Lerderderg State Park
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Lerderderg State Park is a 14,250 hectare park located between Bacchus Marsh
and Blackwood
, an hour's drive from Melbourne
, Australia
. There are several maintained tracks for walking through the park and camping is allowed.
The park is named for the Lerderderg River
which has cut the 300 metre deep Lerderderg Gorge
through sandstone and slate, almost bisecting the park.
Parks Victoria maintains six designated walks: three short walks of 3.5km or less; Blackwood-O'Briens Crossing and return (22km); O'Briens Crossing-Cowan Track loop (14km); and the overnight walk O'Briens Crossing to Mackenzies Flat (20km).
In addition, one leg of the Great Dividing Trail
, the Lerderderg Track, passes through the park, entering from Blackwood in the park's northwest, and exiting south towards Bacchus Marsh
. Bicycles are prohibited from one section of this track, due to a conservation area.
Bacchus Marsh, Victoria
Bacchus Marsh is an urban centre and suburban locality in Victoria, Australia located approximately west of Melbourne and west of Melton. The population of the urban area is estimated at over 17,000 people, while the central locality is home to 5,566 people...
and Blackwood
Blackwood, Victoria
Blackwood is a town in Victoria, Australia. The town is located on the Lerderderg River, 89 kilometres north west of the state capital, Melbourne. Blackwood is in the Shire of Moorabool Local Government Area and had a population of 235 at the 2006 census....
, an hour's drive from Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. There are several maintained tracks for walking through the park and camping is allowed.
The park is named for the Lerderderg River
Lerderderg River
The Lerderderg River is a river in Victoria, Australia. The river begins in the Lerderderg State Forest and ends when it merges into the Werribee River just out of the town of Bacchus Marsh....
which has cut the 300 metre deep Lerderderg Gorge
Lerderderg Gorge
The Lerderderg Gorge is in Victoria, Australia. The Lerderderg River which emerges from the Great Dividing Range has cut a deep gorge as it winds toward the southern plains.-Location:37°37'35"S x 144°25'44"E to 37°23'42"S x 144°19'06"E...
through sandstone and slate, almost bisecting the park.
Parks Victoria maintains six designated walks: three short walks of 3.5km or less; Blackwood-O'Briens Crossing and return (22km); O'Briens Crossing-Cowan Track loop (14km); and the overnight walk O'Briens Crossing to Mackenzies Flat (20km).
In addition, one leg of the Great Dividing Trail
Great Dividing Trail
The Great Dividing Trail is a multi-use track through the historical Goldfields region of Victoria to the north-west and west of Melbourne. The trail passes along the southern most parts of Australia's Great Dividing Range....
, the Lerderderg Track, passes through the park, entering from Blackwood in the park's northwest, and exiting south towards Bacchus Marsh
Bacchus Marsh, Victoria
Bacchus Marsh is an urban centre and suburban locality in Victoria, Australia located approximately west of Melbourne and west of Melton. The population of the urban area is estimated at over 17,000 people, while the central locality is home to 5,566 people...
. Bicycles are prohibited from one section of this track, due to a conservation area.