The Great Dividing Trail is closed (due to the February 2009 bushfires) south of Daylesford between Jubilee Hill and Leonards Hill Road. This is currently effecting about 8km of the trail. Note: There is a bus service running on a 12 month trial between Blackwood and Bacchus Marsh on Fridays. The bus leaves Bacchus Marsh… Continue reading Lerderderg Track (p68)
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Dry Diggings Track (p50)
Golden Spring is closed for renovation.
The Burchell Trail (p42)
The only slight change is between Durdidwarrah Road and Lease Road (p47). There are a few confusing tracks intersecting each other around here and Parks Victoria has provided some better markers.
Surf Coast Walk (p28)
Most of the walk as described is fairly accurate although there is a bit of confusion resulting in some trail and track realignments on the final section Aireys Inlet (Painkalac Creek) to Moggs Creek on p35. The following is an entirely new description and is accurate as for September 2009. SPLIT POINT LIGHTHOUSE Continue along… Continue reading Surf Coast Walk (p28)
Walks 68 to 73 (Cathedral Range State Park)
Walks 68, 69, 70, 71, 72 and 73 (all within the Cathedral Range State Park). The park is closed. Roughly 92% of the Cathedral Range State Park (including the visitor facilities at Sugarloaf Saddle) were burnt by the February 2009 Black Saturday bushfires. Parks Victoria have indicated that the park will be reopened progressively from… Continue reading Walks 68 to 73 (Cathedral Range State Park)
Walk 67 (Cumberland Walk)
The southern section of the Cumberland Walk is closed. The northern section between Cambarville and the Cora Lynn – Big Tree Carpark is open and accessible from either site.
Walk 65 & 66 (Lake Mountain)
Walk 65 (Lake Mountain Snowgum Walk) and walk 66 (Lake Mountain Summit Walk) are open to walkers. There is lots of forest damage so I’d suggest that walkers keep to the trails to aid the regeneration process.
Walk 61, 62, 63 & 64 (Marysville)
Walk 61 (Island Hop and Red Hill), walk 62 (Keppel Lookout and Stevenson Falls), walk 63 (The Beeches) and walk 64 (Boundary Trail) are all closed due to the February 2009 Black Saturday bushfires. Lady Talbot Drive is also closed. It will be some time before these walks are reopened.
Walk 60 (Wilhelmina Falls)
Closed due to the February 2009 Black Saturday bushfires. Most of the bridges and visitor facilities were destroyed.
Walk 59 (Murrindindi River Walk)
Closed due to the February 2009 Black Saturday bushfires. Most of the bridges and visitor facilities were destroyed.