Length: 7.5Km
Duration: 2-3hrs
Grade: 3
Style: One Way
Start: Clifford Park
End: Jumping Creek Reserve Car Park

Location: Warrandyte State Park
Closest Town: Wonga Park
Distance from CBD: 35km
State: VIC
Latitude: -37.719441
Longitude: 145.27833

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The Missing Link Along the Yarra is a 7.5km, grade 3, one-way hike located in the Warrandyte State Park, Victoria. The hike should take approximately 2-3hrs to complete.

Hike Summary

This walk closely follows the Yarra River using a section of track that is not marked on any map, but joins with other walks to allow a longer one-way hike. There are many beautiful river access points, plenty of wildlife and not a lot of people around. This track passes the old Stan Brae 'farm' buildings, where there is a picnic table. Please treat the area with respect, or access could be removed one day. Same for the small section of track between the fences.

At about the 4km mark, there is a vehicle creek crossing through a gate. From here, this is technically state forest, but it has been fenced (gate usually open) and the track is barely visible. Keep the river on the right, skirt around the scrub and watch out for rabbit and wombat holes. You will come to another fence with markers - go through the fence and continue.

Getting there

Start at the little car park at the Clifford Park gates. Follow Market Garden Track (popular for horse riding too) then Lucerne Paddock Track.

Tips

Please treat the area between the fences with respect, or they may put up a bigger/better fence!

Contributed by Rob Collins

GPX File

Total distance: 7525 m
Max elevation: 132 m
Min elevation: 37 m
Total climbing: 157 m
Total descent: -213 m

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3 thoughts on “The Missing Link Along the Yarra (7.5km)”

Sondra Vlasic says:

20/09/2018 at 11:18

I’ve always hesitated at doing the walk as I thought it was private property in the section after the dairy (Jumping Creek side)?

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Matt Roberts says:

20/09/2018 at 13:04

Bec Roberts

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1. Zol Trance says:
  
  28/01/2020 at 08:32
  
  We did this walk yesterday in reverse and started from Jumping Creek Reserve. Nice walk, we just missed a tiger snake crossing the path mentioned by some other walkers. We ended up walking to Jumping Creek Rd IGA to get some drinks and walked along the road to get back to the car park. Roughly 14k in total.