Getting back to Nature

Located in the Chiltern-Mt Pilot National Park, Woolshed Falls are a popular destination for nature lovers and history buffs.

The area was once the centre of one of the richest goldfield's in Australia, where up to 8,000 prospectors camped along the banks of Spring Creek, in search of their fortune.

The falls are a ten minute drive from Beechworth, where you can view the cascading falls, enjoy a leisurely picnic or take a self-guided walk around the alluvial gold workings. An observation deck provides views to falls and the valley below, which is particularly spectacular after heavy rainfall. Please be very careful on the rocks as they are slippery and kids should not be left unsupervised in this area. Suitable, sturdy footwear is advised.

The Cascades are a series of waterfalls from which Spring Creek drops down into the valley below. A perfect place to unwind with view over the Woolshed Valley.

The cascades are accessible via a track past the bridge. Caution is advised. Please be very careful on the rocks as they are slippery and kids should not be left unsupervised in this area. Suitable, sturdy footwear is advised.

The Spring C Spring Creek Bridge has Spectacular views over the Woolshed Valley which can be seen from the top of the bridge. The Bridge is held up by the old railway tracks from the stream train era.

James Ingram established a newsagency and supplied papers and stationary to diggers on the goldfields in the 1860s. James also helped to establish the Beechworth Hospital and Primary School. He died in 1928 within six weeks of his 100th birthday and lived nearby the rock that now bears his name. Fiddes Quarry was where much of the granite for building was cut during the gold rush era. The Precipice is a lookout above the former Reids Creek goldfields, once full of canvas tents and noisy diggers. Ingram’s Rock is a large granite outcrop and a lovely place to picnic and explore.

Lake Sambell is a short stroll from the centre of Beechworth, and is a picturesque recreation reserve and a popular venue for water and boating activities.

It was originally the site of the Rocky Mountain Mining Company, an open cut sluice operation during the mid 1800s and the early 1900s, during the town’s gold rush era. In the 1920s the area was created into a recreational lake and reserve for the residents and visitors of Beechworth.

Recent extensive work has been undertaken to provide walking trails throughout the reserve along with an adventure playground for children at the Sandy Beach swimming area.

The Chiltern-Mt Pilot National Park was only created in October 2002 to “conserve and enhance what remains of Victoria’s Box-Ironbark forests and woodlands”.

Located between Beechworth and the low hills surrounding Chiltern, this park includes the striking Mt Pilot Range and Woolshed Falls and protects box-ironbark forest that once covered much of north-east Victoria

It’s an easy stroll up the well-made path, with a rocky platform providing views on the way up to the summit.