Prom Country Walking Trails Walking Trails Walking A guide to walking trails in South Gippsland 1 Melbourne Prom Country Walking Trails MELBOURNE Pakenham Drouin Warragul Cranbourne Yarragon Koo Wee Rup Trafalgar Moe Traralgon M420 Morwell Nyora Mount Worth 10 State Park Poowong 7 10 10 Loch A440 Mirboo North 13 Boolarra Korumburra Cowes Grantville 6 A420 11 14 B460 Berrys Creek Tarra Bulga 12 Outtrim Leongatha National Park Archies Kongwak 11 Creek 11 A440 Koonwarra Yarram Phillip San B460 14 18 Island Remo C441 Turtons Creek B460 Meeniyan Inverloch A440 C444 Foster Wonthaggi C442 Toora A440 16 17 19 Tarwin 23 C445 Welshpool 19 Lower 15 18 23 Fish Port Venus Creek Port Albert Franklin Bay 14 Bald Melbourne Hills 21 20 Yanakie 22 Sandy Walke rville Point Wilsons Promontory National Park PROM 5 COUNTRY Tidal N River 2 3 NATIONAL PARK Introduction Wilsons Promontory Quick Facts 31 walks located Walks throughout the Park Prom Country, or South Gippsland, is located approximately Wilsons Promontory or ‘The 1.5 hours’ drive from Melbourne. The region is renowned Prom’ as it is commonly for its natural beauty and outdoor activities. referred, is one of Victoria’s Distances range Approx time most-loved national parks. from very short to to complete Walking tracks are a key drawcard for many day or overnight Comprising 49,049 hectares visitors to the region as well as locals who and 31 walking trails, the love the diversity of the walks available. Prom’s reputation as a walkers Difficulty Varied paradise is well deserved. Within our region’s National and State parks you Generally gravel. will find many beautiful walking tracks ranging in Wilsons Promontory was officially Surface Some walks have length and difficulty. Outside of the parks however, established in July 1898 but is also wooden boardwalks are EVEN MORE walking tracks. Equally beautiful a place of spiritual significance and each with a different ‘something special’. for different aboriginal groups. A number of walks Toilets have easy access to The walking trails within Wilsons toilets (start/end) This brochure aims to highlight just some of the walks Promontory are varied. Some available right across South Gippsland. Pick any town and walks can be completed in just Loo Errn track is chances are you will find a great walking track close by. a few minutes, others can take Wheelchairs wheelchair accessible a day and some should only be attempted as overnight hikes. Dogs No Wilsons Promontory has a number visitpromcountry.com.au of well-established campsites as well as the camping ground at Tidal River which offers cabin and camping accommodation. For more walks information on trails at Wilsons Promontory, please visit: www.parks.vic.gov.au or download the Prom Country app (App Store or Google Play). Go to visitpromcountry.com.au or download the Prom Country Follow the South Gippsland Highway though to Meeniyan, then take mobile app from the App Store or Google Play for more details the C444 through to Fish Creek and on to Wilsons Promontory. about walks in the Prom Country region. 4 5 NATIONAL PARK STATE PARK Tarra Bulga Quick Facts Mount Worth Quick Facts 7 within the park as Giant’s Circuit Walks well as the Grand Tarra Bulga provides some of Mount Worth State Park 1.8km (1 hour return) Strzelecki Track the best examples of the original protects a remnant of Moonlight Circuit - cool-temperate rainforests of forests that once covered the 8.5km (3 hours return) the Strzelecki Ranges. The park western Strzelecki ranges. Approx time Between 15 minutes Walks features giant Mountain Ash trees, to complete and 3-4 days The park spans 1,040 hectares Gardiners Mill Track fern gullies and ancient Myrtle 1.5km (1 hour return) and features 4 walking trails. Beeches. Maslin’s Mill Track The walking trails range from Varied. Some walks 800m (40 min return) unsurfaced and 40 minutes duration to 3 Tarra Bulga comprises 2,015 Difficulty suitable for more hours and showcase relics hectares of pristine rainforest. experienced walkers. of the old timber mills which Seven walks can be completed Moonlight Circuit is once operated in the area. within Tarra Bulga National Park for more experienced Generally gravel, Difficulty while the Grand Strzelecki Track One walk, the Giant’s Circuit, is walkers. Maslin’s Mill Surface some bush is rated easy stretches over 100km to connect undergrowth. popular for a huge Mountain Tarra Bulga to Morwell National Ash which can be viewed from Park. the trail. The Mountain Ash has Gravel and bush Toilets Yes a girth of 7 metres and an age Surface undergrowth estimated to be 300 years old. A popular walk within Tarra Bulga is Corrigan’s Suspension Bridge - a 1.2km walk that stretches through Wheelchairs No Toilets Yes the rainforest canopy and across a pretty suspension bridge. Dogs No Maslin’s Mill is For more information on walks Wheelchairs suitable for people within the National Park, visit: with limited mobility www.parks.vic.gov.au Dogs No For details on the Grand Strzelecki Track visit: www.grandstrzeleckitrack.org.au Mount Worth State Park can be accessed by following the Korumburra– You can reach Tarra Bulga National Park from Yarram Warragul Road then turning on to the Grand Ridge Road. Continue along via the Tarra Valley Road or Bulga Park Road. this road until McDonald Track (follow signage). 