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The Walk in Detail

This easy walk showcases beautiful waterfalls and a spectacular gorge as well as varied alpine vegetation and a historic cattleman’s hut. From the sheltered car park, the walk is on a well-defined track which quickly descends into open snow plains. The track follows the creek leading to the Pieman Falls viewpoint. After viewing the falls continue through woodland in a northerly direction for 2 km to view Bryces Gorge and the Conglomerate Falls. This is a nice spot for a lunch break. On leaving the falls, the walk heads in a westerly then southerly direction, which leads to Guys Hut situated on Bryces Plain. From here it is a 1km gentle climb back to the car park.

The Walk in Detail

Start the walk at the junction of Porcupine Ridge Road and Helge Track (Grid Reference (GR) 522803) and head north-east along Helge Track. The track winds for 1.2km over boggy areas and rough ground tothe intersection with the Great Dividing Trail (GDT) at Sailors Gully (GR 532804). Continue on Helge Track for a further 1.5km until it meets Italian Hill Track at GR 541811. Turn left onto Italian Hill Track and go uphill 1km to the slate quarry at GR 5288821, which is a few metres from the track on the left hand side.

Continue on thetack descending to the Loddon River andthe ascending on its left-hand side. AT GR 533826 walk north-east off-track for 1km. Follow along an old fence line then north-east along the ridge until it reaches a knoll. continue north-east along the ridge to the water race along the Loddon River (GR 540832). Walk a further 20m towards the Loddon River and, depending on the water level, cross it and arrive at Glenluce Springs. Return back to the water race andturn right (west). Walk along the water race to a fence (GR 532834) and turn right into a grassy area and walk between an old orchard and the river. Go back to the water race, which at GR 528822 meets the GDT 2.2km form the start of the water race. Walk on the GDT for 200m north and cross over the Loddon River on the weir wall to the Vaughan Springs picnic ground. From the picnic ground walk 500m north-west to the Chinese Burial Ground. Retrace your steps via the GDT (south) for 900m to the junctions with Italian Hill track (GR 528829). Continue south on Gurr Track until the GDT turns off Gurr Track at (GR 526821).

Turn left (south) on the GDT and wal for 1.4km to reach the Tubal Cain mining complex (GR 529810) on the right, and a dam on the left. Walk another 100m and take the right track, which is the water race alon Sailors Gully. The GDT meet Helge Track after 700m. Turn right (west) onto Helge Track and retrace your steps to the start of the walk.

The Walk in Detail

Start the walk at Lake Daylesford car park walking on the trakc on the south side of the lake with the lake on the right. Pass rows of concrete seats on the left and descend by the dam wall following the trackto Central Springs. With Wombat Creek on the left follow the track via Sutton Spring to the Midland Highway. Carefully cross the highway to Twin Bridges picnic area and the junction of Wombat Creek with Sailors Creek. Cross the bridge to the west side of Sailors Creek and follow the track north. After 500m, at an unmarked track junction keep left and do not go down the spur and corss the creek. Follow the track along the hillside to Tipperary Springs on the right (GR 449638). This is a good spot for morning tea. The spa water here is reputed to be best in Daylesford. Returning to the west of the creek continue north on the track 3.3km to Bryces Flat (GR 448659). This is a good spot for lunch. There is an abundance of evidence of gold diggings along here. After lunch cross the creek to the east bank and turn south (right) on the track to return to Tipperary Springs on the opposite side of the creek. From Tipperary Springs wal a short way up the sealed road and turn right onto the track which is indicated by a sign. Remaining on the east side of the creek continue on thetrakc to Twin Bridges. Retrace the same track after crossing the Midland Highway to return to Lake Daylesford and the start of the walk.

