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Length: 8km
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Duration: 2hrs
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Grade: 3
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Style: Circuit
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Start: Warburton Main Street
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End: Warburton Main Street
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Location: Warburton
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Closest Town: Warburton
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Distance from CBD: 74km
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State: VIC
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Latitude: -37.75409876
Longitude: 145.6874485
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Hike Summary
For a great walk that gives you a little taste from all of Warburton's major natural attractions you can't go past the High-Low Aqueduct & River Walk.
From the idyllic river and the feeling of peace you get on the valley floor to the historic Aqueduct and its impressive fern walls between which you snatch wide vistas over the Upper Yarra Valley and plenty of native bushland, this is a great walk.
This loop takes walkers first out west along the riverbank towards the golf course. Crossing the river on Mayer Bridge, it heads back towards town before turning off and up a short but tough climb, one of the bonuses of which is the bragging rights you get at having marched up one of the Southern Hemisphere's steepest residential streets.
From there it's on to the O'Shannassy Aqueduct Trail. Carved into the mountainside and benching along its contours, this trail was once the access road for one of Melbourne's most important water supply routes, an open concrete water race built between 1911 and 1914 to service the city's fast-growing eastern suburbs. Today the Aqueduct makes for a wonderful, mostly flat walk from Don Valley all the way out to O'Shannassy Weir, with Warburton placed roughly in the middle.
As you head east, you'll cruise past peaceful and tranquil forests of bright green understory watched over by impossibly tall and straight trees, maybe even spying a few lyrebirds, for which the Warburton Valley is famous. Remember that the Aqueduct Trail is shared-use, be mindful of runners, riders and horse-riders in addition to other walkers.
Just before crossing the Donna Buang Rd at the eastern end of Warburton, the route exits the Aqueduct Trail, linking a short roadside stretch back to riverside trails that lead you back into the township.
For more information about this trail go to Visit Warburton
Getting there
From Melbourne City to Yarra Valley (via Eastlink Tollway) - Make your way onto the Eastern Freeway and travel towards Ringwood. The Eastern Freeway turns into the Eastlink Toolway after Springvale Road. If you have an Eastlink or Citylink pass, continue on the Eastlink Tollway and go through the Mullum Mullum tunnel - make sure to stay in the left lane as the turnoff is straight after the tunnel ends. Turn left after exiting the tunnel towards Ringwood. Turn left onto the Maroondah Highway towards Lilydale. Once past Lilydale, turn right at the Warburton Highway turnoff to explore the Warburton Valley. Follow Old Warburton Rd to Irruka Rd in Warburton. Continue to Station Road in Warburton.
By Public Transport Public Transport Victoria has regular trains heading to Lilydale Station. From Lilydale Station, catch a Martyrs bus to travel to Warburton .
Tips
Can be undertaken all year round though in winter be prepared for cold temperatures and mud puddles.
GPX File
Max elevation: 326 m
Min elevation: 153 m
Total climbing: 301 m
Total descent: -301 m
For more information about this trail go to Visit Warburton
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38 thoughts on “High-Low Aqueduct & River Walk (8km)”
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Lyndal Anderson We should do this one sometime
great idea. Put it in our together walking list.
Kimmie Lyons done this? Looks nice
Yep, took a little stroll along there on New Years Day. Got rained on from memory and turned back. Love to do the whole thing but always doing jobs. 2 min drive up the hill from ours to enjoy.
Kat Lou
Yes please!!
Meaghan
Cool!
Teresa Thomas
Anne i would love to do this with you.
Paul is this the one you did last week?
Yes – its actually 14km because its linear so youll need walk back again unless you have 2 cars i.e. one at either end
Alicia Mawdesley
Vaughan Bowman
Laura Jones
I wanna do this one
Looks good doesn’t it
Michelle Wyard
Yeah let’s do it..
Shannon Maes
Yup ?
Gavin Hulme…this one sounds good!
Catherine Reid
Good hike!
Cris Hockey
Can the track handle a pram?
You can ride a bike on this too. Think I did on this one.
Fancy seeing you guys here..
How was it?
Emily Smith
Zita Garner remember this one. We can do it soon. ??
Kaylene Kelly ????
Mish Hannan wanna do this one too? When we can ????
Angela Sykes oh yes!!!!!
Angela Sykes can I come too??
Debbie Cooper absolutely!
Such a good walk!
Hahaha you think it going to be any time soon
Enjoyed this walk 3 Feb on a mild sunny day. Its a circuit walk and the Trailhiking info and signs were enough to guide us. Truly very steep start to the walk, up Martyr Rd and the bushy steep walk up to the Aquaduct trail. Met another hiker who had seen two lyrebirds nearby but we didnt spot them. Many deer hoofprints in any muddy spots. Aquaduct trail itself is a lovely walking path, easy walking and beautiful scenery. Then down Yuonga Rd is steep but gravel and then ashphalt road. still a pretty section. Back on to River Walk which is easy walking and pretty despite nearby road. So many cafes to choose from. We parked in the carpark off Station st, near the Cog Bike cafe. One section was 4 hours parking but I think our section had no limit. Walk took about 2 hours at a fair pace but with many short photo etc stops.