Walk Into History is a Parks Victoria walk in Victoria’s High Country, 15 km SE of Warburton.
- Walk · 33 km one way · 11 hrs · Grade 3
The walk follows old timber tramways (1908 to 1916) that serviced sawmills deep in the forest. Hundreds of kilometres of timber tramways once dissected this landscape. As you walk through these tall wet forests and sections of cool temperate rainforest, you will see sections of elevated timber tramway being reclaimed by nature. Past Dowey Spur Road, the track descends 415 metres in 1600 metres down the High Lead Incline (named after the high lead cable logging systems that carried logs through the air over this steep terrain). Past Highlead carpark the track crosses a couple of log bridges and then the main road at the site known as The Bump, the divide between the Latrobe and Yarra… This…
Bushwalking experience recommended · Formed track some obstacles · Short steep hills · Occasional steps · Sign posted
Getting there
From Melbourne, take the Maroondah Highway to Lilydale. Just beyond Lilydale, turn right onto the Warburton Highway and follow this to the township of Warburton, where you can visit the Water Wheel Tourist Information Centre (weekdays 10am-5pm and weekends 10am-3pm) for more information. You may choose to commence the walk from Warburton, however most walkers prefer to start from the Big Pats Creek Recreation Area, a further 6km from Warburton. To get there, continue through Warburton another 4km and turn right into Riverside Drive after crossing the Yarra River. After 600m turn left into Big…
Track closures nearby
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Nearby
- New Federal Mill Walk Walk · 1.4 km SE
- Federal Mill Camping Area Campground · 1.4 km SE
- Ada Tree Lookout · 1.6 km E
- New Ada No2 Mill Campground · 1.6 km S
- Ada Tree Walk Walk · 2.1 km E
- Ada Tree Picnic Area Picnic area · 2.3 km E
- Starlings Gap Campground · 3.5 km W
- Richards Tramline Walk · 5.5 km N
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