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Start the walk at Lake Daylesford (Grid Reference (GR) 465627) and follow the trail on the south-western side of the lake and walk along the dam wall turning north onto the Peace Mile track. Continue around the Lake for 1km left up the steep footpath track to join the Ballan-Daylesford Road. Turn left, cross the main road and walk to the Cornish Hill Lookout (GR 472627) via Stanbridge Street, Argus Road and Orford Street. Follow the Great Dividing Trail (distinctive markers with yellow tops and black directional arrows) for 150m to a T junction and turn right continuing along the vehicle track for another 200m to where the trail turns right. After crossing a creek/gully follow the track up the hill past a huge mullock heap to an access road. Thurn left and walk briefly uphill and turn right to walk along the old railway easement passing grand entrances of several 'retreats'. Continue south along the race to the Jubilee Lake viewing platform. This is good spot for a break and admiring the lake which was constructed in 1860.

After the break follow a sealed road to Lake Road and turn right and cross the road. There is an unsealed track 50m on the left on the continuation of the railway easement. Walk on the Wombat Forest track (south) for 1km to where the signposted Great Dividing Trail leaves the rail trail easement to the left. Stay on the easement heading south for a further 1.2km and walk a short distance up to a gas pipeline easement (GR 470586). Follow the Star/Paddock Track south for almost 1km to a major track crossroads (GR 471577). Turn west and continue through two open gates along Manna Gum road which becomes Shanahans Lane at the junction with foxs Lane on the right. Walk on to the Ballan-Daylesford Road and when you can see traffic on both directions cross the road to the well signposted Sailors Falls recreational area (GR 450579). This is a suitable place for lunch.

After lunch leave the falls, head 300m along Sailors Creek on the Wallaby Track and across the bridge to Sailors Falls Mineral Springs. Follow the water race north the 450m to join the Goldfields Track. Turn right and walk down the gully for about 700m to the junction with the Three Lost Children Walk (GR 451589). continue along the gully until reaching a vehicle track. Turn left and start walking back towards Lake Daylesford via the well signposted Goldfields Track in a north-westerly diretion for about 1.2km, ignoring any turnoffs. Cross Sailors Creek heading right at the Y track junctions downhill for 170m to cross Old Tom Creek. Head uphill on thetrack wihich turn east and becomes Black Jack Track and then turns onto a northerlty direction. After 2km leave Black jack Track and continue to follow the signposted Goldfields Track down the Sailors Creek Valley. After 230m cross Sailors Creek for a frief steep climb and flat stroll to Old Ballarat Road (GR 453623). Turn right and walk 100m along the road turning left onto Goo Goo Road. continue past the big house then down the track for 130m to a signposted walking track junction (GR 455626). Turn right (east) and follow the water race along Wombat Creef past the Sutton No.1 Spring and the Central Springs Reserve and up the bitumen track past the spillway to rejoin Lake Daylesford at the start of the walk.

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The walk starts at the intersection of Wewak Track and Porcupine Ridge Road (Grid Refernce (GR) 519787). Walk south-east on Wewak Track for 670m then turn left and leave Wewak Track at GR 524782 to go off-track. Follow Sebastopol Creek south-west upstream for 1.3km until meeting Porcupine Ridge Road at GR 518772. Turn left to folllow this road for 1.2km to join the GDT (GR 521761). Follow the GDT, travelling north-east, for 1.2km to intersect Loop Track at GR 52768 and continue a further 1.9km to Browns Gully at GR 538777.

Remain on theGDT for 1km travelling north-west then west until meeting a vehicle track on the left at GR 532782. Follow this track for 350m south-west GR 530779 and then off-track south to Mr Hunts Chimney and mine shafts at GR 531778. Leave Mr Hunts Chimney and travel west for 250m to meet the Loop Track at GR 528778. Turn right (north) onto Loop Track and after 300m intersect with Wewak Track at GR 527781.

Turn right onto Wewak Track and tavel east for 550m to re-join the GDT at GR 531783. Turn left (north) and follow the GDT for 1.2km, climbing 300m and crossing Sebastopol Creek, to GR 528793. Head off-track and travel west on a saddle and over three knolls for 570m until reaching Porcupine Ridge Road (GR 522792). Turn left (south) on Porcupine Ridge Road and walk about 700m back to the start of the walk.

