Warrandyte State Park

The initial proposal for a Park was in 1969,  as the result of community agitation, for reservation of 300 hectares of bushland in the Ppouind Bend area.

1973 Park  formally announced - 115 hectares
1975 Additions of Pound Bend West, Jumping Creek, Black Flat
1978 Smaller extensions reserved
1981 Additions of Timber Reserve, Fourth Hill, the  Common
1984 Koornong and Pound Bend East added
1987 Stane Brae and Yarra Brae added
1997 Mt Lofty block added

As at 2010, the Park extended to  656 hectares.

The Park is a hiker's paradise!

• Mt Lofty summit (from Lower Homestead Rd or Reserve Rd)
• Stane Brae Farm (from Jumping Creek picnic reserve)
• Yarra Brae Farm (from Clifford Park)
• Blue Tongue Bend (from Jumping Creek picnic reserve)
• Black Flat Gold Heritage Trail (from Till's Rd)
• Fourth Hill (Bruce Bence Trail from Whipstick Gully car park)
• Fourth Hill Gold Heritage Trail (from Tunnel St)
• The Common (from Johanson's Rd)
• Pound Bend Circuit (from Pound Bend picnic reserve)
• River Walk (adjacent to Yarra St)
• Koornong (from Osborne Rd)
• Norman's Reserve (north and south tracks next to Yarra, from Bradley's Lane)
• Clifford Park Scout Activity Centre (from Clifford Rd)
• Bob's Wetlands (from Glynn's Rd)
  
  

• Canoeing - launching ramps are at Lower Homestead Rd,  Reserve Rd,  Jumping Creek Reserve, Pound Bend Reserve
• Horseriding, swimming, and cycling may be enjoyed, in permitted areas

  Photos taken by the author in 2010 in the State Park

Mt Lofty

Yarra Brae, Stane Brae, Jumping Creek  and Blue Tongue Bend

Pound Bend

Fourth Hill, Whipstick Gully, Black Flat