Victoria Marysville area

Travelled: 165km home via Marysville

Visited: Marysville

Stay: Home

The weather was heating up again and the weekend was approaching, so we thought that unless the spot at Anderson Mill near Marysville tempted us, we would head back home today. The drive from Woods point was again through some beautiful forest. 

Famous old petrol station.

We stopped at Matlock and read the signs and then continued on. 

We thought we may take a walk to the big tree at Camberville but the picnic area looks like its been unkept during Covid lockdown and the track was overgrown. 

We walked up and down the main road in Marysville before driving through Anderson Mill camp area. Then it was destination Home..

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Victoria Woods Point

Travelled: 70km to Woods Point

Visited: Gaffney Creek

Stay: Scotts Reserve Woods Point - Toilet, shelters, fire pits  (-37.559419 146.239804)

We needed to make a phone call so we decided to continue our journey and drove to Woods Point. 

We drove into have a look at Knockswood Reserve. The river was shallow and had a few trees fallen over the river.

It was a beautiful drive through some lovely forests and some old mining towns such as Gaffney Creek.

 The A1 Gold mine recommenced in 2016 after having been closed in 1992. Gold was first discovered here in 1861 and during that time the mine produced 450,000 ounces of Gold. 

We were glad we were driving on the narrow roads early in the morning before we were sharing the road with the trucks.

We decided to stay the night at Scotts Reserve, a couple of kilometres from Woods Point. 

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Victoria Goulburn River

Travelled: 37km to Snakes Reserve on the Goulburn River near Jamieson

Visited: Jamieson

Stay: Snakes Reserve -toilets, fire pits -37.417505 146.239442

We managed to drive the steep ascent out of Grannys Flat without any problem. 

We drove into Jamieson and spent some money at the local store.

We then drove along the Goulburn River (14km bitumen the gravel roads) and looked at the various camp sites. Some were busy from the weekend, others we didn't like the river access. 

We settled for a lovely spot at Snakes Reserve.

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Victoria Grannys Flat Jamieson

Travelled: 161km back to Licola via Mt.Skene to Granny Flats Camp  

Stay: Granny Flats Camp (8km from Jamieson) - free, toilets, fire pits (-37.289035 146.212401)

After a bit of a noisy Saturday night we headed off early back to Licola and then drove over Mt Skene towards Jamieson. The road was rough so we had to take it slow. We stopped to enjoy the views at the lookout before continuing on.

We decided to go and have a look at Grannys Flat campground and found an amazing spot to stay for a couple of nights.

Our hot water setup for an outdoor shower.

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Victoria Moroka Falls

Travelled: 0km

Visited: Moroka falls

Stay: Horseyard Flat camp (as per last night)

This morning we enjoyed a beautiful 45min (one way) walk to Moroka Falls. We made our way through different vegetation - heath, woodland, swamp. Some parts were overgrown so we keep vigilant in regards to snakes (luckily we didn't see any).

Mark braved the freezing water.

We could have continued for another 6km to the gorge but we weren't prepared for the longer walk. so we doubled back and enjoyed a relaxing afternoon by the river watching the fish jump.

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Victoria Horseyard Flat

Travelled:85 km from Muttonwood campsite to Horseyard Flat Campsite (Moroka River)

Visited: Bennison Lookout, Lost Plain Picnic area, McFarlans Saddle, The Pinnacles Lookout

Stay: Horseyard Flat - free, toilets, fire pits  -37.482932 146.981317

The gravel road today was in good condition. We headed off just after our morning coffee and enjoyed the views at Bennison Lookout.

We had breakfast at the lovely picnic spot at Lost Plain where you can also head off on some walks. (it looked a bit to overgrown for us).

At the junction turned right onto Moroka Road and stopped at McFarlans Saddle (had mobile reception). Unfortunately all the walking tracks were closed due to fire damage.

We continued on to the Horseyard Flat campsite and found a great spot overlooking the Moroka River.

 As it was such a clear day we unhitched the caravan and headed out to The Pinnacles Lookout.

Back at camp we went for a walk to the old mountain hut we saw on the way into camp.

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