Toorongo Falls and Noojee Trestle Bridge...

Given the deep blue colour of the sky, you’d hardly think it was the depths of winter the day we decided to go to Toorongo Falls and Noojee Trestle Bridge.  Except for the fact that it was cold of course.  Because that's how winter rolls, muthatruckers!

Flash and I had been having a conversation about ‘doing something’ on Saturday if the weather was reasonable and with a forecast top of a whole 14 degrees, some sun and no rain, that was good enough for us. So off we did trek. And by trek, I mean drive. And by drive, I mean Flash drove and I amused her with my dazzling repertoire of rapier wit and angelic singing voice.

We motored merrily down the M1 towards Gippsland, fought the urge to stop at Gumbuya Park (to see if anyone had blown the arse out of the Big Pheasant again), then fought another urge to stop at Bunyip Cemetery (to see if there really are bunyips buried there), and finally arrived at our first stop - the Noojee Trestle Bridge.

Surrounded by mountain ash forest, the old bridge stands at about 20 metres high and is the tallest surviving bridge of its type in Victoria. It meanders along the old Noojee railway line for 100 metres and has a large grassy area underneath - perfect for picnics. It's really peaceful (it's a bit off the highway) although it can get busy as it's part of the Noojee Trestle Bridge Rail Trail. 

After a good ramble, we headed off north of Noojee to Toroongo Falls. There's a bush campground nearby but as we were only day tripping, I can't tell you what it's like beyond it being sandwiched between Toorongo Valley Rd and Toorongo River. It looked like a fairly big cleared space between a couple of hills and I might have spotted a dunny.

Toorongo Valley Rd ends at Toorongo Falls Reserve - the start of the Falls Walk. You can guess where this is going.

We wandered along gentle idyllic pathways and laboured up the steeper bits, listening for lyrebirds and taking pictures, and were rewarded with views (and sound!) of the tiered Toorongo Falls in full flight. This is really a relatively easy walk - wet underfoot and sometimes slippy. The main viewing point gets really close to the falls and if it's windy, you'll probably get a bit wet. Just think of it as horizontal rain. The circuit walk also takes in Amphitheatre Falls which are quite little in comparison, but it's a short walk so just do it!

Depending on how often you stop and how long you gaup at things, you can probably do the circuit walk in an hour. Probably less if you're a bit cold and you run some of it.