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Length: 8.5km
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Duration: 3hrs
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Grade: 3
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Style: Circuit
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Start: Wirrawilla Rainforest Walk Carpark
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End: Wirrawilla Rainforest Walk Carpark
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Location: Toolangi State Forest
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Closest Town: Toolangi
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Distance from CBD: 86km
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State: VIC
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Latitude: -37.52755157
Longitude: 145.5212331
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2WD Access
Gravel Road
Winding Road
Public Toilets
Picnic Table
Small Car Park
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4WD Access
Public Transport
Bitumen Road
Gravel Road
Steep Road
Winding Road
Speed Bumps
Vehicle Ford
Entry Fee
Large Car Park
Small Car Park
Accessible Parking
Accessible Toilet
Public Toilets
Drinking Water
Untreated Water
Picnic Shelter
Picnic Table
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Campfire Pit
Camping Area
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Timber Boardwalk
Well Marked
Toolangi State Forest...
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Sandy Trail
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Prams & Strollers
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Mountain Bike Trail
Historic Rail Trail
Dog Friendly
Urban Walk
Coast & Beach
Historic Lighthouse
Waterfalls & Lakes
Rainforest Walk
Goldfields & Mining
Heritage Walk
Aboriginal Art
Alpine Region
Alpine Huts
Exposed Ledges
Rock Scrambling
Steep Terrain
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River Crossings
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Hike Summary
This Wirrawill, Myrtle Gully, Tanglefoot Tracks hike is a very beautiful hike that takes the Western side of Mount Tanglefoot, and is a shorter version of the Tanglefoot Track plus includes the Wirrawilla Rainforest Walk. This walk is well worth taking your time to admire the scenery on.
Once leaving the carpark take the left track down, soon you will see a left off to Wirrawilla Rainforest Walk. It is certainly worth the diversion to take. Follow the circuit and soon you will return onto the Myrtle Gully Track. This section follows through a long section of beautiful ferns lining the track.
After a bit more than 4km since the start you will come to the junction with the Tanglefoot Track. Take the right and follow that for roughly 3km. Keep an eye out for the track to your right following the track down to join the Quarry Track. Take the right to follow back down to the Wirrawilla Carpark.
About the region
Toolangi State Forest just north of Healesville, offers an immersive environment in Victoria’s tall forest region. The name Toolangi is an Aboriginal word meaning tall trees. The forest is mainly Eucalypt forest that has regrown from the 1939 Victoria Bushfires. Large sections of the forest were also burnt in the 2009 Victorian Bushfires, although there are some pockets of old-growth forest that have not yet been logged or seriously burnt.
Getting there
One option is to head to Healesville, then take Myers Creek Road for nearly 13km. Take the right for Sylvia Creek Road. Follow this for roughly 4km until you see the sign for Wirrawilla Carpark on your right. But ensure you watch out for the signs.
Tips
- You can take this circuit either way, neither direction offers much in the way of advantage over the other.
- Be prepared for leeches as they can be numerous here. But it does vary.
GPX File
Max elevation: 884 m
Min elevation: 649 m
Total climbing: 482 m
Total descent: -483 m
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leeches more than numerous today, post rain there were heaps in the first two kms.
We did the Wirrawilla walk on 10/11/2018 – unfortunately the bridge to the Myrtle Gully and Tanglefoot loops is currently impassable as it has been removed for repair. As a result the Wirrawilla is the only walk that can be access (at least, without going over the DO NOT ENTER tape/signs).
Hopefully this won’t take long to finish.