Great Dividing Trail: Wallaby Track (52km)

The Wallaby Track stretches from Creswick to Lake Daylesford, covering a distance of 52 kilometers. Initially passing through what was once a bustling forest atop the Divide, the track now meanders through hilly terrain, showcasing regrowth messmate and peppermint forests that have evolved since the gold rush era.

Beginning at the Creswick Visitor Centre, the track offers separate routes for cyclists and pedestrians, with walkers starting their journey through the wrought iron gates of The University of Melbourne Creswick campus, embarking on the Creswick Heritage Walk. Both paths reconvene at St Georges Lake.

Highlights along the Wallaby Track include historical sites like the slab hut where W.G. Spence, a prominent Federal parliamentarian, spent his youth, as well as remnants of a Chinese market garden and the state’s longest timber tramway system. As the track ascends, travelers are treated to panoramic views of volcanic hills amidst rich, red-soiled spud paddocks.

Traversing the ridge above Sailors Falls, the Wallaby Track culminates at the mineral spas nestled in Daylesford and Hepburn Springs, providing a rejuvenating conclusion to the journey.

The Wallaby Track is segmented into three Walks/Rides, commencing from the southern end and heading northward. The Creswick Heritage Walk initiates the journey, guiding adventurers through a landscape of eucalypt forests and pine plantations before transitioning into farmland and native forests leading up to Daylesford.

The first leg of the route, W.G. Spence Walk/Ride, starts at the Tourist Information Centre and includes notable landmarks such as the historic Creswick campus and Oak Gully, before progressing through Creswick State Forest and emerging into farming areas toward Mollongghip.

Following the Anderson Tramway Walk/Ride entirely within Wombat State Forest, travelers navigate former logging tracks with manageable gradients, reaching Wombat Station after crossing the Great Dividing Range.

The Wombat Forest Walk begins along an old railway formation, gradually ascending to the former White Point Diggings before traversing logging tracks and entering Hepburn Regional Park. The route eventually leads to Lake Daylesford, following the course of Wombat Creek along a former water race, providing a scenic conclusion to the Wallaby Track journey.