The Mount Beckworth is 5km one way, 10km return. This is not a loop walk and you will retread your path on the return journey.
Assuming you start your walk at the Sailors Falls carpark you will immediately get to enjoy the view of Sailors Falls. There are picnic tables and walk information at the carpark. Sailors Falls can run dry or get very low in water level so if you want to see Sailors Falls at its best try and time your visit after rain or during the winter months.
The Mount Beckworth is well signposted so you shouldn't lose your walk. The walk also crosses paths with the Three Lost Children Walk which feels a bit ominous as you walk past the sign. Don't be put off though. We are in modern times and this is a well frequented and easy to follow walk.
The walk is generally well forested although some bits are a bit boring and dryish although not dry to the level of some gold-mining areas. You have to cross a very small creek but it is nothing major to be worried about. There are some small up and downs along the way but I wouldn't consider this a challenging walk even for people who don't like small inclines and declines.
For a while you appear to walk along a four-wheel drive track. This is where the walk is a bit dry but does make for quite a good photo and is a distinctive part of the walk. The most green and lush areas of the walk are at both ends (Sailors Falls end and Daylesford Lake end). As you approach Daylesford Lake the path becomes more obvious and very easy to follow. You can choose the side of the path to walk along-side the creek although neither is much different from the other.
Overall the Sailors Fall to Daylesford Lake Walk is an okay walk. It does get a bit boring in parts and Sailors Falls themselves are not the grandest. However as a means to get some exercise and as a walk designed to have a perfect pitstop at the half-way point (for a break or better yet lunch) then this walk works really well. Personally I like that breaking the walk into two halves means that the walk isn't too strenuous and also enables the walk to be extended to 13km as most general walks are quite short.
Information from external websites
- Mt Beckworth Walk (Hepburn Shire Council July 2016)
- The-Three-Lost-Children-Walk
- Hepburn Regional Park Visitor Guide
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| Near Sailors Falls end of walk panorama . Click image to enlarge |
Location
Mount Beckworth carpark is approximately 2Hr 6 Mins from Melbourne CBD or 150km.
From Werribee it takes only 1 Hr 45 minutes by car and is 30km away.
High level Map
In the map below the one-way walk from Sailors Falls to Daylesford lake or vice-versa is between numbers 1 and 9.
| High level map. Click image to enlarge |
More Natural Attractions
You've made it to Mount Beckworth. Why not visit another great natural attraction in West Melbourne and Beyond.
- St Georges Lake Walk (Creswick)
- Creswick Heritage Walk (Creswick)
- La Gerche Forest Walk (Creswick)
- Trentham Falls (Trentham)
- Whipstick Loop Walk (Trentham / Blackwood)
- Lerderderg Heritage River Walk (Trentham / Blackwood)
- Domino Rail Trail (Trentham)
| Mount Beckworth. Click image to enlarge |
Mount Beckworth Walk Slideshow
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