Hike at a glance
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Duration
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Route details
Max elevation: 1116m
Min elevation: 204m
Total Ascent: 913m
Check current conditions
Track conditions, access and closures can change quickly due to weather, fire, maintenance or safety concerns. Always check the relevant land manager’s website before you visit. Trail Hiking Australia does not provide real-time track and closure monitoring, and land managers remain the authoritative source for current alerts, closures and access restrictions.
About this trail
Trail difficulty
Steep, rough, and demanding
These are challenging walks suited to experienced hikers. Expect sustained climbs, rough and uneven terrain, and longer distances.
Tracks may be less defined, and signage can be limited, so navigation awareness is important. These walks require good fitness, confidence on difficult terrain, and the ability to manage fatigue over time.
Safety note: Fatigue, poor navigation, or a sudden weather change can turn a hard walk into a serious situation.
Planning information
Preparation matters: Plan your half-day hike well and bring the right gear, weather-appropriate layers, food and plenty of water. Before you head out, read up on bushwalking safety and use this day hike planning guide to make sure you're ready. Need help getting started? Check out the full hike preparation guide.
Map and GPX file
Safety and preparation
Think safety first
Australian conditions can turn a small oversight into a serious situation faster than most walkers expect. The Hiking Safety Systems and planning calculators are designed to help you identify and close those gaps before you leave home. Work through the Interactive Safety Scenarios to see how incidents unfold, then use the tools to build your plan and make sure a trusted contact has your trip details before you head out.
Let someone know
Before you go, complete a trip intentions form and share it with a trusted contact. Agree on a Late-Back Time and ask them to call 000 (Police) if you have not checked in. A clear trip plan is one of the simplest and most effective safety steps you can take, and it only takes two minutes.
Heading somewhere remote, off-track or overnight? Use the comprehensive trip intentions form instead — your emergency contact will need more detail. Register your trip plan here →
Free checklists
Download the hiking preparation and safety checklists before leaving home to help you think through your plans. They help ensure important considerations are not overlooked and support safer decision-making on the trail.
Getting there and where to stay
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Accommodation nearby
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Or browse accommodation in nearby towns: Belgrave, Emerald, Healesville, Lilydale, Marysville, Monbulk, Montrose, Mount Dandenong, Olinda, Warburton
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Weather on the trail
The map below shows the rain forecast for the trail area. Tap the toggle in the top right corner to explore other layers including wind, temperature, UV index, thunderstorms, fire danger, and weather warnings — all useful for planning a safe hike.
Trail Reviews
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Acknowledgement of Country
Trail Hiking Australia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we hike and pay respects to their Elders, past and present, and we acknowledge the First Nations people of other communities who may be here today.
5 Reviews on “Mount Juliet Hike (8.7km)”
March 2026 – took it on for the first time; round trip from Maroondah Hwy gate was 10.1km – the first 1km is maintenance vehicle track, then right up the Mt Juliet walking track – first 2km are fairly easy, but shorty after the 3km mark – the walk becomes a climb, quite gruelling, easy to slip – slow going @35mins per km.
The descent is steep and thus challenging, easy to get disoriented.
Not for the faint of heart – but worth doing at least once for the physical challenge.
Thanks so much for the update on the track. Glad you enjoyed the physical challenge. It certainly is steep.
Challenging but excellent hike. There is very little respite from the steep incline, very fun! The recent storm damage/fallen trees have just today been completely cleared so all clear to reach the summit.
Would recommend for experienced and fit hikers but would advise one to bring walking poles for the descent.
Did this on 15/05/2021.
Was cold, wet, muddy, overgrown with lots of fallen trees across the track and even got snow at the top… Absolutely loved it!
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Will be back in a few months to have another go.
It’s a good training hike. Get ready to roll down?
Good challenge. No real respite the whole way up, and only gets harder the close you get to the top. Took about 3.5hrs return to the car.
Tough track and a great challenge! Strangely I noticed a small area, mid way up the track with leech activity. Found myself flicking many off my boots and pants. No signs down low near the road or near the top.
Great training hike for fast elevation gain. The post fire regrowth is starting to encroach on parts of the trail, as are the leeches – I wore shorts and regretted it. Trekking poles were handy on steep upper sections.