Each spring I set aside a day to walk the remarkable tramways that weave through the forested hills surrounding Poweltown in the upper reaches of the Yarra Ranges. In 1912 Poweltown was born when the Powell Wood Processing Company opened a large mill on the banks of the Little Yarra River. The steam train had… Continue reading Ninety Nine Years Around Powelltown
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Marysville Trails 2011
Following the Black Saturday bushfires in 2009 pretty much all of the walking trail infrastructure in and around Marysville had been wiped out. I was in no doubt that repairs, rebuilding and realignments of this trail network would be at least a few years away. These fires meant that users of our Daywalks Around… Continue reading Marysville Trails 2011
Walk 61, 62, 63, & 64 (Marysville)
Walk 61, 62, 63, & 64 (Marysville) Walk 61 (Island Hop & Red Hill) is now open. Walk 62 (Keppel Lookout & Stevenson Falls) is largely closed. Yellow Dog Picnic Area and Stevensons Falls are closed as is the walking trail linking them. The walking trail to Oxlee and De La Rue Lookouts from Keppel… Continue reading Walk 61, 62, 63, & 64 (Marysville)
Walk into History (p102)
Some sections (between Starling Gap and Ada No2 Mill Site, and along the Latrobe River) have had their signs removed or vandalised. The trail is also quite overgrown in places. In wet weather leeches are a real problem. I reckon the trail needs some serious maintenance and new signage before it disappears into the bush… Continue reading Walk into History (p102)