Parking
Park at the Lake Bellfield Viewing Point / Carpark off Grampians Road, south of Halls Gap, and start beside the viewing point. Toilets are at the access.
Overview
About Lake Bellfield Wall Walk
Why go
- Easy lake-and-mountain views
- Short, flat outing
Heads up
- Little shade on the wall
- The payoff is brief
Be realistic: this is a very short, low-effort walk best treated as a quick family stop, a leg stretch, or a quiet reservoir view on the way through. If you want a longer and more dramatic outing in the same area, The Pinnacle or Boroka Lookout are separate walks with far more climbing and bigger views.
Parkwolf’s verdictIs it worth the stopMap & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation246–285 m
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Safety
5 active Grampians alerts
- ClosureBushfire-damaged walks and picnic area remain closedThe Fortress, Red Gum, Billimina, Chimney Pots and Brownings Loop walks, plus Mafeking Picnic Area, remain closed because of track or site damage from the 2024/25 summer bushfires.Official details
- ClosureMackenzie Falls precinct closed during constructionThe Mackenzie Falls (Migunang wirab) Precinct has no vehicle or visitor access during major construction works expected to finish by the end of 2026.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Grampians Tour Guide
Your drive to Lake Bellfield Wall Walk, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Grampians National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
Recorded for this trailhead
Lake Bellfield: A Walk on the Dam Wall0:00 / 0:50
“Lake Bellfield is coming up, and it's a good place to trade a mountain climb for an easy walk beside the water. My suggestion is to start at the viewing point and follow the gravel path along the top of the dam wall.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Grampians Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Brambuk: Wildlife and Wetland Walks
- Lakeview Lookout from Sundial
- Silverband Falls: The Disappearing Stream
- The Cockatoo with a Creaky Call
- 233 audio storiesacross Grampians’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Short-beaked Echidna, Powerful Owl, Wedge-tailed Eagle, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 81 trails, 62 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
“Fantastic app with many points of information… It’s great to just turn on while you’re driving and it gives you an audio tour of the national Park. We love it!!!!”
Trail guide
Hiking Lake Bellfield Wall Walk
The walk in shortAn easy out-and-back along the Lake Bellfield dam wall, roughly 1.9 km / 1.
An easy out-and-back along the Lake Bellfield dam wall, roughly 1.9 km / 1.2 miles return (the mapped one-way corridor is about 853 m, walked in both directions). Allow 30 minutes to 1 hour, with about 45 minutes a fair average. Difficulty is easy, around 2/10.
The sequenceStart at the Lake Bellfield Viewing Point and carpark on Grampians Road, a few kilometres south…
- Start at the Lake Bellfield Viewing Point and carpark on Grampians Road, a few kilometres south of Halls Gap.
- Join the path about 25 m from the viewing point and follow the gravel footpath out along the top of the wall.
- Continue to the far end of the wall, then turn and return by the same route. There are no junctions and no route-finding to worry about.
What you seeThe reservoir sits on one side and the drop of the wall on the other, with the surrounding…
The reservoir sits on one side and the drop of the wall on the other, with the surrounding Grampians ridges filling the skyline. The payoff here is the water-and-mountain outlook from a level vantage point rather than any climb; elevation change along the wall is minor.
Footing and edge exposureThe surface is a connected gravel footpath, generally simple walking but uneven in places.
The surface is a connected gravel footpath, generally simple walking but uneven in places. The wall has an unprotected drop and water edge, so keep children close and stay on the path. The wall is open to sun and wind, with no shelter along its length.
Access and practicalitiesParking is at the Lake Bellfield Viewing Point off Grampians Road.
- Parking is at the Lake Bellfield Viewing Point off Grampians Road.
- Toilets are located at the viewing point.
- Dogs and domestic pets are not permitted anywhere in Grampians (Gariwerd) National Park. Assistance dog access is covered by separate requirements.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Grampians
157 sightingsShort-beaked EchidnaMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
37 sightingsPowerful OwlMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
59 sightingsWedge-tailed EagleMost seen around 11 AMSighting map
24 sightingsEastern Brown SnakeMost seen around 11 AMSighting map
10 sightingsTiger SnakeMost seen around noonSighting map
29 sightingsRed-bellied Black SnakeMost seen around 11 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Grampians. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
