falls Dunkeld B160 quarry and rubbish dumpLinton with Rouse in Penshurst, the Centre Creek GLENELG Wannon only one surviving tree, ‘The interprets how volcanoes are GLENELG Falls W Lake Bolac Points’, is now home to the official Enfield formed, their geology, their Wannon Warrayure oady Hamilton Eucalyptus collection of Australia. history in Western Victoria, a y Strathdownie Merino Tarrington River It features walking trails, Mount video simulation of Mt Rouse Tahara Fier erupting, the interaction of the Koori people with volcanoes, and an picturesque views and tranquilY Mercer HAMILT Pura Pura aloak HWY picnic places. educational program aimed at school children. Open 10am to 4pm - B160 ON Mingay Mil lel Digby Friday, Saturday and Sunday, school and public holidays. 2. WANNON AND River A200 Tabor Chatsworth Glenelg NIGRETTA FALLS Rokewood 8. DUNKELD ABORETUM 7 HWY Woorndoo PRINCES Branxholme Just 20km west of Hamilton, The Dunkeld Arboretum is a Mount Mt Napier Penshurst 3 Lismore community project based at the Gambier State Park 6 Derrinallum lie two exceptional waterfalls, Nigretta and Wannon Falls. The old Water Reserve. There are HWY Craword River HENTY Map Touring Official 5 Wannon Falls, created by lava over 7000 trees in the reserve, Regional Park 4 Caramut Darlington Byaduk flows that surged upstream to including the second largest Winnap Condah Dartmoor HWY Shelford collection of oaks in Australia. Greenwald the Wannon River, feature a PRINCES Minhamite Lake Cressy The Old Reservoir Walk follows River Myamyn B140 spectacular thirty metre vertical B140 Wingeel Hopkins ON Gnarpurt the creek at the bottom of town, Donovans HAMILT precipice of hardened basalt lava over which water cascades into Landing Hesse below the hotel, taking in the A1 HWY Macarthur a deep plunge pool below. Further downstream, rapids wind their Mortlake arboretum, the sawmill, the labyrinth and other natural sights. This is REGION & HAMILTON Lower Glenelg Mt ccles River way around large blocks of basalt, dislodged over time down the Lake National HWY embankments of the narrow valley. A cantilevered viewing platform an easy walk suitable for all ages and takes approximately 40 minutes. National Park Condah Park Hawkesdale at the Wannon Falls offers spectacular views and a rotundaLake features Nelson Drumborg Broadwater Lake 9. GRAMPIANS NATIONAL Corangamite Murdeduke River interpretativeGlenormiston signage for visitors, covering geology, flora and fauna, PARK WALKS Fitzroy NooratKoori history and details of colonial artists who painted in the area. Heywood Beeac The Grampians National Park Woolsthorpe Nigretta Falls has excellent viewing areas, river walks, free barbeque River B120 HWY Camperdown Red Rock offers spectacular walking HWY facilities with red gum picnic tables, toilets, fishing areas and a jarrah opportunities only minutes north DISCOVERY BAY Tyrendarra Eumeralla Heathmere timber stairway leading to the base of the falls. Coragulac PRINCES Moyne Terang of Dunkeld. Mt Abrupt (2.5-3hrs) Cororooke Gorae West A1 Pomborneit Lake Mt Sturgeon (2.5-3hrs) are ideally A1 3. BYADUK CAVES River Discovery Bay Codrington Kirkstall Colac suited for the fit and energetic GREATER HAMILTON REGION Koroit HOPKINS Coastal Park Narrawong PRINCES Mt Napier State Park also takes Mt Richmond Tower Hill A1 Birregurra walker, both providing panoramic The Greater Hamilton Region is ideally located between Melbourne National Yambuk Cobden in the Byaduk Caves, considered Park PRINCES Panmure Colacviews of the surrounding ranges. The Piccaninny (1hr) is a gradual and Adelaide, and is well serviced by major highways, a regular, ADELAIDE Pirron HWY to be the most extensive and Elliminyt PORTLAND BAY Swan Marsh Yallock climb through open forest with the summit providing excellent views of daily air service to and from Melbourne and daily coach services. A1 Killarney accessible set of lava caves Discovery Bay the Dunkeld townshipwon and surrounding farmlands. VICTORIA Warrnambool With a landscape dominated by the spectacular Grampians Marine National Park Portland in Australia.Irrewillipe The caves were Bar Port Fairy mountain range, ancient volcanoes, tranquil rivers & waterfalls Grampians Allansford Naringal formed when lava flowing from 10. SETTLERS WALK National Park Cape Bridgewater Point Danger River and undulating pastoral land dotted with majestic red gums, the the volcanic crater was quickly (CAVENDISH) Lawrence Rocks Lady Julia Percy Island Creek Cape Bridgewater B100 cooled by outside air, forming a Kawarren Barwon Downs Greater Hamilton region spans the heart of Victoria’s renowned Cape Nelson State Park Timboon MELBOURNE Established as a memorial to ‘Western District’. Cape Nelson Simpsoncrust with hot liquid lava flowing HAMILTON Curdies Angahook the Solider Settlers, the mid Childers Cove beneath. When theCarlisle lava flowRiver Gellibrand Forrest Lorne Kennedys State Park West Barwon 50’s pioneers, ‘Settlers Walk’ HAMILTON B A S S S T R A I T GREA Curdie Vale State ceased, a hollow tube was left behind. The largest caves are 18 metres Reservoir brings our past back to life via T Park Hamilton, both the geographic and business hub of the region, wide, 10 metres high and extend 20 metres below the surface.Carlisle Walking brief stories on plaques affixed tracks follow cave edges and have a number of viewing points to Barramunga has been the centre of a large and wealthy pastoral industry Gellibrand River B100 to volcanic rocks situated along Bay of Islands observe flora, fauna and lava features. for over 160 years and has grown to become a thriving regional Port Campbell the river. Entrance Wyto thee Rive walkr is through the garden beside the TOWNS IN THE REGION OCEAN Beech Forest city. Exhibiting style and quality, with excellent shopping, diverse National Park Police Station. A plaque can be seen as you enter through the hand architecture, an outstanding art gallery and stunning botanic RD 4. LAVA BLISTERS (TUMULI) Port Campbell gate. Settlers Walk provides picnic areas and pleasant pathways with gardens, this gracious city offers a first class visitor experience. BALMORAL CAVENDISH GLENTHOMPSON West of the Byaduk Caves, near wheelchair accessibility. The historic township of Cavendish is situated on the Since settlement, the the limits of the Harmans Valley Balmoral, first settled in the Wannon River, where magnificent Glenthompson area has been well flow are a number of unusual 11. ROCKLANDS RESERVOIR 1840’s, is situated on the banks red gums give a park-like known for its brick-making clay. clusters known as Lava Tumuli AND THE BLACK RANGE STATE of the Glenelg River. Set amongst appearance. Present day Lions Park is perfect for lunch or ‘Blisters’. Lava Tumuli are PARK majestic river redgums, Balmoral Cavendish offers visitors plenty to under the majestic white gums.