Rubicon Heritage Walk is a Parks Victoria walk in Victoria’s High Country, 14 km SE of Thornton.
- Walk · 3.9 km return · 1.5 hrs · Grade 3
This walk passes through beautiful Mountain Ash forests and down into cool temperate rainforest, with highlights that include crossing an impressive timber trestle bridge, a look inside a small heritage-listed sawmill and walking along the aqueduct that feeds the Royston Power Station. The Rubicon Valley Historic Area has been set aside for the protection of the area’s historic sites and values. Timber harvesting used to be the major industry of the region, beginning in the early 1900s. There were eight sawmills operating in the forest in the first half of the century. Note: The walk passes alongside an aqueduct, so care should be taken, particularly with children, not to fall into this…
Bushwalking experience recommended · Formed track · Short steep hills · Occassional steps · Clearly sign posted
Getting there
From Melbourne, follow the Maroondah Highway; turn right onto the Taggerty-Thornton Road and right again onto Rubicon Road. Once you drive past the bridge over the Rubicon River, the road name changes to Royston Road. Continue along Royston Road for a further 5.7km to the carpark at the start of the walk. Note - this carpark is the starting point for of the Rubicon Dam Walk also.
Track closures nearby
Live from Vicmap. Closures change often — check Parks Victoria before you travel.
Nearby
- Rubicon Dam Walk Walk · 4 m E
- Forebay Lake · 599 m SW
- Forebay Lake · 690 m S
- Royston Dam Lake · 1.9 km SE
- Rubicon Dam Lake · 3.2 km SW
- Rubicon Falls Dam Lake · 3.2 km NW
- Forebay Lake · 3.6 km N
- Bleak Hill Peak · 3.8 km E
Details: Parks Victoria via DataVic (CC BY 4.0). Spotted something out of date? Opening hours and conditions change — always check before you travel.