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Start the walk at the cars parked opposite the Radio Springs Hotel, Lyonville (Grid Reference (GR) 575583). Walk 20m from the hotel to the information board in Main Street. Follow the track, which starts directly behind the information board, across the Coliban River flats and continue until it crosses the Domino Trail aprrox 60m from the start. The track is just to the south of the Domino Trail and roughly parallel to it. After a further 400m, and just after crossing a creek, the track turns left (north) at GR 584582 and crosses the disused railway line, i.e. the Domino Rail Trail. Continue on a Vehicle track which swings north-east for about 500m to a track junction (GR 585586). Turn right (east) and continue on this track for about 3.5km to join the Domino Rail Trail at GR 620588. Proceed along the Rail Trail for about 1km to Trnetham Staton (GR 631589). From there, walk around to the Trentham Park and Lake for lunch. After  lunch head back to the Domino Rail Trail and follow the long, straight length of it back to Lyonville and the start of the walk.

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Start the walk at the junction of Midland Highway and Sawpit Gully Road (Grid Reference (GR) 483698). Follow the Great Dividing Trail signs initiallly north and then swining west for 1km to where it crosses the Midland Highway opposite the Chocolate Mill. The track turns south outside the left-hand gate of the car park. Follow the Great Dividing Trail signs passing steep gullies formed by severe erosion from sluicing. At the junciton of Mannings Road (GR 476683) there is a good spot for a break with views north to Mt Franklin. Turn left and walk south-east alog the unmade road to the junction with Back Hepburn Road (GR 482676). Cross with care and walk into the Hepburn Regional Park at the park sign. Continue south along a disused track tothe Midland Highway (GR 488671). Cross with care and continue south off-track along the fence line through rough ground to the junction of Richardsons Road. Turn left and walk east for 1km along this unmade road passing small farms with varied agricultural land use. Turn left (north) inot Scotts Lane and walk along the lane through open forest. Wasl steeply up to the junction with Procupine Ridge Road. (GR 510683) and admire the sculptured mail boxes at the corner.

Turn left (north) and walk along the rough ground beside the property fence line, thus avoiding the roadside. Cross at the junctions with Pine Court (GR 511685) and walk along the road on the verge. Continue along the ridgeline to a great viewpoint overlooking the surrounding countryside for a lunch break (GR 514700). After lunch, continue along Porcupine Ridge Road to where it forks. Take the left fork marked Leslies Road (GR 512703) whch is an unsealed rough gravel lane. A very steep rough descent follows for 1.7km down to a ford over Middleton Criik. Gradually ascend to the junction of Sawpit Gully Road (GR 491717). Turn left (south) and follow this road oast small farm holdings and a quaint miner's cottage and orchard back to the cars.

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Start the walk at Central Springs, (Grid Reference (GR) 462625), near the car park, and head in a north westerly direction along the Tipperary Walking Track. This track follows alongside Wombat Creek and after walking about 500m along a wide sealed path you arrive at Sutton Spring (GR 459626). Continue past the spring on the path, which becomes a single file unsealed bush track, for nearly a kilometre until it meets the Midland Highway. Cross the highway with care and proceed to the Twin Bridges picnic area at the junction of Wombat Creek with Sailors Creek (GR 454628). Cross over the stepping stones and continue along left hand (west) side of the creek in a northerly direction. After 500m, at an unmarked track junction, keep left and do not go down the spur and cross the creek. Follow the track along the hillside to the Tipperary Springs picnic area (GR 449638). This is a good place for break in the walk. Cross over the footbridge and walk a short way up the sealed road and turn right onto the track that is indicated by a sign. Follow this track, on the left hand side of the creek, for a further 2.3km back to the Twin Bridges picnic area. Cross back over the highway and return along the track to Central Springs. Continue on past the springs until the track arrives at Lake Daylesford. Turn left and complete a clockwise circuit of the lake returning to the start of the walk via the weir, at the south end of the lake, and the car par near the Boathouse Cafe.

