Silver Creek Circuit Kinglake is a 13.5km, grade 3 hike located in the Kinglake National Park, Victoria. The hike should take around 4 hrs to complete.
Hike overview
This Silver Creek Circuit Kinglake circuit is a combination of outer routes of the suggested loops for Silver Creek. It is quite a scenic walk with a few steep hills to get the lungs going. The tracks follow vehicle management tracks. The area is still regenerating from the tragic fires. There are the cascades roughly halfway along that are worth a look as well. Upon arrival there is an information board with a basic map and a series of suggested loops colour coded.
Route and GPX file
Max elevation: 511 m
Min elevation: 330 m
Total climbing: 744 m
Total descent: -745 m
Tips
The route can be done either way (clockwise or anticlockwise), there is no distinct advantage to either. Plus if you are short of time you could choose one of the shorter loops. At the time of writing signage was very good along the route. But do take a copy of the map so you can know which junction to take.
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Getting there
Kinglake National Park is 65km north-east of Melbourne. Access from Melbourne is by three main routes: the Melba Highway from Yarra Glen or Glenburn, the Heidelberg-Kinglake Road from St Andrews and the Whittlesea-Yea Road from Whittlesea. Follow the Whittlesea-Yea Road north towards Flowerdale. Approximately 13.5km from the junction of Whittlesea-Kinglake road you will locate Silver Creek Road on your left. Follow this for approximately 1.5km to the park entrance and car park. Park your car here.
About the region
Kinglake National Park includes the traditional Country of the Taungurung and Wurundjeri Peoples. Parks Victoria respects the deep and continuing connection that Traditional Owners have to these lands and waters, and we recognise their ongoing role in caring for Country. We’re proud to be joint management partners with Taungurung Land and Waters Council Aboriginal Corporation for part of this Aboriginal cultural landscape.
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1 Review on “Silver Creek Circuit Kinglake (13.5km)”
A large portion of the South-West side is now prohibited entry – I think it’s the yellow track. You can still make your way back without having to repeat any extra of the route but it does lose roughly. 2KM.
As Philip said, a lot of trees have fallen over past the Cascades section. They’re okay to walk through but I’d recommend long-sleeve shirt and pants for all the bushes, expect to be doing some duck walking under fallen branches.
I walked this last weekend. The Cascades section has a number of fallen trees across the trail – is almost impassable. The other loops are clear.
I walked this in the last year. It was worthwhile but the steep fire trail sections were a little tiresome _ could see the potential for pleasant graded walking track.
Walked this today. Map at entry was easy to understand and coloured pointers on trail posts were good. Range of flora was interesting. Some clearing of fallen trees from winter storms was evident with a little more needed. We enjoyed it,. We walked the red, yellow and orange trails combined which took about 4 hours.