Marysville - Michaeldene Nature Trail Walk
The Michaeldene Nature Trail Walk loop walk is a medium grade walk through pristine Australian Bushland. After the 2009 Black Saturday Bushfires devastated the area, the Department of Environment & Primary Industries (DEPI) restored the track and rebuilt the Timber Tramway Bridge and the viewing platform beside the Taggerty River (long loop).
You can complete either the 2.7 km (20 min) short loop to the Timber Tramway Bridge, or the 4.3 km (40 min) long loop past the bridge to the Taggerty River. The walk starts from the Steavenson River crossing at the tennis courts in Gallipoli Park, but you can also intersect with the walk track at the corner of Marysville-Woods Point Road and Lady Talbot Drive (S37.511075, E145.753680), or further along Lady Talbot Drive near the Wishing Well (S37.508733, E145.757633).
Features
- Starts from Gallipoli Park, Marysville
- Easy grade walking track
- Visits old Timber Tramway Bridge (rebuilt)
- Visits Taggerty River
- Taggerty River platform with a seat
- River and stream crossings
- Beautiful fernery glades
- Abundant flora and fauna
- Great walk for finding moss, lichen and fungi
- Excellent photographic opportunities
- Interpretative Signage at the track-head
Location
2 Kerami Crescent, Marysville 3779 Map
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