Short walks
The Goldfields Track travels through incredible terrain – bushland, creeks, mountains and open farmland and it’s all available in short-form!
Sometimes there’s not enough time to do a long walk. If you’re keen to get out on a loop stroll or to explore a new area, try one the short walks below linked to the Goldfields Track.
La Gerche Circuit walk
- 2km (approx)
- 1.5hr*
- Map reference
- Family friendly
A historic nursery
The wooden sculpture of pioneer forester John La Gerche signals the start of the 2km long, heritage-listed La Gerche Trail winding through a wide diversity of conifers and an extensive oak gully, established 135yrs ago as a state nursery for rehabilitating the mined moonscape.
St Georges Lake loop walk
- 1.8km (approx)
- 1hr*
- Map reference
- Family friendly
A mining water supply
Walk around the scenic St Georges Lake – a government-built mining dam to provide sluice water to mining operations nearby. Once called Govvy Dam, its name was changed in the 1950s to St Georges Lake. Look out for birds that frequent the area.
Twin Bridges to Tipperary Springs
- 2.3km (approx)
- 1.5hr* (one way)
- Map reference
- Difficult
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Daylesford Circuit walk
- 7km (approx)
- 2.5hr*
- Map reference
- Difficult
Two lakes walk
This walk takes in two lakes and is about 9km long. It starts at the skate park and then follow the blue-topped Great Dividing Trail Association posts as far as Jubilee Lake. For more visit the Great Dividing Trail website.
Castlemaine Circuit walk
- 10.5km (approx)
- 3hr*
- Map reference
- Difficult
A slice of history
About 10.5km in length, this easy-going walk takes in three cultural features, two of which are on the Goldfields Track, with the other one nearby. You will visit the foundations of the Garfield Water Wheel and get a close look at the ruins and abandoned slate quarries of the Welsh Village. The circuit also leads you to the dam wall of the Expedition Pass Reservoir. For more visit the Great Dividing Trail website.
Bendigo Circuit walk
- 7km (approx)
- 2.5hr*
- Map reference
- Family friendly
Gully walk
This connects two trails – the Goldfields Track and the Bendigo Bushland trail. It is long enough to be a bike ride as well as a walk. You can find the Goldfields Track section on Maps 33 and 34 for the Leanganook Track in the Goldfields Track Walk or Ride Guide. Or for more, visit the Great Dividing Trail website.Â