Scenic Drives

Gippsland Gourmet Country

Set amidst rolling green hills and lush valleys, this drive highlights the food and wine treasures of Gippsland. You can purchase the freshest variety of local produce, including cheeses, fruits, berries, trout and salmon. The area is also home to many artisans, craft and antique businesses and towns such as Yarragon that will delight you with the talents of local craftspeople. With a broad range of quality accommodation, from family friendly camping to bed and breakfast and luxury retreats, Gippsland Gourmet Country will delight the eye and tempt the taste buds as you meander through this beautiful countryside starting only one hour from Melbourne.

Walhalla & Mountain Rivers Trail

This drive takes you through some of Victorias most spectacular scenery on the way to Walhalla, once one of Australia’s richest gold towns. A trip on the Walhalla Goldfields Railway is a must, as well as exploring the township, nestled in a deep, steep sided and mysterious valley which now is home to only 18 permanent residents. With the famous Rotunda, Cricket Ground and Mechanics Institute, you can also experience history at its living best, or take a tour of the Walhalla Long Tunnel Extended Gold Mine to see how life once was.

Power Trail

Gippsland is alive with energy and has been the powerhouse of Victoria for over 100 years. With abundant natural reserves of brown coal and natural gas. Gippsland produces almost all Victorias energy. A self drive tour starting at the PowerWorks Energy Centre at Morwell and then travelling around the five huge power stations located nearby is a powerful experience and is one you should not miss during your stay in Gippsland.

High Country Adventure Trail

Gippsland’s high country lives on in legends. With mountain men cattlemen’s huts, spectacular mountain scenery and high country adventure, the Gippsland High Country is a true journey of discovery. From spectacular waterfalls and the historic trestle bridge at Noojee, Snowgum plains on the Baw Baw plateau to the serenity of the Alpine National Park. Rugged gorges located north of Licola and the isolation of Dargo, famous for its rich gold history and walnut groves. Gippsland is an ideal place for your own high country adventure drive. Other spectacular drives in Gippsland include the Grand Ridge Road and Heritage Trail.

Wildlife Trail

Experience Gippsland’s coastal route, over 300km of natures splendour. Encompassing five national and coastal parks of major significance, its combination of wild oceans, dunes, inter-tidal mudflats, mangroves and rainforest are a source of fascination and pleasure for the visitor. Driving along the wildlife trail will enable you to travel along side the splendour of the Gippsland Lakes system south to Wilson’s Promontory along the pristine expanse of the Ninety Mile Beach with its prolific bird life and abundance of nature. Take your time to drive this tourist route, or promise yourself to return soon to discover all that it has to offer.

Strzelecki Trail

Route 94 marks the scenic drive through Latrobe Valley into the Strzelecki Ranges, through villages, past manicured farmland to magnificent forests. With two distinct loops, following route 94 will take you past Loy Yang power station and open mine, to the splendour of Tarra-Bulga National Park, famous for its dense mountain gullies, suspension bridge, Cyathea Falls and wildlife. Route 94 will lead you past the warm waters of Hazelwood Pondage, great for all year round water sports, past galleries, to the ‘Mural’ town of Mirboo North. Stroll through this country town to enjoy the many murals, painted scenes of days gone by.