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From the starting point (GR 42467) proceed south for 0.9km on Basalt Road to the junction with Old Werona Road (GR 425669). Turn south-west and proceed 500m to a four-way track Junction (GR 421667) and take the right fork south-west. Follow this minor track to the Charlesfor Dam and Mine. The mine is about 200m west of the track junction at GR 422656. Take time to enjoy the ruins of mining operatons.

After inspecting the ruins walk back to the track junction and continue on the track for about 1.7km to Basalt Road at GR 427652. Along this section of Boots Gully there are many ruins. Cross over the road to the start of Humbug Track heading south-east. Follow ths track for 2 km to a minor track junction at GR 436639. Take thetrack east for 300m to Bald Hill Road at GR 439638.

Proceed generally north on Bald Hill Road for 1.9km to the Excelsior Track junction at GR 443656. Turn south-west onto the track and proceed for 400m to GR 441657. In the gully to the north is a water race. Follow the race north along the contours for 800m to a gully at GR441660. Walk north up the gully to a track intersection at GR 441662. Take the track north 450m to GR 440667. Turn left off the track and head downhill to meet w water race at GR 439666 at the head of Lonf Gully. Turn right (north) and follow the race on the west side of the gully until it meets Blowhole Track at GR 434673. Continue west on this track for 100m and pass Yam Gully Road on the right. Turn right at the next junction (GR 431672). Proceed for about 1.2km to meet Basalt Rad at GR 340681. Turn left and follow Basalt Road down into Boots Gully ) GR 426679). Turn right onto Henderson Spring Track and follow the water race to the spring. The spring water may be sampled here. Look across Boots Gully and you should see a faint track, follow this, or simply walk straight across the gully south-west to an old vehicular track. Proceed downhill to the right to the old Boots Gully Slate Mine. Return uphill to where you met the track and continue along the track to the walk start.

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From base (Hepburn Primary school) walk east along the footpath of Main Road and turn left (north) at the T junction. Follow the road as it becomes Forest Avenue, turn right into the care aprk of Hepburn Springs Reserve and wal to the end of the car park where there is track and a sign to Jackson Lookout. This is 1.25km form the start of the walk. Follow the track east and then north in a long stead climmb on a narrow track until it reaches Jacksons Lookout (Grid Reference (GR) 472671). There are excellent views from the tower. Cross Back Hepburn Road and continue ahead on the track for a short distance to a junctions with the sign-posted GDT and Dry Diggings Track. Turn right (east) and continue on up Womans Gully a short distance where the GDT leaves the creek and follows a vehicle track north up the hill to the ridge top. Continue on the track until it intersects with Mannng Road at GR 475683. Turn right (north-east) and wal along Manning Road for 150m to where the sign-posted GDT track re-enters the forest on the left. Follow the track for 400m to an intersecting vehicle track and leave the GDT her and trun right (south-east) to follow the vehicle track. Continue 500m until you reach Hunts Dam (GR 482684). Walk across the overgrown dam wall to a track and turn right and follow it for 200m to where a vehicle track crosses.

Turn left and walk 40m to Manning Road. Turn left (south-east) and folllow Manning Road for 500m to Back Hepburn Road. Cross and continue south-east on a vehicle track for almost 1km until you reach the Midland Highway at GR 483678 and take the intersecting track south-west. (Do not cross the highway.) After approximately 1km turn left on an indistinct vehicle track (a short green post maks the track). The track descends steeply to Wildcat Creek and Argyle Spring hand pump (GR478664). Continue for 1km from Argyle Spring pump to a track junction. Take the left track fro 400m to Wyuna Spring. It is then only 100m to the car park in Hepburn Springs Reserve. Return back the base following the same route as earlier.