Marysville, Falls and De La Rue Lookout walk - April 9th, 2008

This is all my own doing, as in I didn’t use a book for this one. Rather than drive to the lovely Steavensons Falls, it’s more fun to walk up to them from the main street of Marysville. Then a fun climb up the mountain, reveals great views at the Lookout

Basic route:

• From tourist centre in main street get map of Tree Fern Forest walk
• This walk starts from right there at the centre ; behind it
• It goes near the ornamental lake with its fountain
• Track crosses river and is signed all the way to the Falls (about 1 hour)
• Visit Falls per se and if required, the toilets back at the Falls Cark Park
• Then, between the Car Park and the Falls take the Keppel Walking Track. It will probably say “De La Rue Lookout 1 km”
• This 1km is steep, but made easier by a number of zig-zags (switch-backs) in the track, rather than going directly up the mountain.
• Great views from the Lookout, including Marysville, the ornamental lake and Cathedral Ranges.
• Turn around and return back the same way.

There are walks that continue ‘forward’ rather than returning the same way, but – to be honest – they didn’t add much in terms of interest and the distance was almost identical.