6 7 RAIL TRAILS Grand Ridge Quick Facts Great Southern Quick Facts Rail Trail Length 13km Rail Trail Length 59km Approx time 3 hours (one way) Approx time Please refer to The Grand Ridge Rail Trail winds to complete Walk, cycle or ride 59km on 13 picturesque kilometres between The Great Southern Rail Trail. to complete description on left Mirboo North and Boolarra Difficulty Easy/Medium The trail is suitable for both the in the Strzelecki Ranges. Difficulty Easy/Medium energetic and not so energetic Gravel, Surface The rail trail is unique as it runs slightly undulating outdoor enthusiast and is Gravel, Surface continuously along the site of wheelchair accessible. slightly undulating the former railway track. At Boolarra end Toilets and in Mirboo North Toilets Yes The Grand Ridge Rail Trail has township The Great Southern Rail Trail: start/end points located within Wheelchairs Yes • Leongatha to Koonwarra: 8km the two townships, and an access Wheelchairs Yes Dogs Yes point midway at Darlimurla. • Koonwarra to Minns Road: 3km Dogs Yes (open to public 2016 approx) Surrounding track vegetation is • Minns Road to Meeniyan: 6km dense and lush with towering Eucalypts a recurring feature. • Meeniyan to Stony Creek: 3.5km • Stony Creek to Buffalo: 8km • Buffalo to Fish Creek: 8km • Fish Creek to Lowrys Road: 5km • Lowrys Road to Foster: 7.5km • Foster to Charity Lane: 1km • Foster to Toora: 9km • Toora to Welshpool: 9km (To be completed 2015) Mirboo North is located 25 minutes from Leongatha on the The Great Southern Rail Trail can be accessed from each of South Gippsland Highway. The Rail Trail begins behind the the townships above. The 3km section between Koonwarra Grand Ridge Brewery. and Minns Road is expected to be completed by 2016. 8 9 NYORA Quick Facts OUTTRIM Quick Facts Length 1.8km approx Length 1.6km Approx time 30 min Approx time 25 min Wuchatsch Reserve to complete 3 walks available Outtrim Reserve to complete Located 5km north-west of Difficulty Medium A pretty reserve with a number Difficulty Easy Nyora, Wuchatsch Reserve is an of walking tracks within. Surface Gravel and grass Dirt and bush important area of remnant native No track signage so caution Surface undergrowth bushlands including plants and Toilets No is recommended. Good for animals of regional significance. orienteering exercises. Toilets No Wildlife sightings in the reserve Wheelchairs No Wheelchairs No are common amongst the Dogs Yes lowland forest and heath areas. Dogs Yes Accessible from Cherry Tree Road, Seaview Court and Forest Drive. Located at the back of the Outtrim Recreation Reserve (near cricket nets) LOCH Quick Facts KORUMBURRA Quick Facts Length 500m Length 700m Approx time Approx time 10 min (one way) 15 min (one way) Village Walk to complete Olsen’s Walk to complete Starting at Sunnyside Park, the Difficulty Easy Difficulty Easy small incline Loch Village Walk passes through Olsen’s Walk is located in the Surface Grass Gravel & grass Korumburra Botanic Park and Surface the picnic grounds, through Some bridges the railway tunnel (featuring Toilets Yes provides a relaxing stroll through a range of native Toilets Located nearby Giant Earth Worm information) Wheelchairs No and past the South Gippsland and European vegetation. Wheelchairs No Tourist Railway siding. Dogs Yes The walk is short, but scenic, Dogs Yes The walk then crosses the Loch – and follows (in part) the Poowong Road before ending at meandering path carved by the the Loch Recreation Reserve, just slow moving Coalition Creek. near the magnificent suspension bridge over Allsop’s Creek. The Loch Village Walk starts at Sunnyside Park in Victoria Road, The Korumburra Botanic Park is located in Bridge Street, the main street in Loch Village. behind the town’s primary shopping strip. POOWONG Quick Facts KONGWAK Quick Facts Length 3 walks (1 - 3km) Length 3 walks (2 - 4km) Approx time 20 - 60 min Approx time 25 - 45 min Henry Littledyke to complete depending on walk Pioneer Reserve to complete depending on walk Reserve Difficulty Medium Enjoy views of large mountain ash Difficulty Easy (1 moderate) Henry Littledyke Reserve features Surface Rugged trees scattered along the western Surface Rugged three walks with a reservoir as a edge of the reserve. A quiet, peaceful central feature. A pretty area but quite Toilets No walk is possible at the Pioneer Toilets Yes overgrown in places, the walks should Reserve, far away from maddening Wheelchairs No Wheelchairs No be undertaken with caution (watch crowds.