Rubicon Aqueducts Walk to Rubicon Dam

Welcome to nature's paradise, where a network of trails winds past rugged wilderness, through river valleys and towering forests, to dramatic mountain ranges. Home to some stunning campsites, the beautiful Rubicon River and Falls in Victoria offers a series of spectacular trestle bridges set amongst remnants of the timber industry and the current hydropower system. In its heyday in the early 1900s, this was a hive of timber harvesting activity supporting eight sawmills served by a network of tramways. In 1929, Victoria's first hydroelectric power scheme was completed in the valley. It still operates today, and the aqueducts and power station buildings are dotted throughout the valley adding to the points of interest. This 7km walk winds its way through tall forest on a generally flat route, passing a couple of trestle bridges along the way. Cross the Royston Power Station Bridge and follow the aqueduct and tramlines for 3.5km to the Rubicon Dam. Take a break at the end of the tramline and you can take in the atmosphere of the damp gorge and its small dam before returning down to the Royston Power station.