Poverty Point Bridge is a 8.8km, grade 3 hike located in the Walhalla Historic Area, Victoria. The hike should take around 3.5 hrs to complete.
Warning
Poverty Point Bridge Closure: After an engineers assessment, it was recommended that the the bridge be closed for public safety. The Bridge will remain closed until significant repairs the structure have been completed and the Bridge made safe again for public use.
Hike overview
The Walhalla Tramway Bridge (also known as the 'Old Steel Bridge' or 'Poverty Point Bridge') allows visitors to enjoy the great walks from either Walhalla or Thomson River stations. Follow the Thomson River upstream on one side and return on the other. Look for remains of the old tramways and dry stone walling that once supported the timber tramway from Walhalla. This walk varies between dry forest with a shrubby understorey to small pockets of wet forest with tree ferns and small creeks. Along the way search for remains of the old tramways and dry stone walling that once supported the gold mining timber tramway from Walhalla.
Route and GPX file
Max elevation: 353 m
Min elevation: 226 m
Total climbing: 254 m
Total descent: -248 m
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Getting there
Walhalla is 184km east of Melbourne. Access is via Princes Freeway (M1) to Moe, north through Erica (C466), turn east to Rawson then left to Walhalla (C461). The walk commences at the Thomson River Bridge, 4km from Walhalla.
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About the region
Walhalla, a rich gold producer for 50 years, is a remote and picturesque mountain township. It is hard to imagine a more difficult site for a town than the steep, narrow valley of Stringers Creek as it winds down through the dense forests of the Baws Baws. Yet in its heyday, between 1880 and 1895, more than 4000 people lived there. The town is the start of the 650 km Australian Alps Walking Track to the ACT. But most people come to discover the remnants of a community that defied a forbidding environment in its quest for gold. The best way to see the town is on foot.
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