Walking Tracks

This is a relatively accessible track on the eastern side of the forest which highlights a range of different environments and is a good walk to view birds because of the presence of several semi-permanent waterholes.

The track starts from Samuels trail about 800m south of Freeman’s trail and 50m past a shallow creek line. A single pathway leads you east through a standard Ironbark woodland with a low, dense understorey of flowering shrubs. The track is popular with trail bike riders and easy to walk.

After a while the track starts to follow a deep creek line on its right with many Dwyers Red Gums and the first series of waterholes attracting a lot of birds. Soon the track veers up and over a small rocky hill dominated by a thick grove of young Native Pines. It descends again to join a larger rocky creek, a western branch of Goan Creek. Opposite the junction is a large open area with many Grey Box gums and lots of piles of sleeper offcuts.

From here you can follow the creek north or south. There is no prominent track north but it is relatively easy to walk along the eroded creek bed with increasingly larger waterholes appearing and a number of open Grey Box/Red Gum flats. You can follow the creek line here through to Frazers Trail without much difficulty.

The easier trail to the south from the junction follows a shallow creek until it joins Barry’s trail. It is a pleasant walk through open Ironbark/Sheoak/Native pine forest.