Lerderderg Gorge, Victoria, Australia
23 September 2018
Lerderderg State Park is only an hour from Melbourne but it feels like it is a million miles from anywhere. The Lerderderg River carves a gorge through the middle of the forest splitting the park in two.
There are a couple of picnic areas - O'Brien's Crossing, where we visited, and Mackenzie Flat. There are a number of hiking and bush walking trails leaving from the picnic areas that lead to some very picturesque and dramatic views.
We strolled up the river from O'Brien's Crossing and made friends with an Australian Pacific Black Duck. Georgia ended up calling it Admiral. We also saw a huge Wedge-tailed Eagle. The river bank has a veritable armory of small stones perfect skipping stones across the river. Do you calling it skimming stones or skipping stones? Maybe just chucking rocks.
Lerderderg is perfect for a family day trip from Melbourne for a picnic and a bush walk. It can be quite cold in the Winter and even when we visited in the Spring it was very cool. It would make a great swimming spot in the Summer, but be warned the river can dry up completely in the Summertime.
Check out the Lerderderg State Park on Parks Victoria.
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